THE THURROCK TORIES denied trying to block a radical system to help thousands of Thurrock’s most vulnerable children.
Last night at a meeting of the children’s services overview and scrutiny committee, the Tories pushed for a call-in on the ruling Labour cabinets decision to back a revolutionary system of “early offer of help” which is a strategic framework to support, challenge and change parenting for the children and young people most at risk.
The three Tories who objected (cllrs Halden, Coxshall and Roast) laid out their case stating: “We fully support the aims and ambitions of..the plan.”
They pointed to a mistake in a number of the proposals which referred to help to 3000 families when in fact it should be 3000 children. The council officers admitted the mistake.
The Tories also noted that no specific reference was made to any “faith, voluntary or the privet sector (sic).”
Cllr Halden stressed that they did want to see this legislation go through.
Cllr Halden said: “It is not our intention to talk this out or filibuster right through the summer. There are just some key factors that need to be addressed.”
A number of senior council officers went at great lengths to explain again the structure and intentions of of the offer of help.
Chair, cllr Diana Hale in robust and combative mood did remind the Tory councillors that a senior council officer did come down and speak to the Conservative group about the system however it appeared that neither cllrs Halden or Coxshall attended the meeting.
The committee agreed that having heard from officers on a number of points that the radical strategy could now proceed to the next stage.
The Tories put their right views in their views out, in out in out the Tories U turn about, they do the Tory cokey and U turn again, and just like their government, Thurrock people have found them out !.
Colin before I reply to your price above I have to check that Ben isn’t on here ready to slate me ( only messing Ben, I no its all done with good humour)
now then to the point.
Colin I couldn’t agrea with you more
Rotten computure so all I meant piece
Whilst I agree that all these U turns are getting more and more exposure it could also be seen as a progressive move by a party where they place something on the policy books and then realise there was a mistike or they listened to public opinion and then change the policy, maybe if other political parties showed progressive thinking then this country would noy be going to hell in a handcart.
Even Ed “Wallace” Milliband has said that the Labour party has got things wrong with spending, immigration etc and wants to overhaul the Labour Party mantra so he has realised that his own parties policies are not popular or feasable
Until such time that a political party starts to listen to the public and what they want then we will be dictated to by public school boys who do not live in the real world.
If there was a “like” button on YourThurrock, I’d have “liked” that commetn Lambo.
The only reason the last Labour government didn’t do u turns was because they totally failed to accept they were wrong. If you stuck the entire last Labour government in Hyde park and had the entire population of this country surround them and shout “you were wrong”, they’d still be sitting their with their fingers in their ears and saying ” la la la la la not listening.
Typical that Councillors objecting to the report couldn’t be bothered to attend the briefing about the report they objected to.
It is also a shame that they then try and score some political points about the wording of the report when they should have asked the author of the report to change the wording that was incorrect before the meeting.
Was there any alternative proposals?