The council is the group of people that us the public elected in some way. I'm not sure how you can say they're some sort of secret society not accountable for their decisions. All meetings are minuted, and for something to be passed a decision has to be proposed , seconded and passed by a majority.
Now that proposal is often discussed prior to the meetings in the pub and a discussion about who will vote each way often takes place. Councillors are often councillors for their own gain will often push things through that benefit themselves and friends, be it planning permission, grant funding, contracts. Very rare do you get a councillor that has been a councillor a while that the 'old boys' haven't turned around to their way of thinking, That is from the original way of thinking when they decided to become a councillor, for the betterment of the town for the people of that town, often because a society or group they were involved has been wronged by the council or because they feel strongly about a particular planning project or funding project.
It all starts off with good intentions, thinking they can change the town for the better but these corrupt dinosaurs that just won't die corrupt these inexperienced well intentioned people.
What I don't understand is why do the public keep voting for them. Are you sado masochist, do enjoy pain, being kept down, deprived of what you deserve. Or is it that you can't be bothered and just vote for the name you recognise. Maybe it's because only good decisions are publicised so you think the sun shines out of that councillors ear hole and you don't know that he's just supported a planning matter that will put a 3 story house at the bottom of your garden denying you the privacy you've had since moving in ten years ago.
I'm on about no particular level of council or any particular area of council, no councillors were harmed in the making of this post.
