RCT Residents Action Group

What the Labour Party want from the electorate in Wales as a whole and RCT in particular is for them to turn out once every 4/5 years, put their cross in the Labour candidates box and then bugger off and leave them alone until the next time. In the meantime they represent the Labour Party to the people instead of representing the people to the Labour Party. And it's getting worse.

There has been public uproar in RCT about them cutting salaries and conditions for those below £42,000 but not for those above and, of course, not for themselves. Russell Roberts having 3 jobs paid for out of the public purse whilst also being 'full-time' leader of the Authority with a combined income approaching £2,000 a week! What have they done about it? Absolutely nothing apart from rejecting the recommendations of an Independent Remunerations Panel Report stating clearly that they should take a 5% to 10% decrease in Councillors allowances and that Russell Roberts should have his RCT salary cut from circa £58,000 to £52,000 and that he should shed his other two jobs to really be a full time leader of RCT. They (the Labour Party members) bounced it off to the WLGA. The result? No cuts; snouts still firmly in the trough; and Russell Roberts keeping his jobs and incomes. The gravy train moves on undisturbed by the people who want it stopped. It's sickening. Democracy RCT style. Blue Labour lives and thrives here in RCT. 

OK - and here's the plug. That's why I've formed RCT Residents Action Group. Because there is no other way but to fight them fire with fire. People have become apathetic and dislocated from local politics and all that is to the benefit of the RCT Labour Party rulers. Time for change do you think? Bloody right it is!

We now have people wanting to stand as Independents next May. Not allied to any main stream political party they will be in that Council Chamber to represent the people who put them there. Not governed or even influenced by any party whip they are even now committed to changing what's going on in RCT and changing it for the better. For gawd's sake give it a go! What the hell have we - what the hell have YOU got to lose?

As it stands right now there are LP Councillors sitting on wafer thin majorities (about 12/13 on less than 100!!). Some of those will fall to other parties but some could well fall to us. However it works out we have to at least try our best.

If you're interested please contact me on 01443 650478 or 07789761151 or graemebeard@yahoo.co.uk

Graeme.