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There have been a one or two contemptuous snorts within Labour & Conservative camps at Swansea Council over lofty calls for political objectivity by Cut-Price, Plaid’s sole member who sold out to the ruling Lib Dem-led cabal in exchange for a committee chairmanship. The lonely Party of Wales councillor turned flunky was demanding that opposition parties join in the efforts to prioritise spending, i.e. cut much needed services even further.

The general observation is that Price seemed to be doing a better partisan job as scrutiny chairman at selling the coalition’s proposed service reductions to the press than any finance cabinet member.