It turns out that the public “Council meeting as an assembly” meeting on Wednesday is a ticket-only affair. There are adverts in the local press that don’t mention this and all previous publicity for it haven’t mentioned the need for a ticket. I called this morning to see if Rosie Cooper (one of the European candidates) could come along and was told that we would both need tickets as we wouldn’t be allowed to just turn up.

A recent press release on the Council’s webite says that tickets should be reserved and then later says that we can turn up on the night without one.

It’s possible that it’s just a cock-up, but perhaps with the CPA results around the corner the council want to look like they’re being open and listening – when really it’s just the opposite.