It was good to watch the Council meeting webcast today. All those who have made this possible are surely to be congratulated.
Watching how the public aspects of Wrexham are run will hopefully open up all the issues that we face compared to other communities in the UK, and enable better recreational and community services, such as swimming pools and parks, and better health, education, and care for those as they age.
The hundreds of pages for the meeting did not get much debate, and the duplication between paid council members and paid council officers becomes obvious, officers being kindly referred to as minders.
This process costs millions of pounds, and while we want transparency and attention to local need, we also as a community need to ask what is the best use of money. The appointment of people to committees just because seats are on a committee rather than reporting the difference made and the benefit to the community is something that must surely change. How can we make a real difference to health overall, and to our local hospital ..
Hopefully these broadcasts can be shown in community groups, whether in pubs, community councils, businesses, libraries …and the broad representation can contribute to the development of the future of Wrexham