direct to your inboxThe astonishing outbursts from members of Handforth Parish Council shone a light on the sometimes volatile nature of local democracy.A hostile meeting went viral after councillors verbally savaged Jackie Weaver.Ms Weaver, who is chief executive of the Cheshire Association of Local Councils, had been called in to act as clerk - or proper officer - to the meeting.
But several councillors refused to accept her authority. Ultimately Jackie zapped the chairman and vice chairman from the Zoom meeting.
Local council meetings have long been a catalyst for eruptions of anger.One spat ended in fisticuffs and another in a council chamber chase bordering on a clip from Bennie Hill Show of the 1970s.Sometimes it can be the fall out.
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