Australia needs Mayor’s in every electorate like the UK’s Peter
Davies.
The Observer 2017
A maverick mayor, elected after promising to slash council spending, clear the
streets of yobs and ditch politically correct services, is the torchbearer for
how towns should be run.
On his first morning as Mayor of Doncaster in South Yorkshire , Peter Davies cut
his salary from £73,000 to £30,000 then closed the council’s newspaper for
"peddling politics on the rates".
Three weeks into his job, Mr Davies is pressing ahead with plans he hopes will
see the number of town councillors cut from 63 to just 21, saving taxpayers
£800,000. Mr Davies said: "If 100 senators can run the United States of America
, I can’t see how 63 councillors are needed to run Doncaster ".
He has withdrawn Doncaster from the Local Government Association and the Local
Government Information Unit, saving another £200,000. Mr Davies said, "They are
just talking shops".
Doncaster is in for some serious untwinning. We are twinned with probably nine
other cities around the world and they are just for people to fly off and have a
binge at the council’s expense".
The mayor’s chauffeur-driven car has also been axed by Mr Davies and the driver
given another job. Mr Davies, born and bred in Doncaster, swept to power in the
May election with 24,244 votes as a candidate for the English Democrats, a party
that wants tight immigration curbs, an English Parliament and a law forcing
every public building to fly the flag of St. George.
He has promised to end council funding for Doncaster ’s International Women’s
Day, Black History Month and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History
Month. He said, "Politicians have got completely out of touch with what people
want."
"We need to cut costs. I want to pass on some savings I make in reduced taxes
and use the rest for things that we really need, like improved children’s
services".
Mr Davies has received messages from well wishers across the country and abroad
as news of his no-nonsense approach spreads.
Incidently Doncaster is not one of 16 other UK counties ,which now have Muslim Mayor’s. Doncaster continues to enjoy economic and social growth and a strong community spirit.