Welcome to Newmarket Watch
One day I read an article about what seemed to show major dysfunction in local politics and asked myself why do we know so little about what's going on in our town and in our council? Who is not really qualified or capable for the job they hold? Who proposes outlandish ideas and who supports them? Which politicians don't respect the voters or democratic values in general? How much do they pay for studies only to ignore them and then do what they want? Who produces these studies and are they affiliated with any particular council member? There are any number of things that go on in our town which we should probably know about but are generally kept in the dark about because of the lack off effort on our own part as well as the lack of professionalism by our local media.
Intermixed with these topics will be a general what's happening in the local area as far as events, fundraisers, protests, tournaments etc
I hope this will evolve into a group effort where people will take turns attending and reporting what really happens in council as well as promoting upcoming events and telling us how they turned out. This is a simple experiment in particapatory media, take part, enjoy or ignore as you see fit
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