That makes it all the more disappointing.
A sad indictment of modern democracy.
How do you lot deal with this level of frustration?
I'm not a violent person, but I think I would have punched someone by now.

It's not only you Wholly, there would be a queue a mile long to do the same

The Councillors are yes men, Box is a dictator he runs the council as his own personnel Fiefdom. He decides which Councillors get to stand in which ward, he plays the numbers games brilliantly, he knows that he can put anybody up for election in many of the wards in our area and that person will get in, because most of his Councillors are weak minded greedy parasites they follow exactly what box tells then to do. In return they keep their safe seat and reap all the financial benefits, £ 30,000 expense money each year is a fortune to many of them. Then if they do as they are told and follow Boxes line they get a more lucrative position say on the cabinet when they can claim even more. At the back of their greedy minds they know that if they went with their conscious and spoke the truth or God forbid question Box then they lose their positions and their financial rewards. Then you have the paid officials who are on absolute fortunes, Joanne Rooney and her ilk on £ 150,000 plus per year. So Box knows that he can bully his employees and his Councillors. The last man to question him was the ex Chief Executive who was call Foster, guess what he was sacked by Box and guess what Foster went on to win a £ 500,000 wrongful dismissal case, no bother to Box as the tax payer picked up the bill. Box knows that his Councillors are weak minded and that they rely on the money and more importantly the Councillors know that Box has it within his gift to make or break them. Local politics at its bullying corrupt worst.

I'm interested in your post Belly.
I have no real connection with council goings on so don't know anything about these guys. Maybe I should. Is all that in the public domain or have you used any artistic license there?
It's quite specific.

I think that you've got the situation absolutely nailed there, Belly, and beautifully put too. Well done!!

That is exactly why I posted about my dealings with councillors .
Well said Belly.

And people wonder why brexit and trump managed to win. Wherever there is politics there is greed and corruption close by. It's a disgrace what he has done to the city and should be removed from office.

why don't you try cllr cummins she is a big trinity fan.

Time for the forever-Labour-voting sheep of the Wakefield district to change their minds then....like that's ever going to happen !!

Changed my mind also, after many, many years.

Can anyone name a councillor we can trust? or put another way will a councillor who we can trust step forward please.

try reading post at 12.38pm

Councillor Stuart Heptinstall a Wakey fan for the best part of 60 years, unfortunately you'd need a lot more of the likes of these two to make any impression

..glad to hear it...just need a few thousand more to follow suit now.