I am here for the long run

I’ve no sooner discovered where the gents’toilets are in Castle Grayskull . . . than the rumour mill has me resigning already! Yes – according to a reliable source – one senior councillor is saying I’ll quit my council role because it’s incompatible with writing this weekly column. It’s a thick, brown pile of balderdash!

There is nothing in the Code of Conduct for Councillors that precludes me carrying out both roles.

As I’ve said before, this page will respect all aspects of privacy and confidentiality in council business, as required by law.

The law also affords me the right to write honestly and truthfully, with special protections regarding “honest opinion” and “matters in the public interest”.

Yes – you can be a councillor AND a campaigning columnist.

Get used to it!