A voice for residents is brought back

It was great to read Gary Cowen’s and Jim Frewin’s articles in Wokingham Today (May 26) and the Liberal Democrat’s view of the political situation in Wokingham.

They have brought a voice back to the residents and broken the monopoly of the Tory machinery which has governed for so long, with an engraved electorate which previously just automatically voted Tory.

They are to be applauded for fighting to bring back democracy and gaining those extra seats to get a hung council against such odds. One must now strive to get a majority at the next council election and get rid of party politics.

As Jim Frewin said, there are a lot of good, dedicated officers on the council who should not be influenced by a particular party to take a different view to their own and use common sense.

Unfortunately, there are some bad apples (particularly Highways) and the way the system is run. This is the reason why the roads are in such bad condition, especially in Woodley.

What sort of tory council is it that refuses to return to site to put their own work right after the installation failed after six months when guaranteed for two years.

They say the road is not dangerous. They send an engineer out to view the site who just laughs and says ‘all the streets are like that’ – goodbye.

The fact we have had broken legs and damaged young children’s legs is of no importance on a busy school run but they just don’t care.

They should be sacked instantly and ratepayers shouldn’t be paying for this sort of work behaviour to residents.

It is no excuse to say we have no money. Ratepayers should not be paying one of the highest rate charges in the UK for this sort of service.

The tory ideology on our society is destroying the UK and its residents. At the same time, we have an unbalanced Prime Minister and present cabinet and we can only go downhill because of their method of governing.

Thank goodness in Wokingham at last, the voice of the people can be heard and is a gift from Heaven which is ideally referred to in Wokingham Today each week.

Cedric Lander, Woodley