Media Releases
Change in Cabinet Post at Reading
09/02/2011
Statement
Cllr Warren Swaine has resigned as the Lead Cabinet member for Environment and Sustainability on Reading Borough Council.
Cllr Kirsten Bayes will take responsibility for the Cabinet portfolio for Environment and Sustainability with immediate effect.
ENDS
It seems from the media release above that Cllr Warren Swaine had to resign his Cabinet Post as his "satire" has crossed the boundary of good taste when he made a racist comment on Twitter against black MP Chuka Umunna during Question Time on 27 January. He has now resigned from his Cabinet position because of his racist comments.
I did advise Councillor Swaine that his antics would end in tears and it would be best to concentrate on representing the people of Reading. Below is a blog I wrote on 13th January 2011 about Cllr Swaine's antics. It is a shame when a councillor has to resign their position, but Cllr Swaine did not serve the people of Reading, who wanted a greener environment rather than rude, abusive and racist "satire".
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Stop being rude and abusive Councillor Swaine and start acting as a Lead Councillor
Councillor Swaine as Lead Councillor for the Environment has not used his blog or publicity to tell the public what he has been doing to make Reading a greener and better place to live. Instead he posts rude and abusive blogs against Labour Councillors, yahboo politics at its worst. In the meantime, under his watch as Lead Councillor for the Environment residents recycling was thrown away into black bins and recycling material buried into landfill sites. Residents enjoy recycling and find the exercise valuable and they will be dismayed to hear that recycling has been put into landfill sites. Rather than Emperor Nero, fiddling whilst Rome burned, Councillor Swaine should use his blog and Twitter to apologise for this ridiculous situation and concentrate on maintaining and improving recycling rates.
Posted by John Ennis at 17:12
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