Rotherham - Childrens City of Culture

Just another example of Councillors and their supporters linking their own pockets further at the tax payers expense.

I'm not sure why it even surprises us anymore.

 

Not that I have a strong opinion either way on the article or drilling down into the thing itself, but on face value, is that town and the vast majority of its thoroughly decent people, always going to be saddled with that history? Yes it is horrific what happened, terrible mistakes were made, but can a place not move on (that doesn’t mean forgetting or that improvements should be made / folk held to account) and try to do something positive? Ok I’m sure it won’t bring sudden miracles to the town, even if it happened, but surely it is separate.

 

Imo it's crass and it's far too soon. The council shouldn't even have been applying for this title and for me this isn't about improving the image of Rotherham, its solely about the money they'll bring in and the pockets they'll be able to line with it.

 

Out of genuine interest how would councillors line their own pockets from this? You must have an idea otherwise you wouldn't have suggested it.

 

You don't think, for example, money from Bradford winning the City of culture will be lining pockets of businesses around Bradford who in turn show their appreciation for winning that business?

You're very nieve if you think all the money received and generated from awards like this will be pumped into the areas and causes that it is aimed at.

 

I really don't give a shit about any of that crap. Was just wondering what was going through your mind.

 

You don't care that the very people supposed to be representing you are corrupt? That's a strange outlook.

 

Is there any evidence of this kind of corruption. Or is it pure supposition?

 

What is strange is to tar all councillors as corrupt without some sort of evidence or solid proof.

If you did have any proof/evidence of corruption then you have a moral duty to pass it to the police for investigation.

 

Given that both Bradford and Rotherham are Labour controlled I could probably offer you videos of them announcing their guilt but you still wouldn't believe it.

 

Hmm, that'll be a 'no' then.

 

Exactly. I have personal friends who are councillors who are among the least corruptible people I know.

 

Out of thousands of councillors over the country and years there has been very very few convicted of any form of defrauding the taxpayer or unlawful financial crime. They work very long hours for a pittance in pay. We are lucky to have the vast majority of them despite abuse and accusations from those that will never want to volunteer thier services to the community only carp and insinuate from the sidelines

 

A lot of folk don't live in the real world Monkey.

 

In Bradford? Can you genuinely ask them what they do for a living? Stupid decision after stupid decision after stupid decision.

 

The National government pays around 60% of the cost of running Bradford and will make most decisions with the civil service, Local councillors are there for local decisions only and even then subject to agreement by Whitehall. Their role is to represent the local population and make representation to the government on the area along with helping the public with problems,