Dizzy over U-turns by leader

The leader of Telford & Wrekin Council, Councillor Andrew Eade, has made more policy U-turns in the last eight months than a learner driver.

Last May when he became leader, one of his first decisions was to cut the number of councillors on scrutiny committees from 10 to 8.

Subsequently the Labour Party and other councillors begged him to leave the scrutiny system as it is. But to no avail. Then last week he announced he was increasing the number to 10.

Before the May 2007 election he constantly ridiculed Telford's membership of city region and promised to drop this policy.

Now he can't stop praising it and its director.

It is difficult to know whether to laugh or to cry at this sort of comic book incompetence. It is the usual hypocrisy - tell the people anything during the election then look into it deeply afterwards and adopt it.

Fortnightly rubbish collection was another policy he constantly criticised and is now a convert because it brings in green awards.

Then there was his "no" to the £5 million Heritage Lottery funding to refurbish Telford Town Park. I understand that he is now intending to reapply for it.

As for his promises on the Ketley Brook roundabout campaign before the election, urging drivers to sound their horns against the traffic lights, his cabinet "now accepts the changes have made Ketley Brook safer".

I didn't think even he would attempt a U-turn on a roundabout. After so many U-turns, his administration now seems to be going round and round in circles.

Cllr Kuldip S Sahota, Ketley