No wonder "Green Squeeze" campaigners were hopping mad over the aborted Full Council meeting. Cut short by Cllr Corbett and his Conservative cronies because their feelings were hurt. However they did get to ask their question before the meeting was adjourned. I'm not totally suprised that they didn't go a bundle on the answer they were given. Apart from the fact it is very stressful to stand up in front of over fifty people to ask your formal written question. To top it off you are subject to an answer, often delivered in council-speak, which normally says a lot and means little. The present system doesn't allow any come-back and leaves people with a feeling of frustration and often anger. What I would like to introduce is the right to ask a supplementary question. This will put the questioner back in the driving seat where they belong and make Councillors much more accountable. Hopefully relieving some of the frustration questioners feel with the present arrangements.
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