'Full Time' MP? Councillor Adam Symons poor record of attendance at Torridge DC
By mfs1011 | Tuesday, May 04, 2010, 09:27
Given the nasty, vitriolic and sustained attack on
-
Where were you, Councillor Symons?
Geoffrey Cox, which involved rewriting and misrepresenting old newspaper
headlines, it is only fair and reasonable to enquire as to whether
Councillor Adam Symons, who represents Hartland and Bradworthy on
Torridge District Council is a good attender of meetings.
I have gone through the Torridge District Council website looking at
the minutes of meetings for the last year or so from March/April '09 to
the present. Cllr Symons sits on the Overview & Scrutiny Committee
and like all councillors has to attend full council meetings.
In summary, I found that Councillor Symons attended only 27% of
meetings, though he partially attended a further 9% where is is minuted
that he left the meeting early. For the remaining 64% he has given his
apologies.
I will do something he has not done for Geoffrey Cox and cut Adam
Symons a bit of slack for the birth of his son. However, the point
remains that Adam Symons has failed to attend a substantial number of
meetings which as a Councillor he should have been present at.
Given all the talk of being a full time MP, it is certainly
revealing that Councillor Symons attends meetings so infrequently for
the elected office that he does hold and for which he receives an
allowance and expenses from the taxpayer.
Below is the list of meetings. DNA - Did Not Attend
Date
Meeting
Attended
26-Apr-10
Full Council
DNA
12-Apr-10
Full Council
DNA
22-Feb-10
Full Council
DNA
18-Jan-10
Full Council
DNA
05-Jan-10
Overview & Scrutiny
Attended
02-Dec-09
Overview & Scrutiny
DNA
30-Nov-09
Full Council
Attended
09-Nov-09
Full Council
DNA
04-Nov-09
Overview & Scrutiny
DNA
21-Oct-09
Overview & Scrutiny
DNA
19-Oct-09
Full Council
DNA
30-Sep-09
Overview & Scrutiny
Attended
07-Sep-09
Full Council
Attended
20-Aug
Overview & Scrutiny
DNA
29-Jul-09
Overview & Scrutiny
DNA
29-Jul-09
Full Council
Attended
22-Jun-09
Full Council
DNA
17-Jun-09
Overview & Scrutiny
DNA
12-May-09
Overview & Scrutiny
DNA
11-May-09
Full Council
Left early
29-Apr-09
Overview & Scrutiny
Attended
23rd March 2009
Full Council
Left early
Comments
I am involved with various community groups across Torridge, and in my experience Adam Symons works tirelessly for the community.
I have only met Geoffrey Cox once in five years, whereas I have met Adam at countless community meetings and events. If the people of Torridge and West Devon want an MP who really cares about their community, and will truly represent them in parliament, there is only one choice on polling day. VOTE LIB DEM.
By tar123 at 08:34 on 05/05/10
ReportI am involved with various community groups across Torridge, and from my experience Adam Symons works tirelessly for the community. I have only met Geoffrey Cox once in the last 5 years, whereas I have seen Adam at countless community meetings and events. If the people of West Devon and Torridge want an MP who really cares about their community and will truly represent them in parliament, there is only one choice on polling day, and that is to vote Lib Dem.
By tar123 at 08:31 on 05/05/10
ReportI was inclined to vote for Mr Symons until I received his letter referring to Geoffrey Cox. His descent into the gutter politics of personal attack suggests that he is no better and perhaps worse than his political opponents, in that he claims to be more accountable than them but conceals his own record.
I believe that the Liberal Democrats can put forward a valid manifesto argument for political power but, if Adam Symons is an example of their integrity, they do not deserve to govern.
Looking back over my voting record in local and national elections over 45 years (I have never missed one) I have voted on the Liberal side on most occasions.
Not this time!
By devonsboy at 13:41 on 04/05/10
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