Derby run’s a cabinet system for it’s governance and this means that just 8 Councillors make the majority of decisions for the city. Whilst most people will have no interest in this it has led to Derby running an unprecedented number of white elephant schemes and complete failures. Both the Previous Labour leadership and current Conservative administration have been power hungry disaster zones leaving Derby with, and I’m only scratching the surface here, the following
- an unusable waste incinerator in the middle of the City
- a loss making Velodrome that is not fit for competitions
- a swimming pool that was required a decade ago but is still being built
- public venues closed due to lack of maintenance and investment
- massive investment in the Market Hall made without any plan of the outcome
- the A52 works that cost multiple times it’s massive budget and took years
Derby is also facing charges of electoral fraud against former cabinet members and other leadership irregularities.
During previous local elections this situation was highlighted and system change promised that would adjust the cabinet system to a more democratic committee system. Personally I hate committees however in this case and for the City to flourish we need a system that stops the excess and avoids the mistakes. A modern committee system could do that for Derby. Because the Conservatives have broken their promise to introduce a committee system, Reform Derby and other city activists are launching a binding petition. If just 9,000 signatures can be obtained then a referendum on the matter must be put to the people. Please sign the petition at http://itsourderby.co.uk