It has been claimed that the residents of Crowborough have been "betrayed" by the local councillors democratically elected to represent them as thousands march to protest against Government plans for an asylum camp in the town.
The assertion comes from local resident Madeleine Gillies writing for Conservative Home about the ongoing row over housing hundreds of asylum seekers in the town's Army Camp.
In an article just published, the writer says: "it has become abundantly clear how communities are betrayed by those who are elected and paid to serve them. Wealden council has 45 councillors, the majority of whom have not uttered a word about the proposal. What are all the other councillors thinking or doing?
"The same may be said of the 16-member town council. What do these layers of bureaucracy for which the electorate pays dearly offer in return?"
The article continues: "if the camp plan proceeds unimpeded it is clear that there will be zero advantage to the town – on the contrary. Leaving aside the inherent and obvious societal dangers and difficulties of having 600 young unemployed foreign men in a camp within walking distance, it is assessed that house values in Crowborough have already plummeted and shop owners will have to employ security. Parents will be moved to hire taxis to ferry their children around and various residents’ groups are exploring the hiring of private security firms."
The conclusion is that: "All in all, a win-win for the migrants and Clearsprings Ready Homes, which will operate the camp, and Wealden district council, which will be paid a lump sum plus payment per asylum seeker.
"And a defeat for the people of Crowborough in every possible sense. However, they will not submit to the plan without a fight and will fiercely resist by every possible means the assault on the wellbeing of their peaceful town by the dire ‘powers that be’."
You can read the full article online HERE
Image courtesy Crowborough Shield
