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It is always instructive to see how flexibly applied is the notion of democracy when it suits a particular viewpoint. We have all been getting used to the new normal of video conferenced meetings and planning committee’s while postal voting is seen as good enough to count in a general election. Is this a foretaste of the manuevering to be expected in the US come November?
I am very disappointed in this decision by David Graves. I have no complaints about the work that he has done over the past six years and one of his achievements has been to make the wardmote meetings a little more open and accessible than they were originally. However the attitude displayed in cancelling or technically not calling an election shows how easy it is for institutions that are not democratically robust to move away from accountability. Life is complicated at the moment but most of us have found a way of doing our jobs, changing our procedures or just working a bit harder to retain some element of normality. To use COVID-19 as an excuse for cancelling an election is not a good approach. If Waitrose can keep going, if my gym can reopen, if more importantly, the doctor's surgery can keep going in a pandemic, then the City of London could make a bit of an effort to retain some semblance of democracy. This ward is largely residential. It is not dependent on the so called 'business vote'. Postal voting procedures are well established and efficient. The electoral register was up to date in time for the General Election late last year. We can easily have a socially distanced polling station. Dear David, please do not hold your electorate in contempt. If you are worthy of another term, then stand for election and let us see the results.
And talking about wardmotes, that was cancelled recently. We are all used to Zoom meetings, time for an online wardmote meeting as that was our only chance to question our common councillors and hold them to account.
Dear Alderman Graves
While I can see the reasoning behind your decision to not submit your letter of surrender, the decision to delay due process is not yours to take. It is for the court to decide. Furthermore, your position leaves you open to the accusation of using the virus crisis to protect your own self interest. In other words, your intentions may be honourable, but your course of action makes you look like you harbour dishonourable intentions.
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