You've simply got to watch this meeting of #Handforth Parish Council planning committee. Kudos to Jackie Weaver for not losing her cool in the face of astonishing rudeness. Who needs Netflix?
Handforth Parish Council owes it's unlikely fame to teenager Shaan, a 17-year-old from London, who found the @zoom_us meeting footage, and 16-year-old Janine Mason, from Stoke-on-Trent, who launched it onto the world stage. cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-c…
The person who unearthed the extraordinary Handforth Parish Council zoom meeting footage is on Twitter - as @shaanthepenguin!
Jackie Weaver, chief executive of CHALC, on @BBCWomansHour: “There's an element of bullying and bad behaviour in local councils and a lot of us are working very hard to try and do something about that.” #HandforthParishCouncil theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/f…
the subsequent meeting of Handforth Parish Council, held on 12 January 2021, can be seen here. In Jackie Weaver's absence, Sue Moore is the heroine of the day. Chair Brian Tolver and Aled Brewerton are as bullying and unpleasant as ever!!

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