Darren Millar AM has a swipe today at a recommendation made by an Assembly Specialist Panel that County Councillors should be given a 'communication allowance' in order to tell their constituents what it is that they are doing.  This seems to replicate the current Westminster communications allowance of £10,000 given to all Members of Parliament.  I'm glad to say that the Conservative Party are committed to end this allowance and we should not even consider implementing a similar allowance for local councillors.

At a time when the need to prioritise spending with due care and attention it is unacceptable that the panel of the politically acceptable Welsh 'self-appointed' elite should consider that this type of propaganda funding should be provided to hundreds of Councillors across Wales.

Have a read of the report - this proposal is just the tip of a very silly iceberg.  They have, as a panel, produced no fewer than 35 recommendations ranging from the plain silly to the extreme political correctness.  What else was to be expected from an 'expert' panel which was Chaired by a former Labour Assembly Candidate and included the current Chief Executive of both the Labour Party in Wales and Plaid Cymru and also a former Chief Executive of Plaid Cymru.

Just consider the fact that this type of rubbish has been developed at your expense thanks to the efforts of the Labour / Plaid Cymru government in the Welsh Assembly.  Makes you feel proud.  I fully expect no comment from Cllr. Ronnie Hughes or Cllr. Phil Edwards on this report - after all can they really criticise the big guns of their own political parties?