On Thursday evening we had the first formal meeting of the Council for the new municipal year. The local Conservatives made quite a fuss about Chairs. Let me explain… The first full Council following the elections is always interesting as there will be new faces appearing and also people in new positions, some of themContinue reading “An Argument Over Chairs”
Category Archives: Full council
Next Year’s Budget Agreed
On Thursday I took my seat at the official meeting of the Full Council to debate and vote on the council’s budget for the next financial year, 2023-2024. As always, the annual budget meeting was preceded by numerous other meetings, debates and briefings stretching back months. This was the fourth time I’ve been through theContinue reading “Next Year’s Budget Agreed”
Levelling Down
This week I attended Full Council, the formal meeting where council business is conducted and political priorities are debated. As always, I was pleased to speak up for the people of the area on a number of issues. The most feisty part of the evening was the debate around the issue of ‘Levelling Up’. JustContinue reading “Levelling Down”
Councillors’ Pay Frozen
Last night North Tyneside’s full council sat for the second time this month. Amidst a very busy agenda was one item sure to catch the attention of residents… Item 7 was the report of the independent renumeration panel, the group that looks into how much elected councillors should receive as their annual “allowance”. This allowanceContinue reading “Councillors’ Pay Frozen”
Investing in North Shields and Wallsend.
On Thursday evening I was at the bimonthly meeting of the full council to debate a range of important issues. You can see the video here and get the documents here. As I always try to do, I took the opportunity to argue for greater resources being sought to support the economic prosperity of ourContinue reading “Investing in North Shields and Wallsend.”
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Cleaning up North Tyneside’s politics
This week I attended the full council meeting, which turned out to be a bit of a marathon session running over two and a half hours. Some important debate was held, the highlights of which I’ve summarised below. Click here for all the paperwork Click here for the video recording The meeting started with sixContinue reading “Cleaning up North Tyneside’s politics”
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Annual Council Meeting
The Council’s Annual Meeting was held tonight, but it was hardly back to business as usual. The annual meeting is the first time in the municipal year that the full council meets. It involves all elected members, from all parties. Some are newly elected, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Others are furrowed political faces, well-drilled in theContinue reading “Annual Council Meeting”
Wilson’s Weekly 