Cllr as you mentioned earlier it has been a tough year for you. Perhaps you could avail yourself of the new member induction after June if you intend to stand again as you seem to expend much effort on asking questions you should already know the answer to. The place for questions to Commissioners is at Scrutiny and at Cabinet, not full council. I think the Budget Scrutiny meeting showed exactly the difference people can expect from their councillors. Labour councillors asked questions, challenged and even stated their disagreements about certain aspects of the budget. You, by contrast, chastised Cllr Swindlehurst for his failure to re surface the Canal towpath. Obviously a highly contentious issue for your residents, but not one which is within even the wide remit of this Unitary authority as it is owned by British Waterways! More training perhaps?