Somerset-soon-to-be-obsolete-Cuonty Council needs a new Vice Chair. The vacancy is due to the resignation and departure from the Illiberal group of the previous post holder owing to alleged incompetence.
Step forward Smalltown & Dullbridge’s very own Squire Teflon who wants to make the role his own. He will be nominated for this position at a meeting this week. It is unclear what qualifications are required for the role, save for an insatiable ability to climb greasy poles. (I don’t want to think about the Squire’s pole – Ed)
However, SomersetClive understands that if the Squire is successful, it will ‘be his Cuonty now’ as the current Chair is absent due to serious ill health. This will generate lots of convenient photo opportunities for the Squire in the run up to the elections in May to present himself as a respectable person.
If the Squire is elected in May, SomersetClive speculates that this would mean he would be front runner to be Chair of the All-New-and-Yet-Unimproved Somerset Council. The Squire as Somerset’s First Citizen? A terrifying thought!