MPs are elected to represent their constituents in Parliament but many – currently 100 of them – are also given jobs as ministers in the government. What happens when the two roles come into conflict?
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Daily Archives: 23 Feb 2015
Where is the EDDC Audit and Governance Agenda for 5 March?
Surely the agenda should be in the public domain by now for a 5 March meeting?
And the calendar of meeting dates has also mysteriously disappeared from the “Council Meetings” web page too.
Hhhmm.
Council CEO donates his salary increase to his lowest-paid workers
No, of course not OUR Chief Executive!
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/town-hall-boss-rejects-pay-5218209
Ministers to use powers to stop councils paying lobbyists
Ministers are prepared to use their powers to stop local authorities that are paying lobbyists in potential non-compliance with the Code of recommended practice on local authority publicity, Eric Pickles has warned.
Tory charity shop appears not at all keen for shoppers to know who their money is going to
UK Food Security
Interestingly, one point not mentioned by the National Farmers Union is the amount of Grade 1 agricultural land lost to speculative building which leads to the land being worth up to £1 million per acre when planning permission is received – especially in areas such as ours where we have no Local Plan and no 6-year land supply. And where quite a few farmers are parish, town and/or district councillors (and even, in the past, running a plannung consultancy) and are sometimes developers themselves.
Second Labour candidate for East Devon MP seat
After the first candidate withdrew:
http://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/news/steve_joins_election_race_1_3962430
“Winds of change”? More like a hurricane of change!
What IS going on?
East Devon District Councillors we have not seen or heard of in public for MONTHS and sometimes YEARS are popping up all over the place.
Is something happening? District Elections in May? Haven’t they left it just a bit too late to get our votes? Independents working for us and no party whipping is the alternative? Bring it on!
Hugo Swire (Con) blames EDDC (Con) for Local Plan (Con) development free-for-all due to NPPF (Con!)
Devon, Cornwall and Somerset low wage hotspots
Up to 40% of jobs in Devon and Cornwall earn less than the living wage making it the low pay capital of the UK, according to worrying new figures out today.
We wonder how many of the jobs which might be generated at a Knowle Retirement complex would be minimum-wage, low/zero hours – at least 40% one suspects. Rather different to the kind of more highly paid jobs currently on offer there.
“Cash for influence”
“It is claimed that Mr Straw was recorded describing how he operated “under the radar” and had used his influence to change EU rules on behalf of a firm which paid him £60,000 a year.
On the subject of payment, Mr Straw is heard saying: “So normally, if I’m doing a speech or something, it’s £5,000 a day, that’s what I charge.”
Sir Malcolm is reported to have claimed he could arrange “useful access” to every British ambassador in the world.”
Ring any bells? Only the place, names and the numbers change!
AND they both say they did nothing wrong.
East Devon Watch 