Sour grapes from Tudor Evans, former Labour Leader and Mayor of Plymouth City Council, who is still in the largest party but outnumbered by all the others:
“So what am I concerned about with this brave new mixture of Farageistas, Cameronites and the Borisistas?
Their manifesto, comprised of 17 things for a two-year programme, lacks any ambition for the city; the document is all about keeping the fragile coalition together.
For example, a central plank of the manifesto is scrapping the executive government of the city and reverting to a committee system.
This would be a disaster for Plymouth which has seen its planning and economic development functions become the most fleet-of-foot and entrepreneurial of any city in the country.
Developers are now used to, and enjoy, the speed of decision making, and certainty that they have been getting and that’s why our investment pipeline is so big.”
Article in Labour Progress magazine
He then goes on to bemoan the committee system in general and a new policy of turning off traffic lights in the city – and absolutely no mention of the voters of the city.
Could be why you lost, Tudor, putting developers first – just a thought.
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