Like so many "in power", the organisation seems to take over, and Council staff rarely focus on the vote, so most are hardly even obliged to pay attention to their paymasters - that's us! Well, indirectly, as democracy is diluted by the money coming from HMG (80%) from our taxes.

Imagine if they were to pubish minutes of road meetings, agendas etc!!

HOWEVER, we also must accept that opinion polls would also show a large proportion of people moaning loudest about traffic, dangers to their children outside schools etc. Thus the Councillors and town planners get to have proper management careers rather than employing road builders, navvies etc.

And the CEO no doubt gets paid about £250,000. 4 decades ago he was called the chief clerk and paid the equivalent of about £50,000.