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 Subject: Who?
 
Author: R H
Date:   11/2/2001 3:25 pm WEDT

who guards local government and elected members?

You do, or don't as the case may be.

The Ombudsman holds no brief to watch. He responds to complaints. You first have to find evidence. He then writes an advisory report that has no legal force. One in every twenty recommendations that the Ombudsman makes is rejected by the Councils complained against.

The Local Authority is the local authority. The general presumption is that you elect trustworthy and effective representatives. If, instead, you manage to elect imbeciles and crooks, c'est la vie.

When all said and done there is no reason to suppose that anybody else to whom you may be able to complain would be any more effective or less corrupt.

With best wishes,
Ron Harvey






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