It was the first meeting of the new IPC planning committee tonight.
The first agenda item was to elect a new chairman. A few minutes later I was taking the chair having been elected - a total surprise.
I am very proud to have the opportunity to serve the committee and so the council as a whole in this role and would like to thank the other Members for showing faith in me to be able to do the job.
IPC planning committee also looks after the coulcil's amenities and with the stated aim of the council to meet the challenges of devolution head on and to be proactive in taking on community assets the members on this committee will be seeing a lot of work.
I also hope to be able to help with setting up the process for Illogan to create its own Neighbourhood Plan - which will clearly be in close association with the planning committee.
Peluang Bekerja Sambilan Di Rumah
Terima bayaran upah yang sangat lumayan & peluang untuk bekerja dengan syarikat - syarikat berasaskan internet dari seluruh pelusuk dunia sebagai pekerja bebas (freelance) dari rumah.
Antara Bidang - Bidang Pekerjaan:
Bertanggung-jawab membantu mengumpul maklumat dari internet, memasukan maklumat ke
dalam sistem, membuat kajian maklumat yang di kumpul, menyediakan laporan & kerja - kerja
am berkaitan.
Syarat - Syarat Kelayakan:
- Tahu mengunakan komputer & internet
- Microsoft Office (Words & Excel)
- Mesti boleh menulis, membaca & faham B.Inggeris***
- Mempunyai Komputer/Laptop
- Ada akses ke talian internet
- Berumur 18 tahun keatas
Lain - lain kelayakan:
- Mampu bekerja tanpa pengawasan
- Berupaya mengikuti arahan
- Bersedia untuk kerja keras
- Berfikiran positif & terbuka
- Bermotivasi & mahu belajar
- Bukan seorang pemalas
- Punya disiplin diri yang tinggi
Maklumat lanjut di sini --> http://tinyurl.com/PeluangBekerjaSambilan
A great day
Cornwall 26 - 35 Lancashire
So near .....
What an amzing day.
Cornwall almost created an upset by beating Lancashire at Twickenham yesterday.
Unfortunately the Cornish team gifted Lancashire a couple of easy tries in the first half which proved too difficult a moutain to overcome depsite a passionate performance from the heart in the second period.
We almost made it - getting back to within a couple of points with a few minutes remaining - "... with one and all and hand in hand and who shall tell us nay"
The 10,000 or so Cornish supporters were right there, almost tangibly on the pitch with the team, willing Cornwall on the whole way - but it wasn't to be.
A proud day for Cornwall.
So near .....
What an amzing day.
Cornwall almost created an upset by beating Lancashire at Twickenham yesterday.
Unfortunately the Cornish team gifted Lancashire a couple of easy tries in the first half which proved too difficult a moutain to overcome depsite a passionate performance from the heart in the second period.
We almost made it - getting back to within a couple of points with a few minutes remaining - "... with one and all and hand in hand and who shall tell us nay"
The 10,000 or so Cornish supporters were right there, almost tangibly on the pitch with the team, willing Cornwall on the whole way - but it wasn't to be.
A proud day for Cornwall.
Westminster politics again!
Cllr Andrew Wallis has been passed a missive from the Tory 'high command' addressed to Tory Cornwall Councillors.
The email directive (apart from displaying appalling grammar, sometimes making it hard to understand) shows how Westminster party politics operates in Cornwall.
Rather than concentrating on what is good for Cornwall it is all about what is good for the Tory party - especially with a general election beginning to loom on the political horizon.
It also reveals the 'career' mindset of a lot of Westminster politicians. Apparently some Tories don't want to be wasting their time by doing a job of representing the people who voted for them.
The email directive (apart from displaying appalling grammar, sometimes making it hard to understand) shows how Westminster party politics operates in Cornwall.
Rather than concentrating on what is good for Cornwall it is all about what is good for the Tory party - especially with a general election beginning to loom on the political horizon.
It also reveals the 'career' mindset of a lot of Westminster politicians. Apparently some Tories don't want to be wasting their time by doing a job of representing the people who voted for them.
The Trelawney Army - On the March to Twickenham
The Trelawney Army are busy buying tickets, arranging travel and booking accommodation after Cornwall beat Hertfordshire yesterday at Camborne.
In the end Cornwall were easily the better side on the day, though at half time it was looking a bit scary.
Two early, inspired second half tries, going down the slope put Cornwall back in the driving street and flashes of brilliance from the backs and dogged determination and a refusal to consider giving up the ball from the pack combined with never say die defence to ensure that, in the end, it was Kernow who celebrated.
It was an honour and privilege to watch.
Heartfelt commiserations must go to Herts and many congratulations to Camborne Rugby Club who made sure that the event was supremely well organised, with the ground looking immaculate.
First Day of Term
This evening was the Illogan Annual Parish Meeting and the first meeting of the new Illogan Parish Council.
The Annual meeting was over in 15 minutes, unfortunately with no public participation.
The main business of the council meeting was sorting out the various committees and membership of them.
The main difference to the previous council was that we decided to create a 'Devolution Committe'. We have formed a committee which will have a specific responsibilty to deal with opportunities for devolution of assets and services from Cornwall Council.
The new council has started on a very positive note. All the councillors are serving on at least one committee and as a group we are detremined to make the best of any opportunity that presents itself to us.
The Annual meeting was over in 15 minutes, unfortunately with no public participation.
The main business of the council meeting was sorting out the various committees and membership of them.
The main difference to the previous council was that we decided to create a 'Devolution Committe'. We have formed a committee which will have a specific responsibilty to deal with opportunities for devolution of assets and services from Cornwall Council.
The new council has started on a very positive note. All the councillors are serving on at least one committee and as a group we are detremined to make the best of any opportunity that presents itself to us.
Better Together?
David Cameron has been advocating that the only certain way for Scotland to remain part of the EU after the referendum on independence is to say NO.
Yet we are told the Conservative party is the only one that will deliver an in/out refrendum to leave the EU.
Does anyone else feel that this really is party politics at its worse? Trying to scare Scottish voters on one hand and desperately attempting to survive the UKIP tsunami on the other. Where is his principle - the belief that a particular course of action is best for the people he purports to lead.
How does he square the circle?
If his party are pushed and pulled by UKIP into taking us out of the EU shouldn't he now encourage voters in Scotland to vote YES if they want to stay in Europe - the SNP are far more committed to this than any government he is likely to head up.
Yet we are told the Conservative party is the only one that will deliver an in/out refrendum to leave the EU.
Does anyone else feel that this really is party politics at its worse? Trying to scare Scottish voters on one hand and desperately attempting to survive the UKIP tsunami on the other. Where is his principle - the belief that a particular course of action is best for the people he purports to lead.
How does he square the circle?
If his party are pushed and pulled by UKIP into taking us out of the EU shouldn't he now encourage voters in Scotland to vote YES if they want to stay in Europe - the SNP are far more committed to this than any government he is likely to head up.
Strong Leadership Model = Weak Governance for Cornwall
Thursday 2nd May - election day.
14th May - we still don't have a leader never mind a cabinet?
How long does it take to sort out a 'Rainbow Coalition'?
The problem is that a rainbow coalition isn't likely to be anything of the sort.
Yet this is not necessarily the councillors' fault - it is down to the cabinet system.
Under the present system the councillors elect a leader who then appoints a cabinet. If one party had a majority it wouldn't be a problem. The majority party would select their leader as council leader and then (s)he would appoint party members as cabinet members.
However, we have no clear majority and no obvious coalition of two groups. So this means that hours of 'behind closed doors' negotiations are going on. Not only is the leader being decided beforehand but also the cabinet positions - in other words councillors are agreeing to pledge to vote for a particular leader as long as (s)he agrees to appoint a pre-determined cabinet. Trouble is that's a lot of horse trading.
It's also going to present problems in the future because whoever is appointed leader (and he Council's whole cabinet) will be on very unstable ground. If the leader upsets too many people then they are likely to face a vote of no-confidence and then this whole process is going to have to start over again.
This is the problem with the cabinet or 'strong leadership' model of governance that the previous council selected for this council. When you don't have a strong leadership you don't have an easily workable system.
Problems will arise in the coming months and years not because of 'party politics' but because of a lack of a strong leadership. Many issues that will arise will divide the opinions of councillors, whether or not it is along party lines. There will be constant disagreements because different people will believe that their solution is the best for Cornwall.
The strong leader model, without a strong leader, is going to be very weak.
14th May - we still don't have a leader never mind a cabinet?
How long does it take to sort out a 'Rainbow Coalition'?
The problem is that a rainbow coalition isn't likely to be anything of the sort.
Yet this is not necessarily the councillors' fault - it is down to the cabinet system.
Under the present system the councillors elect a leader who then appoints a cabinet. If one party had a majority it wouldn't be a problem. The majority party would select their leader as council leader and then (s)he would appoint party members as cabinet members.
However, we have no clear majority and no obvious coalition of two groups. So this means that hours of 'behind closed doors' negotiations are going on. Not only is the leader being decided beforehand but also the cabinet positions - in other words councillors are agreeing to pledge to vote for a particular leader as long as (s)he agrees to appoint a pre-determined cabinet. Trouble is that's a lot of horse trading.
It's also going to present problems in the future because whoever is appointed leader (and he Council's whole cabinet) will be on very unstable ground. If the leader upsets too many people then they are likely to face a vote of no-confidence and then this whole process is going to have to start over again.
This is the problem with the cabinet or 'strong leadership' model of governance that the previous council selected for this council. When you don't have a strong leadership you don't have an easily workable system.
Problems will arise in the coming months and years not because of 'party politics' but because of a lack of a strong leadership. Many issues that will arise will divide the opinions of councillors, whether or not it is along party lines. There will be constant disagreements because different people will believe that their solution is the best for Cornwall.
The strong leader model, without a strong leader, is going to be very weak.
Defections and Party Politics
So Cllr Eathorne-Gibbons has defected from the Tory party.
Though actually he hasn't - just in Cornwall?
On the Lawrence Reed show Cllr Eathorne-Gibbons claims to have defected from the Tories to the Independents on the ground that that was what the people that he represented wanted of him.
He said that if he had declared as an Independent rather than a Tory before the elction then people may have thought it was a 'cynical ploy' just to get re-elected.
So declaring himself 'independent' before an election and making sure that voters knew exactly what they were electing would have been a cynical ploy whereas defecting days after he had been elected a Cornwall Councillor (and, coincidentally, also not to be elected to the Conservative leadership team) was not?
He also invoked the old chestnut that people don't want party politics at Cornwall Council and that was what his electors were telling him.
The problem with this 'no party politics at local level' is that it is a nonsense.
Cllr Earthorne-Gibbons is still a Tory, just not on Cornwall Council. He still talks and acts like a Tory but now he is supposedly an 'Independent'.
If every councillor on Cornwall Council were an Independent then groups of people would regularly vote the same way on different issues. You would still have people pro and anti privatisation of services, for and against hyper development etc and these people would broadly align along party political lines even if they weren't officially members of a party.
There is nothing wrong with party politics in local governemnt as long as the issues are a matter of principle for the party members involved. Where the problem starts is when self-interest creeps in. When members of a party act, not in what they believe is the best interest of Cornwall, but in the best ineterest of their party and so themselves. This is what people are fed up with.
As a result of Cllr Eathorne-Gibbons defection the Lib Dems and 'Independent Group' now have an equal number of councillors. I wonder if any of Cllr Eathorne-Gibbons' voters would begin to wonder whether, if he ends up with a cabinet post as an independent, non-party politics is still open to self promotion and self-interest in the same way that political parties are accused? Don't forget that, in Cornwall, the 'Independent Group' is pretty much a paty in its own right.
If Cllr Eathorne-Gibbons really wanted to get away from party politics then maybe he should resign and stand as a 'stand alone' independent. If he really believes what he would have us believe then he would be re-elected with an increased majority. It's not going to happen though.
Though actually he hasn't - just in Cornwall?
On the Lawrence Reed show Cllr Eathorne-Gibbons claims to have defected from the Tories to the Independents on the ground that that was what the people that he represented wanted of him.
He said that if he had declared as an Independent rather than a Tory before the elction then people may have thought it was a 'cynical ploy' just to get re-elected.
So declaring himself 'independent' before an election and making sure that voters knew exactly what they were electing would have been a cynical ploy whereas defecting days after he had been elected a Cornwall Councillor (and, coincidentally, also not to be elected to the Conservative leadership team) was not?
He also invoked the old chestnut that people don't want party politics at Cornwall Council and that was what his electors were telling him.
The problem with this 'no party politics at local level' is that it is a nonsense.
Cllr Earthorne-Gibbons is still a Tory, just not on Cornwall Council. He still talks and acts like a Tory but now he is supposedly an 'Independent'.
If every councillor on Cornwall Council were an Independent then groups of people would regularly vote the same way on different issues. You would still have people pro and anti privatisation of services, for and against hyper development etc and these people would broadly align along party political lines even if they weren't officially members of a party.
There is nothing wrong with party politics in local governemnt as long as the issues are a matter of principle for the party members involved. Where the problem starts is when self-interest creeps in. When members of a party act, not in what they believe is the best interest of Cornwall, but in the best ineterest of their party and so themselves. This is what people are fed up with.
As a result of Cllr Eathorne-Gibbons defection the Lib Dems and 'Independent Group' now have an equal number of councillors. I wonder if any of Cllr Eathorne-Gibbons' voters would begin to wonder whether, if he ends up with a cabinet post as an independent, non-party politics is still open to self promotion and self-interest in the same way that political parties are accused? Don't forget that, in Cornwall, the 'Independent Group' is pretty much a paty in its own right.
If Cllr Eathorne-Gibbons really wanted to get away from party politics then maybe he should resign and stand as a 'stand alone' independent. If he really believes what he would have us believe then he would be re-elected with an increased majority. It's not going to happen though.
Comprehensive Cornish Assembly Policy Review
After the hectic Unitary election campaign in April you might have thought that there would have been a month or two for Mebyon Kernow members to relax � no chance!
We are starting work on reviewing the party�s �Legislative Cornish Assembly Policy� and we want members' input.
It is intended that the policy that emerges from the review will be the most detailed and comprehensive policy that we have ever produced on this subject and will provide a document that will allow our councillors, candidate and activists to answer the questions that are frequently asked about the feasibility of a Cornish Assembly on the doorstep and in the press room.
The first stage of the policy review, a members� consultation, is now beginning and will last until September 30th 2013. We need to know what areas members think should be included in the policy and any ideas or suggestions that you may have. Your input will then form part of the data and research that the policy team will consider as they create a first draft of the policy. There will be a further chance for members to provide input once that draft has been completed.
If you would like to be involved in the policy making process then contact me and I will email a pdf of the consultation document to you. It is also hoped that a new members' forum at mebyonkernow.org will soon provide a useful vehicle for discussions.
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