Gee, some politicians won’t learn will they? The new GWRC Chairman Chris Laidlaw; reasonable at rugger, rubbish at politics, has ignored the resounding smashing voters gave his supercity proposal to say he wants to start work again on amalgamation.
Laidback told media that he wanted a “meeting of the minds” on amalgamation.
According to Laidback “A lot has been said about the issue in recent months but from my perspective I want to start again from a clean slate,”
Yes Laidback, you voted for a supercity, but we said your idea was awful. You might want to wipe all that away, but you can’t, and we won’t.
According to Laidback “The important thing is to find a consensus that will work for everybody in the region and that will reassure people that local identity and decision-making will remain local.”
Here’s the thing about consensus; it’s usually what Laidback’s elite want it to be. That’s why we’re much happier with a majority decision thanks.
Chris, over 80% of people you work for don’t want amalgamation. 40% of respondents to the LGC offered that they might like a little change, but that isn’t structural. It’s like joint transport or water management.
Hands off the Hutt hereby officially starts the Lose Laidlaw campaign.
