COMEDY WAY BEYOND THE FRINGE

"Eh, you've got to have a lot of bottle to dress up like this
in public!"

You can always tell when summer has arrived in Tameside, because John Taylor’s weekly letters tend to comprise more of the predictable hackneyed and somewhat grating nonsense that would normally be found emanating from a stereotypical comedian from an end of the pier show, but without the comic timing.

Slipping neatly into the role of a modern day "Miles Gloriosus" the archetypal career councillor; who seems to have made quite a name for himself as the council’s principle object of ridicule and satire, has, or so it would appear, taken his obsessions with waste and expectations of our gullibility to a whole new level!

Titter ye not missus – no, no – titter ye not!

Never shirking an opportunity to brag about his accomplishments as a black-plastic bag carrying champion of tidiness and sartorial elegance, he posted this picture on his own blog whilst trying to convince us of the merits of their latest brain wave - the 'bin-swap' scheme!

  

He might well have nearly 32 years of civic experience; during which time he obtained a first-class honours degree from Dumplington University in Refuseology, achieved whilst working as a street champion for Tameside council; the problem is that it appears that in respect of some of his more significant council duties, it looks like he spent most of his time on another planet.

So, what’s next John?

How about demanding that all council litter pickers be given the right to arrest especially itinerant dog owners and be issued with Tasers?

Or giving Council Binmen the authority to carry out forced entry into houses in Dukinfield’s Central Estate on suspicion residents are not recycling their milk cartons?

So next time you read or hear from a politician; like those who have concocted the 'bin-swap' scheme, that, "There are decent people steering local government, who are motivated by notions of public service and improving our lot"

Ask them to specify the country where these decent local government officers might be found. 

It may, however, not be on Planet Earth!