11 October (Part 2) - Corrupt councils
An
organisation called Transparency International UK has
published a report on
corruption in UK Local Government. It is perhaps more of a report on the potential
for corruption and certainly far too long to summarise here. However perhaps Page 33 is
topical, it provides councils with ideas on how they could gerrymander
the new
electoral registration system. See the associated image.
It could happen here in Bexley under the Conservatives. When the Boundaries
Commission proposed changes in Bexley two years ago, local Conservatives proposed amendments which were
quite obviously designed to give them an advantage at Labour’s expense.
The Commission quite rightly jumped on it and threw the Tory proposals out.
Never underestimate the capacity of Conservatives locally for unbridled
dishonesty. Who would do so after reading up on
the Cheryl Bacon affair?
There’s barely a word of truth anywhere in her report.