Leicester Mercury political correspondent
Willmott, Kitterick and Connelly return to the backbenches
When you’re ousted from one of the biggest jobs in city politics, where do you choose to sit on your return the back-benches?
Right in front of the press seats, of course!
Cllrs Ross Willmott, Patrick Kitterick and Andy Connelly have settled in to the three seats at the back – the furthest they can physically be from the new cabinet, and the closest seats to the media.
To the online observer, the meeting would have looked run of the mill, but the atmosphere was charged.
Andy and Ross took up the role of Statler and Waldorf, bouncing barbs about other councillors off each other throughout the meeting. Patrick, meanwhile, filled in a Guardian crossword puzzle and a Sudoku.
The boisterous behaviour at the back eventually led Labour chief whip Barbara Potter to stride over, telling them to be quiet.
“Go away,” replied Ross dismissively, as he scrolled through his Blackberry emails, making Potter even more annoyed.
The next 12 months at city council will be intriguing.
about 2 years ago
Can I be Fozzy Bear?
about 2 years ago
Were you doing these two puzzles simultaneously, a pen in each hand? Wow.
about 2 years ago
Well I used to do Regeneration and Transport at the same time I am now Council member for crosswords and sudokus (I don’t think there is a paid allowance for it though).
about 2 years ago
I’m still working at the patting my head and rubbing my tummy thing.
I’m told if you click on my name it will take you straight to my blog. Shameless, I know.
about 2 years ago
But who’s going to be Kermit & Miss Piggy – an old copy of Red Pepper for the first right answer !
about 1 month ago
I wish we had more candid and interesting dialog about the real things that matter to most of us on a day to day basis. We need more humor. The most interesting thing is that they are funny because they are absolutely real. It is very clear to me that the best people are rarely elected to office at any level. I say rarely because there are exceptions, just not enough of them to make a real difference. Can you imagine how much better our lives would be if the people that are elected, appointed, choosen to take on public office actually wanted the best for the people and not forced to play games just to survive? WOW oh well!!!!