What has happened to our city leaders?
I AM not being facetious when I say this but just who is running this city because by all accounts it's not Plymouth City Council, but Sutton Harbour Holdings (SHH).
We are having one of the biggest debates in our lives about our airport in which more than 37,000 people signed a petition to say they want it kept. What do SHH do? They stick two fingers up by indicating they are going to do what they want to do and to hell with public opinion. That is just plain arrogance.
I would say that SHH, the university and others seem to have far too much sway in what happens in this city and can only wonder how our councillors have allowed them to be put in a position where they can do virtually what they like with impunity.
Alison Seabeck and Tudor Evans must be worried about their political positions because they are squirming like stuck pigs at the moment over the airport and incinerator issues, and quite rightly so, as this is of their own making as they have failed in both cases and have sat back and done nothing. It's amazing how 37,000 possible votes focus the mind isn't it.
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What this city wants now is a real leader, someone who will stand up for the people of this city and do their bidding and not do what Tudor Evans or Vivien Pengelly have done and that is to simply ignore us and do what they want to do; it's time for a change. They have had their chances to do something positive for the airport and they have failed to get to grips with it. There should now be a referendum to elect a mayor who will stand up for Plymouth and take it forward. This city has suffered from the inadequacies of the past two councils and it's time for change.
After reading David Parlby's input on the airport, I think it's also time this city had a new man at the helm of the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce as he shows no real leadership and should not be at the forefront of any debate about our airport. His statement that "the Chamber agreed with the council that they should not put more public money into the airport", absolutely astounded me, and this is from the so-called business community. So what exactly does the Chamber of Commerce actually think we should be putting money into? Surely it's into something which allows business to flourish, helps inward investment and creates jobs and that's an airport.