Cllr Nettle is one of those reasonable Conservatives who believe in acting in the best interests of their whole community. There aren’t enough of them about at the moment, either locally or nationally.
Having sat next to him on a plane to Malta this time last year I can vouch that he’s the same with everyone, whether in the council chamber or accompanying our choir tour as an ‘other half’.
He has shown no interest in the sort of petty tribal point-scoring which preceded his time at the top and which should have no place in a parish council.
There’s been no grandstanding, no throwing about of weight. Just decency, good manners and common sense.
The same can’t be said of some of his colleagues, however, and the rift within the party's ranks is very much out in the open now after a vote of no confidence.
Cllr Nettle, who will officially give up the leadership next month, will carry on as councillor for Fisherton and Bemerton Village. He deserves a vote of thanks.
Goodness knows who we'll get now. Any bets?
Thanks Annie, well said. Shameful behaviour from the "rebels", or bullies as they now reveal themselves to be. This is not what the city needs right now, it's a real own goal.
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