Mike Gilbert
Democracy is being thrown into reverse. The government’s Local Government White Paper will abolish local and county councils and replace them with unitary authorities. Lincolnshire Country Council and Lincoln City Council will disappear but no one seems to be objecting.
If local councils disappear then local political accountability will disappear. The Mayoral Combined Authority and the Police and Crime Commissioner are similar attempts to pretend there is more democracy, when there is less.
If there is less democracy you have less influence over political decision making, decisions like how money is spent in your area or holding your local authority to account. Government is getting less democratic and less accountable in general and whilst the political system needs radical change, the Government’s White Paper is not the solution.
A vote for me will show that we know what is going on. I will do my best to make people aware the Government is ruining our democracy, if you elect me to Lincolnshire County Council on May 1st.
Why we are in a political mess
Over the last 40 years, our country has been turned into a politician’s paradise and hell for the rest of us. We have seen the slow destruction of our towns, cities and way of life. Change and decay on a scale that is only worse during wartime.
How we fix this political system
We need a new bus, not a new driver who thinks the existing system works. The fix comes from having a bottom-up system that listens and politicians who properly represent the people rather than their political party.
About me
I moved to Lincolnshire in 1992 and raised my children here. Having worked for the Civil Service, often in Lincoln, I have seen first-hand the destruction of the public sector. I am now employed part time enabling me to be an active community volunteer.
Thursday 1st May Vote Mike Gilbert and Blue Revolution for Carholme Ward, Lincoln.