Cllr Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera Resigns, Time for a clear-out at the town-hall? Options

[Simon Kirby]

In the Newbury Weekly today is the news that Cllr Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera has resigned from the Town Council for what he says is the failure of the Council to serve the public.

RUP was reported to have queried why the Council had not claimed on £50k worth of legal expenses insurance, and I think there are some questions to be asked about how that legitimate query precipitated his being elbowed out of the deputy-leader role, and now out of the council altogether.

Do you still have confidence that the Town Council are serving the public?

[Andy Capp]

What is the cover up? Is the 'error' required to be minuted or written down, or recorded? Are you saying that the problem should have been discussed and published? Other than the mistake, what has not happened that is meant to have happened?

As for resigning. I feel that is a reasonable thing to do, BUT, but not resigning and allowing a process to go through, you would have more power to expose the miss management.

[Ruwan Uduwerage-...]

What is the cover up? Is the 'error' required to be minuted or written down, or recorded? Are you saying that the problem should have been discussed and published? Other than the mistake, what has not happened that is meant to have happened?

As for resigning. I feel that is a reasonable thing to do, BUT, but not resigning and allowing a process to go through, you would have more power to expose the miss management.

Andy Capp,

If I had anything to hide, and I was not happy to answer my critics then I would hardly be challenging the Council still?

As for the four year cover up, do you not believe that the public should be made aware of this, and do you not further think that the Council Leadership should have to answer why this happened?

Yours

Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera
Former Councillor

[Cognosco]

Andy Capp,

If I had anything to hide, and I was not happy to answer my critics then I would hardly be challenging the Council still?

As for the four year cover up, do you not believe that the public should be made aware of this, and do you not further think that the Council Leadership should have to answer why this happened?

Yours

Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera
Former Councillor

The Council have never had to give answers to anything they did not want to in the past so they fail to see why they should start now just because a newcomer upstart thinks they should!

[Ruwan Uduwerage-...]

The Council have never had to give answers to anything they did not want to in the past so they fail to see why they should start now just because a newcomer upstart thinks they should!

Cognosco,

What you say about the historical response of Newbury Town Council could well be correct, but need it be correct for the future?

If we the residents of Newbury wish things to change, and demand action now, then actually the Council will have little choice but to do as they are told. Remember there is an election looming, and the Councillors need our votes.

Newbury Town Council is not a small town council, not an organisation that has great influence, so they can required to change their ways.

Yours

Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera
Former Councillor

[Cognosco]

Cognosco,

What you say about the historical response of Newbury Town Council could well be correct, but need it be correct for the future?

If we the residents of Newbury wish things to change, and demand action now, then actually the Council will have little choice but to do as they are told. Remember there is an election looming, and the Councillors need our votes.

Newbury Town Council is not a small town council, not an organisation that has great influence, so they can required to change their ways.

Yours

Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera
Former Councillor

Sorry to be so cynical RUP but there are residents who have been trying for years to make them accountable and transparent, without any success of course, as you are now fully aware!

One or two faces have changed over the years but the same people are always hovering in the background and all members of the same club. Even though there are two different political parties they also belong to the same club and pretend to give the impression that they are opposed to one another but of course this has proved to be a complete charade. I do think it quite a feat that you managed to get elected but I'm afraid as soon as you started showing a bit of independence and failed to follow the little clubs rules then your days were certainly numbered.

As to residents demanding action others have tried to rouse them in the past but all to no avail. So long as the council are leaving them in peace they just seem to want to let them get on with things. Baffling I know especially when you consider how much the council are costing them? What with residents struggling to make ends meet financially and searching to find the cheapest energy suppliers and seeking out the bargains in the shops it is very baffling that they let the council waste thousands of pounds of their hard earned cash without so much as murmur!

Sorry but as I have stated before the Council have always managed to not be held accountable and I fail to see this changing any time soon unfortunately!