ASHFIELD Labour candidate Gloria De Piero wasted little time sticking the boot in to opposition election candidate Jason Zadrozny today.News broke at about 8.25am that the Liberal Democrat was set to be kicked off Notts Police Authority for poor attendance. And just over two hours later a 360 word press release was issued by the former GMTV presenter.
The release contained details of how much Coun Zadrozny earned for the role and even made clear what the police authority rules state about those who do not attend for more than three months.
Quotes given for the press to use from Miss De Piero included: “Labour’s Gloria De Piero today joined people across Ashfield and Eastwood in expressing ‘astonishment and disbelief’ that Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Jason Zadrozny is set to be kicked off Nottinghamshire Police Authority at its next meeting on April 20th.”
Another quote later added: “At a time when every penny of public money counts to take taxpayers cash and then not bother to turn up is disgraceful and will cause real anger across Ashfield and Eastwood. I call on Cllr Zadrozny to return every penny he has received back to Nottinghamshire Police Authority so that it can be spent on the frontline protecting local people.”
She presumably had advanced warning from Jon Collins whose paw prints are all over the decision to push Zadrozny out.
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It turns out that Zadrozny fell foul of a rule that says members of Notts PA could be removed if they don't attend a meeting in 3 months. JZ was last at a meeting on 9 December and there have only been two meetings since with another due today.
Collins isn't in the strongest position to criticise. He was until recently the Vice Chair of the Crime and Drugs Partnership and has just stepped up as Chair. However, finding a set of minutes that records his attendance is a bit like the old finding rocking horse poo scenario.