"Having sat on the other side of the table in cabinet, I have to say I probably enjoyed my time in scrutiny more than my time as a cabinet member and it's important we don't allow proper scrutiny of the council to be fettered." "I think scrutiny is a really important function and I would hope the council continues to take scrutiny very seriously. "I asked the leader and he declined to answer, but I think it's probably because I've been deemed too challenging. "It's been a very short period as scrutiny chair - I've lasted longer than Brian Clough did at Leeds United, but I've enjoyed it,” he told the panel at its most recent meeting. Go here for more Northumberland news and updates from Northumberland Live Nick Oliver, a Conservative member of Northumberland County Council since 2017, has been removed from his role as chair of the local authority’s Communities and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC).īut announcing his demotion, the county councillor for Corbridge claimed to be in the dark over the reason for the decision. A senior county boss has taken a parting swipe after being booted out of his job.
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