A news and politics thread nothing to do with Brexit!

Ilovecheese "Moses in the trough"!

It's Bristol. The current Mayor is Marvin Rees - I thought he would make a refreshing change from his predecessor but he has proved to be a huge disappointment. He said he would have a "rainbow" cabinet, with people from all parties to represent the views of everyone - he has gradually changed that so only members of his own party are in positions of influence.

Which council is it sunseeker? Our mayor is Andy Burnam. Here in Manchester we had a referendum asking if we wanted a mayor or not. The result was over 60 percent saying no, we did not want a mayor.
The result of our referendum was ignored and a Tory mayor was imposed on our city.
After an election, Andy Burnam became our mayor.
I don't see him as a moses in the trough sort of chap though because he donates a percentage of his income to help our homeless.

Which council is this?
Some of your accusations app;y locally, but we don't have an elected mayor.

Whether national or local government and regardless of the parties in power, we seem to be living through a culture of noses in the trough ?