Yet another first, and this after well over a year as a councillor. I went to a meeting of the Audit Committee – very roughly described as ‘auditing the audits’. I suspect this sounds as dry as dust to most people but I actually found it interesting, which surprised myself, and that I was able to contribute then & there. (After this 2+hours meeting I went straight on to another, this time wearing my business hat, and finally getting home after 10pm. Thank goodness this doesn’t happen every week!)
Also over the last couple of weeks I have been involved in looking at some interesting ward issues, ranging from trees to credit unions. And my regular monthly surgery proved very useful as I managed to touch base with a number of people to progress some of these matters. I have also just joined the group who are jointly behind organising the Pay Day Loan Big Action Day on Saturday 31st August, in the Ocean Room, National Waterfront Museum, from 12 til 2pm – for latest Evening Post article click here. The other driving force is a group of mums from Bonymaen who have been caught up in the payday debt spiral – see their story here – and they will have some strong messages to give on the subject.
To finish, a salutory tale … As a rule I prefer e-mails & texts to phoning because you can do them in your time, and decide on exactly what you want to say. However I’ve been reminded how easy it is to send one which you think says what you want it to say but in fact gives totally the wrong impression! And of course this is where a phone conversation can make all the difference – the person can hear the tone of your voice and respond accordingly, and more often than not it leads to a discussion where each can have their say. So from now on I will ask myself “phone call and/or e-mail?”
In fact I’ll make one right now – just need to decide what toppings I want on that pizza …
Also over the last couple of weeks I have been involved in looking at some interesting ward issues, ranging from trees to credit unions. And my regular monthly surgery proved very useful as I managed to touch base with a number of people to progress some of these matters. I have also just joined the group who are jointly behind organising the Pay Day Loan Big Action Day on Saturday 31st August, in the Ocean Room, National Waterfront Museum, from 12 til 2pm – for latest Evening Post article click here. The other driving force is a group of mums from Bonymaen who have been caught up in the payday debt spiral – see their story here – and they will have some strong messages to give on the subject. To finish, a salutory tale … As a rule I prefer e-mails & texts to phoning because you can do them in your time, and decide on exactly what you want to say. However I’ve been reminded how easy it is to send one which you think says what you want it to say but in fact gives totally the wrong impression! And of course this is where a phone conversation can make all the difference – the person can hear the tone of your voice and respond accordingly, and more often than not it leads to a discussion where each can have their say. So from now on I will ask myself “phone call and/or e-mail?”
In fact I’ll make one right now – just need to decide what toppings I want on that pizza …
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