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Bedford sees the other cabinet reshuffle this week
No comments on Bedford sees the other cabinet reshuffle this weekIt seems that cabinet reshuffles are the flavour of the week. Bedford’s Liberal Democrat elected Mayor Dave Hodgson has had to sack the Conservative member of his cabinet and reshuffle portfolios. This follows an extraordinary act of cowardice by the Conservative group in Bedford. They chose to withdraw their support from this year’s budget that had been negotiated with all political groups by the Mayor. Despite being members of Dave’s all-party cabinet and being fully…
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Bedford keeps its Liberal Democrat mayor
One of the few bright spots in the local election results was Liberal Democrat Dave Hodgson being re-elected as the executive Mayor of Bedford. Dave was only elected 18 months ago in a by-election after the death of the previous independent mayor. So it is tribute to Dave’s abilities and the amount he has been able to achieve in that short period that, with the background of such a difficult national picture for the Liberal…
