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Bryan's avatar

I had to reread the KM article again about the Youth Mayor as your take seems to have completely misunderstood it. The original article makes clear that Medway Council is seeking alternative funding. Furthermore, Neil Charlick's observation that the money could best be given to a charity seems entirely reasonable. Isn't the real point that an elected mayor. ( albeit a junior) shouldn't be up for sponsorship. Yet another nail in the coffin of local democracy! It seems that the Leader of the Conservative party can't differentiate himself from the uncritical, nodding heads of the Cabinet

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Ed Jennings's avatar

Hi Bryan. Thanks for the comment. Admittedly, the current version of the KM article isn't as extreme as the original version, where the line about alternative funding was right near the end. The whole premise from the KM across social media has been to infer that Medway Council is wasting public money. Even if this wasn't the intent, it has been the effect, as local groups and even conversations in the real world are littered with talk of 'Medway Council is wasting thousands of taxpayer money on a young mayor'. By no means suggesting it's the worst thing they've ever done, but it's some pretty questionable framing of what is a fairly nothing initiative.

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