South Wales Evening Post - 1 February 2007
The leader of the Labour opposition on Swansea Council accuses the council leader and me of peddling a fallacy in relation to the offer of scrutiny chairs that went to the Labour and Plaid groups (Have Your Say, January 29). Councillor Phillips should spend more time talking to his colleagues and less spreading around wild accusations.
I have a copy of a letter sent to both the Labour and Plaid Cymru whips by Chris Holley, dated Friday June 18. The letters formally invite the two groups to "accept any positions of chairmen or vice chairmen as appropriate, of the performance review board committees in the event of an administration where you are in opposition" and requested a response "prior to the council AGM on Thursday June 24 2004".
Plaid had the decency to write back to decline the offer. Labour did not. Perhaps we can now put this issue to rest.
Councillor Peter Black AM
Welsh Liberal Democrat
