Chorley haulier vows to drive out disrespect from Lancashire County Council debates and promote the place he loves as he takes on the role of chairman
“But from the kind things that people said in the meeting where I was installed [as chairman], I feel I’m more fitted to this role. My personality certainly lends itself better to this,” said County Cllr Iddon, whose avuncular demeanour even enabled him largely to avoid the political opprobrium so often directed at the person ultimately in charge of fixing Lancashire’s potholes.
During his time as Lancashire's highways chief, Keith Iddon got to grips with the vehicles that help keep the county's roads clear In a council chamber where the political divides are as plain as a pikestaff and the tone of the debate has been known to flirt with the fringes of civility, his famously collegiate style - which has made him a popular figure on all sides - affords him some significant influence. And the one thing the lifelong haulier will hold no truck with is unpleasantness between councillors - whatever their political persuasion.
“We have that kind of thing in Parliament and other places - and I just won’t stand for people being disrespectful or unkind to each other,” he warned. “I had to pull a few people up in my first meeting and, to be fair, they did respect me for doing it.”
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