We have a 'Full Council' meeting on Thursday night (of which there are around six a year), which as the title might suggest all Councillors attend. This is the council's ultimate policy setting and decision making body. Preceding each meeting the political groups (in our case Conservatives and Liberal Democrat ) meet amongst themselves to agree their positions for the meeting.
The Conservative meeting was tonight. As these are confidential sessions I cannot report what was said but I find them a very useful opportunity to catch up with what other councillors are doing and finding out what issues matter to residents in their wards. The transfer of knowledge from more experienced councillors (some of whom have been on the council for many years) to us newer boys and girls is vital if we are to benefit from the lessons they have learned and will hopefully help stop us from trying to reinvent the wheel.
