We are grateful to the Boston Standard for this week's insight into life behind the closed doors of Boston Borough Council.
Unfortunately, the picture painted is that of Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, whose appearance remained unchanged over time, but whose portrait hidden in the attic became increasingly hideous.
The Standard was "mistakenly" sent copies of reports to the council's standard's committee concerning former councillor Guy Curley and Better Boston Group representative Anne Dorrian.
We recommend that your read the newspaper to get the full story.
The case of Mr Curley exposes an interesting (to say the least) attitude to members of staff and fellow councillors.
Councillor Dorrian, meanwhile, heaps opprobrium on the council staff after the Standard report and discloses some worrying information about the reliability of the borough machine.
"Our officers are paid very good salaries, comparatively speaking, and I'm not impressed by this catalogue of cock-ups. I think that the Chief Executive has some explaining to do," she complains.
" I have already been to two meetings in the last week where councillors have discovered that they have been given the wrong information by officers - and we're not talking about spelling mistakes or typing errors, we are talking about important information that councillors rely on to help them make the right decisions for the people of Boston."
Eighteen months ago, the Boston Eye was on the receiving end of Councillor Dorrian's wrath in the shape of a stern e-mail from a senior member of the borough's legal department following a lighthearted comment by one of our contributors.
We would like to be a fly on the wall when Councillor Dorrian pays the Chief Executive a call!.
Write to us at boston.eye@googlemail.com Your e-mails will be treated in confidence if requested.
Unfortunately, the picture painted is that of Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, whose appearance remained unchanged over time, but whose portrait hidden in the attic became increasingly hideous.
The Standard was "mistakenly" sent copies of reports to the council's standard's committee concerning former councillor Guy Curley and Better Boston Group representative Anne Dorrian.
We recommend that your read the newspaper to get the full story.
The case of Mr Curley exposes an interesting (to say the least) attitude to members of staff and fellow councillors.
Councillor Dorrian, meanwhile, heaps opprobrium on the council staff after the Standard report and discloses some worrying information about the reliability of the borough machine.
"Our officers are paid very good salaries, comparatively speaking, and I'm not impressed by this catalogue of cock-ups. I think that the Chief Executive has some explaining to do," she complains.
" I have already been to two meetings in the last week where councillors have discovered that they have been given the wrong information by officers - and we're not talking about spelling mistakes or typing errors, we are talking about important information that councillors rely on to help them make the right decisions for the people of Boston."
Eighteen months ago, the Boston Eye was on the receiving end of Councillor Dorrian's wrath in the shape of a stern e-mail from a senior member of the borough's legal department following a lighthearted comment by one of our contributors.
We would like to be a fly on the wall when Councillor Dorrian pays the Chief Executive a call!.
Write to us at boston.eye@googlemail.com Your e-mails will be treated in confidence if requested.
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