As an elected councillor Cllr. you know very well why an officer such as myself cannot reveal their identity on a board such as this or indeed to an individual such as yourself who I have never met.

For all I know you might reveal my identity to your own Conservative Party colleagues on the authority I work for. I could then face political pressure which might impact on my ability to do my job and assess licensing and health & safety issues impartially.

As for the name of my district authority I think that as an employee of the authority I probably have a better idea of its name than you do.

I rather regret having responded to a request from a near-neighbour to contribute to this board. I will not be doing so again. Neither will I even be looking at this board again.