A reader says empathy is a more important quality in a council than business acumen. Photo / File
Lesley Haddon writes (Letters, September 4) that our council needs "a large portion of business acumen and a dash of empathy" to balance the needs of our citizens.
In my opinion, most will disagree.
It is the duty of the council to first and foremost respond to the needs of
its citizens, and that requires empathy, not business acumen.
For example, the council should not need a business case to respond to our demands of, say, a new footpath, more pensioner housing, a new playing field somewhere and the maintenance of our gardens, and clean water.
Any council candidate who thinks that a "dash" of empathy will do, should be sent to political oblivion via the polls.
