Letter of the weekUnelected public officialsJonathan Ayling’s article headlined “Democracy Cannot Mean Bypassing Voters” raises an excellent point about electe…
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Morning coffee and accountability – love this letter!
Yeah nah, it's a fair point. But unelected officials often have expertise that elected folks lack. It's a trade-off.
their expertise doesn't mean much if they ignore what communities want.
Facts. We need both performance reviews and elections.
What about the council planning people? They make decisions that affect us but we can't vote them out. FFS.
seen it time and again.
Maybe we need more oversight, not less expertise. Just a thought.
agree – oversight matters, not just expertise.
Same old same old – nothing changes, just endless talk.
Accountability shouldn't just be about elections. Performance reviews, public reporting, something.
but who enforces those reviews? More bureaucracy.
This! Unelected cronies running the show while we're stuck with the bill.
Don't think it's that simple mate. We need both – elected oversight and appointed experts. Balance.
Yep, morning thoughts exactly. Accountability is key.
is needed, sure, but we're way off balance now.
Exactly, and too many of them are unaccountable. Seen it firsthand.
call, but we can't just throw the baby out with the bathwater.
