Its not what you know....

The anger felt by Swansea citizens over the £84,000 taxpayers cash that David Phillips his wife Sybil Crouch enjoy is being vented quite regularly in the local media. Today this is in the form of a letter, which also points out that this £84,000 is on top of what they already earn. Having this income is one thing but with it you also need influence beyond the chamber. This would probably explain the fact that Councillor Crouch's name appears the most on the list of outside bodies the council sends representatives to. In the list, Councillor Crouch is confirmed as a decision maker on the Community Cohesion Fund Grants Panel. One of the aims of the fund is to ensure "People from different backgrounds have similar life opportunities"