The rot continues

There was a real sense of anticipation in Calamity Hall today; in much the same way that a population steels itself for the aftershocks that follow the earthquake. And if the worst was yet to come then it patently couldn’t happen soon enough for some.

Council has become a basket case

The initial rumours were that certain embarrassing pics of a ‘disabled’ councillor up a ladder would finally materialise in time for the Sunday tabloids – although nothing has been seen at the time of writing.

Conversations became more animated as news leaked out about the temporary suspension of deputy tory group leader Paxo Hood-Williams by his party for conduct unbecoming. The continuing implosion of Swansea’s tories and a suggestion of the possible reinstatement of their deposed leader were both attributed to the same source.

People have started making inevitable comparisons with the position of the council's Lib Dem leader and his sidekick who are supposed to be under the same serious cloud over alleged backdoor deals.

We're told nebulous professional opinion has it that the trio could end up facing possible charges relating to misconduct in a public office if things turn out really bad. But this possibility does not seem to impede their ability to host a civic hospitality bash at tomorrow's game at Liberty stadium.

Some have asked how this can be allowed to happen. The obvious answer of course is that it would be a big career decision on the part of anyone who attempted to stop them. Such is the threadbare state of accountability in Swansea.

Bottom line is that there is not much point talking about fitness when the purpose of an administration no longer stands up to scrutiny.