I refer to Faulkner's Column in last week's Sun.
Bill Faulkner banged on about water meters and the 'Boot the Buggers Out” campaign which resulted in a number of Councillors losing their seats.
It gives opportunity to remind Bill that the campaign was never about whether water meters should have been installed. Rather, it was the dirty way in which Council went about over riding a Public Referendum organised by Council in the first place. I further remind Bill that 87% of ratepayers voted no!
While Council adhered to the result for a period, they then voted to install water meters in the face of considerable opposition. It should be no surprise to Bill that Council stupidity in going ahead with the original referendum in the first place, compounded by an anti-democratic decision to ignore the result, ended with a number of lost seats.
I venture to suggest the same result would take place today under similar circumstances.
Have you learned anything Bill?

Mike Giles, Avenues.