Can a Parish Councillor deliberately mislead other Councillors

Question

A member of the Parish became a PC to change a decision made by a previous PC, and ha mislead new Councillors about the true facts. Is this acceptable

Answer 1

If they can compile and present a sufficiently compelling case to bring about a change to a previous decision then there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON why somebody shouldn’t become a parish councillor.
If there is an interest or a cause any individual wishes to champion, then they absolutely SHOULD become a parish councillor and seek to implement change.
Why would you think otherwise?

I'll answer my own rhetorical question...

You might think otherwise if your version of the truth differs from somebody else's version of the truth.

We all have own version of the truth, when one differs from another that does not necessarily add weight to one version nor does it detract from the other.

We follow our own versions of whatever truth we hold.

Answer 2

Your question stated"deliberately misleading councillors" and by all rules for professional conduct make the answer to that a resounding NO. Misleading, is a form of lying of course and even just taking the Nolan principles into account doing so contravenes almost all of them.

As stated, becoming a councillor and fighting incorrect actions or decisions previously made is what the democratic system is designed to facilitate. Just using innuendo and gossip as a basis of challenge is not the way forward but, producing evidence and drawing support for your cause and securing victory, is.

Comments

Thank you Mentorman.  Thank you for taking the trouble to read the question and answer it.  And of course, I agree with your line of thinking.