Exeter’s Public Loos - LibDems All Over The Place Again.
The old adage “all politics is local” is coming back to haunt the Liberal Democrat leadership of Exeter City Council.
Their plan to close the city’s best used public loos has provoked a storm of protest and a great campaign by the local paper, the Express and Echo.
Lib Dems have made a hash of running Exeter since they took over from Labour 2 years ago. Until then Exeter was one of the best performing local authorities in the country. They have cut services and out up council tax, abandoned plans for a much needed new swimming pool, are making a mess of waste collection and, as is so often the case with Lib Dems, never seem to be able to agree among themselves.
But it’s the “Battle of Exeterloos” - that could be the last straw.
January 29th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
The LibDems don’t seem to be making much of a fist of running Cheltenham Borough Council either but here, alas, we only have the previous Tory administration with which to compare them.
But their councillors are very good at giving the impression of being incredibly busy and effective. When they’re not posing for photos near wonky lampposts and/or street signs, I think they must spend most of their time knocking on doors in their wards. If I had a hundred pounds for everyone I’ve canvassed (in Gloucester mostly) who’d told me what a fine bloke (all bar one are blokes) their LibDemward councillor is, I have enough to fund loads of leaflets!
February 4th, 2010 at 1:02 am
On the one hand Exeter thinks its a regional tourism hub, on the other hand it decides to close down its public toilets.
How can the Lib Dem council show such a ludicrous lack of leadership and of strategy? Pathetic. I’d rather disagree with the Council, frankly, than laugh at them.
Do we expect our visitors to buy a house before they visit, so that they have a toilet they can use while they’re here? Or are they meant to sneak into McDonalds and hope the staff aren’t watching?
The Lib Dem ‘leadership’ make us all look like clowns.