Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Reynolds resignation
Ron's Resignation
Two recent stories combine nicely this evening, the so called "shock" resignation of Councillor Ron Reynolds and a rare appearance in the Shields Gazette of Councillor Eilleen Leask.
Cllr. Reynolds the former Lead Member for Lifelong Learning and Leisure apparently is resigning his seat in protest at government policies on education, indeed he goes so far to say that he will leave the Labour Party if the current White Paper on education makes it on to the statute books. There were some symbolic tears in the Gazette's report from Cllr. Waggott and Cllr. Iain Malcolm who said
"But I respect his decision and the Labour Party will be selecting a very strong candidate to follow in his footsteps."
It would not surprise me if the members of the Labour Party in Westoe Ward already have a good idea of who this very strong candidate is, it certainly looks like an ideal opportunity for someone like Scott Duffy (David Miliband's aide) to get his foot in the door.
Cllr. Reynolds will be not so fondly remembered as the man who proposed building a new "super school" on Temple Memorial Park last year, a proposal which aroused so much anger and resentment from South Shields residents. Following this fiasco, he was removed from his position as Lead member for Lifelong Learning and Leisure and replaced by Cllr. Jimmy Foreman.
Full resignation story - click here.
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