Although we’re grateful for the snippets sent in by various sides sources about recent goings-on at Gorseinon Town Council, we rather feel that the story has moved on - even if several of the respective participants patently haven’t.
Briefly, things erupted when the majority of town councillors felt they were being denied a chance to question mayor Victor Bruno over his actions in staging a civic binge whilst telling community groups they had to go without. A number of Bruno's colleagues also understandably feel he should have resigned following a vote of no confidence. He strenuously disagrees, stating that he had all the necessary authority, and is staying put. Successive council meetings during which the disaffected have tried to depose the local businessman have become farcical and tedium is now starting to set in.
It would be easy to utilise these events to challenge the old bromides about local (community) government being better off without party politics. But matters have gone beyond stating the obvious of how being 'independent' doesn't just mean freedom from a party whip but also from collective accountability.
As the Beans on Toast commented the other day, the most likely outcome of the debacle is a general public disillusionment that can only be harmful to local democracy. As far as we can see, the damaging impasse has entailed a collective effort and that getting rid of one person would be treating a symptom rather than the underlying cause.
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It goes beyond disillusionment in Gorseinon. The latest story going round is that the Mayor has been told to steer clear of the upcoming Lantern Parade - as people have threatened to egg him.
People are fed up by the lack of contrition shown by our politicians and in Bruno's case, he has made himself a very easy target.
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