crookes sid   10 #853 Posted December 8, 2018 Anna B,that is just the point,he is not a man of the people he is offered the mayor's role as a ceremonial office only with no political power ,please read tonight article In the Star. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
kaytie   11 #854 Posted December 9, 2018 20 hours ago, apelike said: I believe they could not agree due to a procedural matter. Here is a very good piece about the office of Mayor that sums thing up well and published in The Star:  https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/david-behrens-a-question-of-office-politics-for-mayors-with-perks-but-no-power-1-9482897 I really hope that he's read this quite excellent article and has sufficient common sense to behave with decorum in the future, although I'm not holding my breath! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mr Bloke   1,445 #855 Posted December 9, 2018 1 hour ago, kaytie said: I really hope that he's read this quite excellent article and has sufficient common sense to behave with decorum in the future, although I'm not holding my breath! Hmmm... ... he does appear to be a bit green around the edges. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   862 #856 Posted December 9, 2018 11 hours ago, crookes sid said: Anna B,that is just the point,he is not a man of the people he is offered the mayor's role as a ceremonial office only with no political power ,please read tonight article In the Star. watch the various videos with him on youtube, the way he talks to people, engages with people, whether he has political power isnt the point, he isnt just another "suit" that is far removed from the people and sits in a dusty office Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest makapaka   #857 Posted December 9, 2018 He comes across great - it’s only the bigots that have got anything bad to say about him.   Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Narden Dee   10 #858 Posted December 9, 2018 44 minutes ago, makapaka said: He comes across great - it’s only the bigots that have got anything bad to say about him.   thats a pathetic response i dont like him and im not bigotted my reasons are not to do with his race/ethnicity/religion its because hes a bloody idiot he's using it as a platform for himself rather than for Sheffield Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
teeny   10 #859 Posted December 9, 2018 I really like Magid , hes speaking out for truth and for the world which is is dire straights . What you don't see is how hard he works away from the public eye . The last Lord mayor to do anything useful was Tony Arbor , who did masses for disabilities awareness in Sheffield, Magid will leave a fantastic record and the council will get no one better to represent them .  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest makapaka   #860 Posted December 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Narden Dee said: thats a pathetic response i dont like him and im not bigotted my reasons are not to do with his race/ethnicity/religion its because hes a bloody idiot he's using it as a platform for himself rather than for Sheffield Have you got any examples of him acting like an idiot? Or evidence that he is self serving?  what were your views on previous mayors? Any examples of where he is going wrong compared to them?     Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
woodmally   10 #861 Posted December 9, 2018 6 hours ago, makapaka said: Have you got any examples of him acting like an idiot? Or evidence that he is self serving?  what were your views on previous mayors? Any examples of where he is going wrong compared to them?     Yep here you go. Him crouching on an ornate table showing no respect for the property of sheffield whilst dressed like one of the three amigos.  https://www.indy100.com/article/trump-sheffield-ban-lord-mayor-magid-mah-8431281  Oh and yet again acting like an idiot this time crouching on a pillar  https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/sheffield-lord-mayor-magid-magid/   Oh yes and yet again dressed totally inappropriately whilst chairing a council meeting  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-44714939  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Halibut   12 #862 Posted December 9, 2018 35 minutes ago, woodmally said: Yep here you go. Him crouching on an ornate table showing no respect for the property of sheffield whilst dressed like one of the three amigos.  https://www.indy100.com/article/trump-sheffield-ban-lord-mayor-magid-mah-8431281  Oh and yet again acting like an idiot this time crouching on a pillar  https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/sheffield-lord-mayor-magid-magid/   Oh yes and yet again dressed totally inappropriately whilst chairing a council meeting  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-44714939  Lol, you're really funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Martin C   81 #863 Posted December 10, 2018 Yet totally accurate. While the gentleman concerned may have good intentions and worthy aims it's all these stupid and inappropriate (really - who else on here squats on tables for photo opportunities?) poses and verbal dictats that help cement his image (amongst the non-sycophants amongst us) as an attention seeking clown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Edward Vimto   10 #864 Posted December 10, 2018 I am sick to death of him speaking for the people of Sheffield when in reality most people you meet in pubs and in the workplace can't stand him.  I don't think he is doing anything worthwhile for the people of Sheffield and he only seems to be interested in his own celebrity status.   2018 has been a terrible year for Sheffield in terms of Knife and Gun crime. Has our Lord Mayor ever said anything at all regarding it? It's the number one issue in this city and he seems obvious to it. Jumping on top of tables getting his face in the papers with Sheffield Z-List celebrities is more important to him.  Mark my words, when the Lord Mayor is kicked into touch he will end up doing Big Brother or I'm A Celebrity. 100%. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...