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Topic: Re:Be nice about Ed Mayne's parents
Posted by: Dan Murphy
Date/Time: 09/10/14 14:09:00

Yes, Andy is 100% right. There has never been the slightest indication that Cllr. Mayne's parents have had any involvement in this debacle, and so we must assume they have not.

It is unfortunate for them, however, that Cllr Mayne allowed such an "apparent conflict of interest" to develop. He must have known that the fact his parents and close family friends live in Park Road would inevitably lead to the perception of a conflict, even if none existed. For that alone, he is at least partly responsible for his parents getting the odd lick from the brush.

If Cllr. Mayne had the slightest sense of propriety he would of course have excused himself from the entire affair, saying "Unfortunately my parents live in one of those roads, and so it would be highly inappropriate for me to be seen as a champion for any CPZ there, especially given the overwhelming levels of opposition across the wider Grove Park area".

Unfortunately, such a thought never crossed young Cllr. Mayne's mind.

And even more unfortunately, his deeply questionable position in relation to this apparent conflict of interest has been fully supported by the LBH Legal Department. When they received several complaints that Cllr. Mayne had breached the rules on conflicts of interest, as set out in the "Members Code of Conduct" their response was (paraphrased):

"Aha, no he has not breached the rules on conflict of interest. The rules only says he must excuse himself if a decision he makes could generate any benefit for a spouse or partner. It says nothing about parents. So there."

So the LBH legal department's position is that the letter of the code is more important than the spirit. If he can get away with it on such a technicality, then it's fine for him to do it.

Personally I find it deeply depressing that our councillors interpret the code of conduct in such a shabby and underhand manner, but frankly I am no longer surprised by anything they do.


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CPZ - a final thought on this shameful episode07/10/14 10:29:00 Dan Murphy
   Re:CPZ - a final thought on this shameful episode07/10/14 13:01:00 Janine Jarvis
      Re:Re:CPZ - a final thought on this shameful episode07/10/14 13:05:00 Trudie Fuller
         Re:Re:Re:CPZ - a final thought on this shameful episode07/10/14 15:33:00 Richard Greenhough
            Re:Re:Re:Re:CPZ - a final thought on this shameful episode07/10/14 16:26:00 Trudie Fuller
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:CPZ - a final thought on this shameful episode07/10/14 16:54:00 Russell Pearson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:CPZ - a final thought on this shameful episode07/10/14 17:05:00 Dan Murphy
   Ombudsman07/10/14 23:27:00 Robin Cox
      Re:Ombudsman08/10/14 00:17:00 Patrick N OConnor
         Re:Re:Ombudsman08/10/14 06:13:00 Dan Murphy
      Re:Ombudsman08/10/14 06:15:00 Dan Murphy
         Re:Re:Ombudsman08/10/14 13:50:00 David Chivers
            Re:Re:Re:Ombudsman08/10/14 14:08:00 Paul Allen
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Ombudsman08/10/14 16:58:00 Marjan Lee
            Re:Re:Re:Ombudsman08/10/14 14:09:00 Trudie Fuller
            Re:Re:Re:Ombudsman08/10/14 14:43:00 Dan Murphy
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Ombudsman08/10/14 14:44:00 Madeleine Hazard
            Re:Re:Re:Ombudsman08/10/14 15:08:00 Richard Greenhough
               Be fair to David Chivers08/10/14 15:35:00 Andy Murray
                  Re:Be fair to David Chivers08/10/14 16:35:00 Dan Murphy
                     Be truthful about David Chivers08/10/14 17:57:00 Andy Murray
                        Re:Be truthful about David Chivers09/10/14 07:15:00 Dan Murphy
                           Re:Re:Be truthful about David Chivers09/10/14 09:52:00 Sam Hearn
                              Call to arms....09/10/14 10:06:00 Stuart Kerr
                              Re:Re:Re:Be truthful about David Chivers09/10/14 11:34:00 Dan Murphy
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Be truthful about David Chivers09/10/14 12:23:00 Russell Pearson
                                    Be nice about Ed Mayne's parents09/10/14 13:13:00 Andy Murray
                                       Re:Be nice about Ed Mayne's parents09/10/14 13:45:00 Richard Greenhough
                                       Re:Be nice about Ed Mayne's parents09/10/14 14:09:00 Dan Murphy
                                          Re:Re:Be nice about Ed Mayne's parents09/10/14 16:06:00 David Chivers
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Be truthful about David Chivers09/10/14 15:56:00 Vanessa Smith
                                    The truth about Park Road residents & their actual permit purchase09/10/14 16:29:00 Andy Murray
                                       Re:The truth about Park Road residents & their actual permit purchase09/10/14 16:43:00 Russell Pearson
                                          Re:Re:The truth about Park Road residents & their actual permit purchase10/10/14 05:25:00 Dan Murphy
                                             Re:Re:Re:The truth about Park Road residents & their actual permit purchase10/10/14 08:45:00 Maggie Dodge
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:The truth about Park Road residents & their actual permit purchase10/10/14 08:49:00 Madeleine Hazard
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The truth about Park Road residents & their actual permit purchase10/10/14 10:31:00 Dan Murphy
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The truth about Park Road residents & their actual permit purchase10/10/14 10:39:00 Richard Greenhough
                                       Re:The truth about Park Road residents & their actual permit purchase10/10/14 11:51:00 Vanessa Smith
                                          Re:Re:The truth about Park Road residents & their actual permit purchase10/10/14 11:59:00 Dan Murphy
                                             Re:Re:Re:The truth about Park Road residents & their actual permit purchase10/10/14 12:31:00 Vanessa Smith
                                          Re:Re:The truth about Park Road residents & their actual permit purchase10/10/14 13:13:00 Richard Greenhough
                                             Re:Re:Re:The truth about Park Road residents & their actual permit purchase10/10/14 14:34:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                New Councillors & new Lead Members10/10/14 15:27:00 Andy Murray
                                                   Re:New Councillors & new Lead Members11/10/14 14:32:00 Vanessa Smith

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