{"id":5277,"date":"2015-03-03T09:13:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T09:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=5277"},"modified":"2015-03-03T09:13:30","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T09:13:30","slug":"missed-council-leader-bale-on-the-radio-this-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/03\/03\/missed-council-leader-bale-on-the-radio-this-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Missed council leader Bale on the radio this morning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Council leader Phil Bale told BBC Radio Wales this morning he is &#8220;going nowhere&#8221;, ahead of Thursday&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/2015\/03\/03\/what-do-council-leader-phil-bale-australian-pm-tony-abbott-and-former-british-pm-james-callaghan-have-in-common\/\">motion of no confidence<\/a> meeting.<br \/>\nCllr Bale described comments made about him by his Labour colleagues as &#8220;inappropriate&#8221;, adding: &#8220;I am absolutely committed to doing the job of running this city.&#8221;<br \/>\nIf the motion is passed this week, the Labour councillor would be forced to stand down as leader, and he rejected suggestions his desire to carry on was selfish.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5286\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5286\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Cardiff_City_Hall_cropped.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5286\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Cardiff_City_Hall_cropped-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"City Hall, where Thursday's vote will take place. 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(Source: Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nHe said: &#8220;I am in this role because I believe I want to make a difference for this city.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;I have got the confidence of colleagues and feel comfortable about going into the meeting.<br \/>\nIt comes after Thursday&#8217;s controversial budget meeting, which Cllr Bale described as &#8220;difficult&#8221;. <a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/2015\/02\/27\/cardiff-council-budget-anarchy-branded-a-farce\/\">Cuts were made<\/a> which shocked many, with the process described as &#8220;a shambles&#8221;.<br \/>\nHe said: &#8220;I think it&#8217;s important now to move on from these comments and I hope we can look forward now and rebuild.&#8221;<br \/>\nx<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Council leader Phil Bale told BBC Radio Wales this morning he is &#8220;going nowhere&#8221;, ahead of Thursday&#8217;s motion of no confidence meeting. 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