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  Apart from the Myth that politicians of `all` Parties are `not controlled`in how their members vote there is another major
  
  Myth that members are in `control`.
  
  The fact is Officers are in control over the members.eg.When leader of the Council I had an Officer mentor I trusted and I
  
  tested him on the changes I intended to make.Many he agreed with,not from a political point of view,purely if they were legal
  
  and would improve the Council but when I put my ideas forward on the Budget we had our first clash of minds.
  
  At the time we had to put the Budget to the full Council I was told the facts of life and true situation.
  
  No administration what ever colour has full power over the money the Council have to spend.
  
  The fact is,when I was leader, 93 % of the money available was already ear marked,spoken for,mandatory..all I had to play
  
  with/use was ...7 % ....petty cash....
  
  Way back when I challenged the present leader his defence to the group was that he had just given the `group` Council the
  
  best Budget ever...balanced/sustainable and we all agreed with him...........it was a load of cock
  
  .Foot note.When leader there was an Officer management team ( where true control was ) where all major proposals were
  
  hatched.
  
  After a few months of my insisting that I needed to be a member of that team the Chief Executive was refusing.I consulted
  
  my Officer mentor to find a way around the problem,he told me that the CEO could not make me out and did not know how
  
  to handle me and my requirements because I had a home in a higher tax bracket than him a big BMW with a personal
  
  number plate but did not have a plum in my mouth.
  
  Perhaps if I had gone to Eton things might have been different?

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