The day of local elections, and the eve of broken promises!
There will undoubtedly be 'support' for the LAWRRAG campaign from whoever the councillors are for the next 12 months. The one thing the campaign hasn't gone short of since 2004 is 'support' from councillors and MPs alike. 'Action' on the other hand, which is the thing that is needed, has been non-existent apart from one elected individual who did more than his fair share but came up against the might of petty bureaucracy, and arrogance from non-elected council officers. The writer attended many meetings with this individual and can confirm that he genuinely did care and did try, which is more than can be said for any councillor or MP since.
The simple fact is that the campaign started in 2004 and things are worse now that they were back then! For those of us working in the real world this is FAILURE, our elected representatives (those that still communicate with us) seem to believe that as long as meetings are held every few months then progress is being made!
It is interesting to see that one local councillor is a candidate for the position of West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner (and may well be that person by 6 May 2016). That councillor is aware that every day the law is being broken by thousands of motorists speeding along the A639/A642 and yet has done nothing to deal with this!
Money for old rope!
