Conflicting messages from the coalition

One of the decisions that we made as a cabinet was the removal of the left hand ban into Bedford place. One of my regrets is that we did not do this quicker. In December I met with the traders of Bedford place, a rather nice part of the city with a lot of independent shops and bars. They had two wishes one to have Salisbury street car park renamed and the left hand turn reinstated. Both of which seemed reasonable. After much discussion with my colleagues and officers we decided to go ahead with both.

The new administration once they got in stopped this. Why? What reason do they give for this crass stupidity?

This raises a question with the coalition, is Cllr Baston making the decision herself or is the decision that of the cabinet and backbenchers.

Cllr Bogle claims along with Cllr Noon that they want the left turn reinstated. Yet Cllr Baston is ignoring the ward Councillors Thus two questions is Cllr Baston listening to Cllr Bogle and Noon and if so what has she done after listening to the two Cllr’s when she made the decision or is it based on personal opinion, (she is not a civil engineer).What influence do they have on the cabinet?

Yet to the people they don’t understand, what is the point of the ward Cllr’s saying they wish to have a left turn (they are in power), yet the cabinet member appears to making a decision on her own.

If you are in power which they are and they say they wish something the people they are speaking to expect action. The inability of labour Cllr’s to impress on Cllr Baston the importance of this to the traders shows how the divide exists between cabinet and backbenchers on issues that need to be solved. To delay this decision is gross irresponsibility while they wait for Cllr Baston to make her mind up they lose business which can not be good.. Her failure to take action is having a detrimental impact on our city.