From a politician’s perspective, the upside of having a local paper staffed mostly by reporters with little background knowledge of the city (and just as much interest in local politics) is that it allows lots of scope for creative interpretations of past events.Take for example, the comments of tory group leader Rene Kinzett about a £17 million budget back-hole reportedly facing Swansea Council. Kinzett, as you would expect, lays the blame for this situation upon a “legacy of mismanagement of failed projects” combined “political ineptitude” by the ruling Lib Dem-led administration.
His version however skips over a significant detail that Kinzett was himself part of the Liberal Democrat, Independent and Conservative coalition for a few years (first as a Lib Dem and latterly as a born-again tory) and that he also served as their media-facing mouthpiece.
Former colleagues will also probably want to highight his significant role as ‘political champion’ for the People’s Palace Civic Centre project which eventually cost £13.2 million - over twice the original budget – so that the city could benefit from a call centre that never was.
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I'm sure that Kermit would love to achieve the full image makeover if he could. Not much chance though.
Do you remember how he, Peter May and Kevin Morgan all tried to distance themselves from moves to close Dylan Thomas School even though they had all voted for it?
If Rene Kinzett is able to exploit the piss-poor state of journalism in Swansea & environs then that is up to him (and more power to his wotsit, says I). It aint too long ago that you lot were praising him for his expertise. Make your bleedin' minds up.
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