It’s a fortnight since we reported on the independent hearing convened to deal with misdemeanours committed by a senior Swansea Council cabinet member who was found by the Ombudsman to have breached the personal code of conduct - and still nothing has appeared in the Evening Post. Most strange, n’est-ce pas?Anyway, all is not lost for our intrepid and allegedly ‘independent’ newspaper. They may yet have a chance to relate all (so to speak) as we hear that last month’s proceedings were adjourned half-way through. Apparently, the specialist London-based solicitor representing Councillor MJ – employed, it is said, at council taxpayers’ expense – could not manage to find two clear consecutive days in his diary.
As a result, the hearing will resume at 10am on Monday 21st December in the Port Eynon Suite of the Marriott Hotel, Swansea. The proceedings are open to press and public – unlike the Council’s own standards committee – but seating is likely to be limited.
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I am puzzled why you restrict yourself to initials when it is a matter of public record that the individual facing a hearing after having been found by the Ombudsman to have breached the code of conduct by taking part in the appointment of a family member is Mary Jones, Lib Dem councillor for Killay and cabinet member for Business Improvement and Efficiency(link).
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