Human after all

By Adrian Pearson on Dec 19, 08 02:41 PM

It turns out that beneath their local Government exterior many of our councillors are a lot more human than you might think.

This morning's planning committee at Newcastle Council was a fine example.

Many our great elected representatives will have awoken this morning to find themselves the victim of vicious pen portraits possibly put together by one of their own.

But instead of kicking up a fuss many were instead happy to joke about the issue.
Gerry Keating, described to potential developers as "cerebral, iconoclastic and invariably dishevelled" asked members if they felt his contribution had been intelligent enough to meet the high standards set for him.
Mr Keating's fashion style might be described by some as "relaxed", and today's jumper and casual trousers probably wasn't inspired by today's story.

But as one councillor was polite enough to say, Gerry had perhaps read the paper before getting dressed.

It's all fun and games.

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