Tories Really Don’t Know What They’re Doing

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There was a very red face at Children’s Overview and Scrutiny last night, as one of the Tory Portfolio holders couldn’t say what job he did, or what responsibilities he had.
Cllr David Wildey was being held to account by the committee, but was unable to give any relevant information, despite repeated requests from all members of the committee.
Members commented that that he appeared very much like a junior government minister, with the exception that a junior minister would at least know what they were doing.
Cllr Bill Esterson said,
“I didn’t know whether to laugh, get angry or feel embarrassed for him.  Members gave him every chance to say what he did, but it was hopeless, I gave up in the end.”
“He did talk about social workers, and he’s visited some of the council’s care homes, but this is something all members do.  However, I have to question the point of the role and the ability of the portfolio holder if he’s not able to give an account of what he does.  I would imagine the post was split because the portfolio holder for Children’s Services couldn’t cope, but now we have two people doing a bad job instead of one.”
“There’s also the issue of value for money.  Cllr Wildey does get a Special Responsibility Allowance for this role, and from his performance on Tuesday it would appear taxpayers’ money is being wasted.” 
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