Sandy Ezekiel's guilt should not be a supprise
Written by Matt B · first published 07/03/2013
In the past I have tried to point out Sandy's history of inappropriate behaviour and have written many an article where I have consistently pointed out that Sandy was not doing his job and was, in my opinion, a selfish bully who was, somewhat officially, Insufficiently skilled along with the rest of the cabinet having no plan. Yet for reasons that escape me his was a favourite among the conservative party which only suggests to me that who one does business with was far more important than actually serving Thanet. Why then the surprise when Sandy is found, yet again, to have broken the rules?
Given the number of complaints made against councillors, mostly by each other it should be no surprise that the man on the street thinks every last council member is bent. Even I outright called them all bent when I called the results of the last election back in 2011. So when Sandy Ezekiel was found guilty and sentenced to do some bird that same "man on the street" was not particularly surprised.
This conviction is a wake up call for us all - a reminder that in the public office of the council a candidate should be of good moral character, personable and above reproach. They should not be given to back biting, "misspeaking" and pointless factions but should be passionate for the one task of serving the public interest. The number of members that come close in our council is shockingly small so perhaps now is the time for parties to allow the people to select the candidates and not the "leader" with the political agenda.
It is time to pay attention to the Constitution for Governance of Thanet District Council and to treat it as gospel because Thanet council was elected by a minority and it can, easily be argued that Thanet District Council has never been democratically elected. There is not a mandate for any council member to do as they wish and simply flout the rules when they are inconvenient. It's that or elect a mayor to lead the council. Your call councillors.
Given the number of complaints made against councillors, mostly by each other it should be no surprise that the man on the street thinks every last council member is bent. Even I outright called them all bent when I called the results of the last election back in 2011. So when Sandy Ezekiel was found guilty and sentenced to do some bird that same "man on the street" was not particularly surprised.
This conviction is a wake up call for us all - a reminder that in the public office of the council a candidate should be of good moral character, personable and above reproach. They should not be given to back biting, "misspeaking" and pointless factions but should be passionate for the one task of serving the public interest. The number of members that come close in our council is shockingly small so perhaps now is the time for parties to allow the people to select the candidates and not the "leader" with the political agenda.
It is time to pay attention to the Constitution for Governance of Thanet District Council and to treat it as gospel because Thanet council was elected by a minority and it can, easily be argued that Thanet District Council has never been democratically elected. There is not a mandate for any council member to do as they wish and simply flout the rules when they are inconvenient. It's that or elect a mayor to lead the council. Your call councillors.
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