THE THURROCK Independent Group has lashed out at the decision not to be offered the chairs of any Thurrock Council committees.
Even their bid to install cllr Tim Aker as mayor failed.
A Thurrock Independents spokesman for the twelve-strong group said: “Tonight just proves what people have always known, both parties are in it together. Vote Tory get Labour, Vote Labour get Tory.
“The Labour Party could have taken the lead and try to run the Council but would rather be in opposition. Instead of taking responsibility, they chose to do a dirty backroom deal. The Tories can’t believe their luck.
“Big politics has ganged up to stamp on the local Thurrock Independents. While we are passionate about helping the local community, the other parties are only interested in their own self interests.”
I agree, it smacks of a corrupt council racked with Councillors looking out for themselves and not acting in the best interest of the electorate.
But lets be fair here, TBC has always acted that way and the numbnut residents fall for it time and time again.
May be its because the TIP and UKIP always try to claim the
praise for actions the other 2 Party’s have done.
That may well be the case willow but it is not democratic and certainly not in the best interest of the electorate.
Willow, instead of making outrageous statements try penning some of actions you believe the Tories and Labour have put out there and it may make your words more believable.
The whinging whining Thurrock Independents Party.
The depleted Thurrock Independents Party (TIP) now led by Cllr Luke Spillman, with much wailing and gnashing of teeth, angrily complain that at the Annual Meeting of Full Council no member of their Group was offered the Chair of any of the Council Committees. One does not have to be the Chair of a Committee to make meaningful contributions to the decisions of Committees. Could it be that it is the unavailability of the considerable “Special Responsibility Allowances” paid to Committee Chairs, rather than the value of their contributions, that is the reason for the protestations of the TIP Councillors? Me thinks they doth protest too much
They claim the Conservative and Labour Groups conspired to exclude them from Chairing any Council Committees and they are the victims of “dirty back room deals”. A TIP spokesman stated “Tonight just proves what people have always known, both parties are in it together. Vote Tory get Labour, Vote Labour get Tory”. Big politics has ganged up to stamp on the local Thurrock Independents. While we are passionate about helping the local community, the other parties are only interested in their own self interests”. Under the current leadership, Mr Woe is me himself, such sanctimony seems to be the hallmark of the Thurrock Independents Party. TIP Councillors conveniently ignore the fact that for the past four years, both as UKIP and TIP they have done “deals” with the Conservatives and Labour in order to secure Chairs of Committees or some other “favour”. I assume that Cllr Luke Spillman and his fellow TIP Councillors do not consider their “deals” as “dirty back room deals” though others might. They are as guilty of the politics of self-interests as any other Party. Their mantra “People first, party politics second” is about as sincere as an apology from a politician Vote Thurrock Independents Party get Cllr Tim Aker and his “Gang of Four” Cllrs Spillman, Duffin, Smith and Allen
To whinge and whine, as they are now doing, illustrates the pettiness of the Thurrock Independents Party. Sulky little boys in a big boys arena.
As to their bid to have Cllr Tim Aker elected Mayor it demonstrates how crass the Thurrock Independents Party is.
Cllr Spillman make the most of your Leadership whilst you can for as 2019/2020 Local Elections loom, the sound of Roy Orbison singing “Its Over” gets louder and louder.