Councillors are incapable

10:00am Thursday 17th May 2012 in Letters

THE outcome of the recent Oxford City Council election (May 3) appeared to be a measure of the public’s concern over elected councillors’ capabilities.

This includes those who aspired to qualify for the role of councillor – who should be a person of principle, ethics, with an understanding of morality essential for the task of undertaking the duties required of a servant to the public.

The level of public concern is revealed by the fact of an unbelievable total of 78,770 people made a conscious decision not to vote, an exemplification for all councillors’ consideration.

The reason people decide not to vote is directly the fault of councillors failing to engage spontaneously with the public, thereby proving the current 50 elected councillors do actually exist. There is little doubt that councillors have acquired a cavalier attitude, dismissing the necessity to become personally acquainted with the people to whom they are dependant for election.

An example of this apparent couldn’t-care-less attitude is manifest clearly at the time of an election, when many, many households become inundated with the pretentious and meaningless contents of a paper (or rather a manifesto substitute) delivered by an invisible source through a letterbox.

This is not done by the candidate, however, and this is to be construed as character deficit – they lack the confidence, knowledge and integrity to conduct a face-to-face talk, which would give the elector a chance to make a judgement of a councillor’s capability.

JOHN BULLIVANT Leiden Road Headington Oxford

Comments (2)

12:45pm Thu 17 May 12

Sid Hunt says...

"This includes those who aspired to qualify for the role of councillor – who should be a person of principle, ethics, with an understanding of morality essential for the task of undertaking the duties required of a servant to the public."

How about adding: 'having a solid understanding of finances and how not to waste public money'..
"This includes those who aspired to qualify for the role of councillor – who should be a person of principle, ethics, with an understanding of morality essential for the task of undertaking the duties required of a servant to the public." How about adding: 'having a solid understanding of finances and how not to waste public money'.. Sid Hunt

3:08pm Mon 21 May 12

morgeo says...

Hahaha... for a moment I thought you were talking about the Members of Parliament who could also be put in that bracket. The Prime example is the Prime Minister who says that he wants fairness for all pensioners and all the while continuing to freeze my pension which has not increased for 15 years because of government policy.
You see I live in Canada but should I have gone to the USA I would get the increases annually the same as if I were still living in England. You can see the government logic here can't you ? No, well neither can they really as they have no logical just or moral argument to continue this theft of what is rightfully mine as I paid into the NI fund for 47 years and qualified in the same way as all of those who do get the full pension. This is the fairness of David Cameron.
Hahaha... for a moment I thought you were talking about the Members of Parliament who could also be put in that bracket. The Prime example is the Prime Minister who says that he wants fairness for all pensioners and all the while continuing to freeze my pension which has not increased for 15 years because of government policy. You see I live in Canada but should I have gone to the USA I would get the increases annually the same as if I were still living in England. You can see the government logic here can't you ? No, well neither can they really as they have no logical just or moral argument to continue this theft of what is rightfully mine as I paid into the NI fund for 47 years and qualified in the same way as all of those who do get the full pension. This is the fairness of David Cameron. morgeo

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