It seems that not only are grubby Tories happy to feed out of the same trough as millionaires in the working office for the head of state; but locally whilst the spotlight is on the national party quietly happy to let formerly secured agreements slip by without public notice.
Same old Tories
At last night Health O&S Labour Councillors, led by Cllr Teresa Murray, challenged the Tories on an update on the Balfour centre and were met with a tangibly poor response of “exploration of the synergies and possibility of shared services with another MCH service, the Walter Bryce centre."
Labour had received assurances that the consultation was to remain open until all options were explored but this appears not to have been the position; instead it appears that the consultation is now closed which is a direct contradiction of the cabinet minutes calling for a consultation (14/02/2012)
The Tory Council is playing with words; it was clearly clearly billed that the new bid was to lead to an extension of the consultation. Even the MP wrote a press release on the matter
Labour formally proposed that consultation was extended to give time for the MCH bid to properly considered. The Tories voted this down.
This is a betrayal to the residents, vulnerable adults, press and people of Medway; to wait until bad news nationally is all over the headlines and then behind closed doors mislead the public and our most vulnerable people.
Was this an extended consultation or not?
The simplest solution for all concerned would to have been to extend the consultation for this bid to be considered seriously.
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar