I attended the council meeting today....I sat for three hours listening to items on public toilets and tennis clubs, as our was the last item.

I had provided for each member written info(to counter Mr Lockes rather selective 'background'), that the Chairman had told me at the beginning of the meeting would be distributed in a recess before our item.

Then Mr Grainger appeared halfway through and whispered into the Chairman's ear and then the members were not going to be provided with this and the item was left to be discussed at the next meeting in January..........!

Most of the members had gone home by then anyway. I insisted on having my three minutes and then I came home.

So much for local democracy.