5 Comments

1. 

   Welshman23

   February 21, 2014 at 8:05 am

   Fantastic news but we Ned a few more councillors to join up including some IPPG members perhaps the vote of confidence should include Jamie Adams his conduct is appalling.
2. 

   Ian

   February 21, 2014 at 9:27 pm

   So all the things that Jamie adams and BRyn Jones have been defending over the last few years are suddendly nuffink to do with them and they are against it – what flipping lying hypocrites :((
3. 

   Robin Howells (Chair, Preseli Pembs. Labour Party)

   February 21, 2014 at 10:38 pm

   Well done Cllr. Paul Miller and fellow Councillors for submitting motions of no-confidence in the Chief Executive, Bryn Parry-Jones and Monitoring Officer Laurence Harding. After last Friday\’s \”democratic process\” where elected Councillors were prevented from representing their voters by Paul Kerr QC it does prove that there is something to hide in County Hall when it comes to examining and debating publicly what money is going where or more to the point in who\’s bank account. Councillors such as Jamie Adams and the Chief Executive Bryn Parry-Jones should remember they are public servants and there to represent the public and the interests of the community and not there to pervert the course of democratic debate and to help themselves to the public purse as they see fit. Interesting how the role of the Monitoring Officer was taken over by Paul Kerr QC – I thought he was there to provide so called \”independent advice\” but ended up excluding those Councillors who expressed their opinions to the press but not excluding those Councillors who spoke to the press in favour of the Chief Executive. Both sides have expressed opposing opinions for and against retaining Bryn Parry-Jones pending a police investigation and therefore both opinions being predetermination but only those calling for his suspension being asked or advised to leave the chamber. Between expenses, grants and pensions being investigated it\’s about time things were cleaned up in County Hall and time for the Welsh Assembley Government to look at this situation and step in and run Pembrokeshire County Council in the interests of the people of Pembrokeshire.
4. 

   J Hudson

   February 22, 2014 at 1:02 pm

   The most alarming thing is that the QC was asked to comment on the pre-determinations issue based on out-of date press cuttings, which may have not fully reported the comments of councillors.
   Legislations now allows councillors to enter in pre-debate and take part in meetings and decisions, providing that at the time of the meeting they have an open mind and consider all relevant considerations.

   I do not understand how anyone other than the individual can assess their state of mind at the time of the meeting.

   Still it goes to demonstrate what a rotten council this is.

   Will councillors now need to declare that they have open minds when taking part in debates and decisions to avoid being reported to the Ombudsman?
5. 

   Teifion

   February 22, 2014 at 1:07 pm

   All we want now is a vote of no confidence in Adams – I’m sure a lot of decent ppl in the IPPG MUST be ashamed of the shenanigins that have been going on in their name (indeed they must be worrying of the ramifications to their own cheque books and freedom for having voted for certain things – all I’d say is don’t take my word or Jamies but look up shirley porter, London councillor ) they + all other councillors should unite against him.