The events of last week (see 17 & 20 Jan) still leave a bitter taste. I will probably never forget an angry Council Leader Derrick Murphy bawling at me in full Council “in the name of God, go” which is a quote, I think, from Oliver Cromwell, used also by a backbench MP against Neville Chamberlain in 1940 (the Leader would know as an ex-history teacher).
Last weekend I e-mailed the Leader and Councillor Hardy expressing my dismay at them both breaching confidence. At least the latter replied, but only to promise there would be no more breaches. I don’t trust him. I also had a Tory, with whom I get on fine, tell me she/he wanted an apology for something I had said in my speech as it slurred him/her. Couldn’t see how it did but I gave that apology. Later I discover that Tory has been forwarding my e-mails (I assumed we were having a private conversation) to the Leader. Was she/he really offended or did the Leader decide it would be helpful if that individual was? Sometimes politics is a very silly game.
How do you stick these egotistic Tory people? They act like rude, unruly children and seem to all be on a personal ego trip. Keep up the good work with hassling them though!!