A story in today’s Western Morning News (page 3 no online link available) says that a parish council in Cornwall (St. Agnes) has been told to “forget” a meeting it held behind closed doors to co-opt councillors when too few councillors stood for the available seats – something that has happened in many East Devon towns and parishes.

A parishoner objected and said the meeting should have bee  held in public and the Cornwall Association of Local Councils agreed that this was the proper procedure to follow.

One wonders how, in this day and age, any council could consider holding such a meeting behind closed doors but, alas, there are still some dinosaur councils which seem to be unable to adapt to demepocracy and transparency ….. and Clerks and CEO’s who seem to like that situation …..