Same old, same old

The talk at Calamity Hall is that yet another complaint has gone off to the Ombudsman over alleged misconduct in high places. This time the accusation is one of connivance among certain selection committee members to ensure that the "right person" got appointed to some technical panel or other. In short, somebody's mate with the correct political credentials was slotted into position against the advice of   officers - who presumably wanted their buddy to get the nod. It is Swansea Council we're talking about after all.