Chief Executives, councillors and democracy – Welsh style

Anyone who has been following the fiasco that is Welsh Local Government politics (and even those who have not but are unhappy about  officer/executive board/leader relationships should take a look at the Welsh language version of our own Inside Out (relax, with subtitles) which will be available for a few more days.  Illegal payments, private meetings in the Chief Executive’s office about his salary and possible ways to avoid tax on it, government auditors, officers in charge …. it has it all!

You want to know what is wrong with local politics?  View this:

http://www.s4c.co.uk/clic/e_level2.shtml?series_id=518068192

Choose the English language site then click on subtitles (one of the buttons on the right hand side, the button on the far left of the right hand side if that doesn’t sound too confusing!) for subtitles.