Defections and Double Standards

open letter from Cllr Steve Radford 
 
Dear Editor
 
Cllr Anderson (Letters Page Daily Post 8th May) hits out at Cllr Nadia Stewart defecting to the Lib Dems, her having been elected as a Labour Councillor, a matter I agree with
 
Is this the same Joe Anderson who welcomed defector Cllr Frankael only weeks earlier?
 
Cllr Anderson says he was in the process of pushing Nadia Stewart out of the Labour Group for poor attendance.
 
If that is the case he would have my sympathy, for we in The Liberal Party have formally disciplined former Liberal Party Councillors in Clubmoor for failing to carry out their duties, they were then opportunistically welcomed into the L:ib Dem Group
 
Without doubt many parties suffer from some councillors at some time or other not pulling their weight, however it was because this Government forced councils to pay all councillors a flat allowance irrespective of how many committees they serve on. let alone attend. Wiithout doubt the levels of attendance have dropped acroiss all committtees where the work is done
 
Can we urge Cllr Anderson to speak to his own government to corrects this nonsense
 
Lastly if Cllr Anderson has taken disciplinary action against Cllr Nadia Stewart for failing in her duties where is the evidence of that ?
 
For in the case of Clubmoor Labour Cllr Ben Williams persistent non attendance at any public events since the beginning of the year, we have no evidence of any disciplinary action being taken against him
 
In fact far from it , Cllr Anderson it appears intervened to prevent the Councillor resigning and had his Labour Group carry on having him appointed and paid for the Chairmanship of the Clubmoor Croxteth Norris Green Area Committee
 
There appears a blatant double standard to Cllr Andersons alleged actions in respect of non-attendance by Clr Stewart and the protection of Cllr Ben Williams
 
,This is compounded by a clear double standards in  welcoming the defector Beatrice Frankael whilst condemning Cllr Stewart in the same breath for the same action
 
 
Cllr Steve Radford
Leader Liberal Party Group