Manifesto review #4

"A Conservative Council will work with Town and parish Councils to further develop community participation in the management of their local areas.
By 2009 we will deliver on the promise to help Town and Parish council's (sic) to deliver truly local services"
- A Sutton, IW Conservatives website, 11 April 2005.

"It is not current practice or a statutory requirement to consult with town councils on the discharge of planning conditions once an application has been determined" - Bill Murphy, IW Council Head of Planning, explaining last week why the recent comprehensive buggering up of the kiddies paddling pool on Ventnor Esplanade was not something he needed to run past the Ventnor Town Council first.

Oh well, looks like nil out of 10 again.