Well at least they’ve had the decency to advertise for actresses to play these all too familiar (?!) York residents.

NADIA (aged 22-27) Inspired by the Cabinet member for Leisure?
Whimsical and graceful, Nadia is the conscientious consumer that we all aspire to be: intelligent, green and what many might assume is a manifestation of the edge of lunacy, but is in fact a passionate soul that never stops desiring.

ZOE (aged 25-30) Inspired by the Council’s Deputy Leader?
Beatnik at the frontline of the young-minded community leading enterprising York forward. Technologically and socially aware, Zoe works hard and plays hard and is an ever-present whether it’s in the real or virtual world.

We dare not ask how much the movie is costing and who’s paying!

Looks like some Labour members have taken very badly the decision of one of their Ex Councillors to come clean about internal disharmony in York.

One former candidate has said it is time to get rid of “more bad apples” in an indiscrete “twitter” exchange.

How far the suggested pogrom will go remains to be seen.

What is emerging though are some fascinating insights into how Labour try to control the flow of information and how they seek to influence residents views.

Apparently they even prepare sanitised letters for their members to send to The Press while using social media to issue a stream of negative stories about opponents.

Definitely something rotten in the fruit bowl we think.

One thing that is apparently uniting Councillors of all parties is the decision (being blamed on the “Invigorating York” project) for the removal of the light which illuminated the steps leading from Lendal Bridge to the Esplanade. (This is a separate issue from the power cable fault which has affected the riverbank walkway in the same area)

The steps are potentially lethal in the dark and when winter arrives ice will add an additional risk.

Time to get the problem sorted out we think.

One of the Labour Councillors for the Westfield Ward has quit Labour. Lynn Jeffries quotes many familiar criticisms of the current Alexander led regime in her resignation statement.

Clearly issues such as the scrapping of support for 184 elderly people in the City, the closure of the Beckfield Lane recycling centre, the removal of litter bins and the attempt to sell off the Union Terrace car park have prompted major disputes in the Labour Council group.

It has emerged that Labour Councillors are told how to vote on important issues and are prevented from developing alternative strategies.

Labour now has 25 Councillors in York – a majority of only three over combined opposition groups. Two further defections would mean that the Council would become “balanced” with decisions then being more likely to be made on a consensus basis.