FINANCE

Taking stock of a lost generation

Craig Dearden Phillips paints a portrait of an era where councillors wield no real power and meetings are conducted at a leisurely pace.

Craig Dearden Phillips paints a portrait of a bygone era where councillors wield no real power and meetings are conducted at a leisurely pace. He isn't talking about 70 years ago, but the way council business is done today.

Take a look around any council chamber and you will see visual evidence of a 'lost generation' of elected members between the ages of 30 and 50.

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