A serious clampdown on the spontaneity of public questions was decided yesterday at Knowle. Questions must now be submitted in writing, two days in advance.
The electorate waits to see if the quality of answers, commonly unsatisfactory and often evasive, will be affected.
More comment can be found on today’s SIN blog: http://sidmouthindependentnews.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/another-nail-in-the-coffin-of-democracy-in-east-devon-officers-and-cabinet-rule/