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| Lesley Walton claims 90p from the public purse to have her photo taken |
Councillors normally claim petrol for attending meetings, particularly if they live a long way from the centre. It has been customary for those living within a mile not to bother claiming as the amounts have been very small.
The Swansea Labour leader, who lives on the first street as you go up Constitution Hill, in fairness doesn't claim.
New councillor, who lives a street nearer to town, Lesley Walton does. She has been meticulous in her first month in registering 8 separate claims for 90 pence each. She even made a 90p claim when she had to go and have her photograph taken.
This mentality of claiming small amounts because 'I can', is a worrying sign of a jobsworth attitude. Will Lesley Walton go that extra mile for her Townhill constituents providing she gets her 45p back.
Perhaps the Swansea Labour leader would be willing to have a quiet word. This is not an impressive attitude when promoting the anti poverty strategy.
Something that does stand out though, is how organised and neat the form is compared to the handwritten efforts of others. A possible explanation is that Lesley Walton's husband, Jeff, spent time working for Alan Williams MP. He must have been a dab hand at filling out MPs expenses forms making sure that everything claimed was 'within the rules'.
We await June's petty claim form with interest.
To be honest there isn't a truthful labour councilor amongst them. They will probably put in claims for lighter fuel when barbecue season starts too.
ReplyDeleteThat is disgusting, I've met Leslie and I'm VERY DISSAPOINTED. Typical Politician !!!! Leslie used to be a councillor in England but she left, it makes you wonder why she left. I'm Really Getting Worried Now - Between Nick Bradley and Leslie We need to be carefull and watch Them Carefully :-(
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there are very few councillors who haven't got their noses in the trough, this is just another example of them sticking 2 fingers up at the people of Swansea.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately the electorate have the council they desrve and will regret the way they voted in April
Earlier this year there was the furore over Holley's freebies at the Liberty, from the holier than thou Labour councillors.
What's it been, less than 2 months and thy're at it!
As we should all know by now they are all in this for themselves and whatever they can get!!! Its a shame as im sure there must be some good sorts out there but where? Surely they are not that broke that they have to claim anything. Money goes to money as they say!!!! I am so dissalusioned by them all and wont believe anything they say anymore....
ReplyDeleteI would say that they need to get off their perches and onto the streets - to do the work they were elected to do- except none of them ever did anything for the Sandfields - never noticed the dog fouling, the pot holes or the litter !
ReplyDeleteNow at least 2 of them will be too high and mighty to do anything except preen their feathers - hmm - what's changed.