While not doubting the reasoning by KCC or the current <barf> government, it's naive to think any other major party won't go in for elected centralised control, as part of the 'game'. For the same reason we can't get electoral reform; it's not in the interest of 'the party'. Why have all the trouble of politically mixed elected assemblies making decisions when you can just claim the prize by investing power in a single public personality contest, where those with the deepest pockets (filled by whom?) are almost certain to be the most visible (and zombie-voted for by our idiot populace on the basis of brand recognition and not having to think about manifestos or policies because thinking is hard and boring)?
While not doubting the reasoning by KCC or the current <barf> government, it's naive to think any other major party won't go in for elected centralised control, as part of the 'game'. For the same reason we can't get electoral reform; it's not in the interest of 'the party'. Why have all the trouble of politically mixed elected assemblies making decisions when you can just claim the prize by investing power in a single public personality contest, where those with the deepest pockets (filled by whom?) are almost certain to be the most visible (and zombie-voted for by our idiot populace on the basis of brand recognition and not having to think about manifestos or policies because thinking is hard and boring)?