PaulB
Although I agree with your sentiments most councillors must be aware that by putting themselves into public life that they become the first recourse to criticism ,complaint,ridicule and sarcastic remarks. So no bleeding hearts please! Most,not all, do it because it gives them a false sense of importance or a little bit of power and social status.
We live in the era of 24/7 media coverage,spitting image and HIGNFY. We no longer doff our caps or pull our forelocks in reverence. We want straight answers to our questions not spin,not gobbledygook ,not endless lists of statistics nor the passing of the buck syndrome that appears to be prevalent in Dover. What with the KCC,DCC,DTC and Parishes all claiming it's not their area of responsibility. We want action not secretive meetings and endless empty promises.
So my advice to voters (for what it's worth ) is to vote for the local representative you trust and not necessarily the party you usually support. You want your drains fixed,your bins collected,your streets swept ,bobbies on the beat,better street lighting and then if they fail you go bang on their doors and ask why.
Up the workers.
