Bigger fish to fry than GP service

LOCAL councillors seem to have fallen in step with the Daily

Mail in turning their attention to GP appointments being held online rather than in person.

A special meeting of the overview and scrutiny committee has been called to review what is happening. It’s worth noting they have no influence over local health service providers, so quite why this has become their top issue in the Valley is unknown.

After all, they could investigate what’a gone wrong with the Spinning Point Development, or maybe the Empty Homes Scandal.

That’s the point of overview and scrutiny - it’s supposed to provide oversight and scrutiny of the council.

It’s only 18 months ago we were standing on our doorsteps, banging pots and clapping every Thursday night to say thank you to the NHS.

Now we’ve got a Government threatening to take away the jobs of anyone not vaccinated, and a council which seems to think it should be investigating GP appointments at a time when, frankly, the local authority has much bigger fish to fry.

A crying shame.