Labour Councils seem to have rather a penchant for making
themselves figures of fun. Bristol and its Public Relations Officer are likely to be heard of for some time. The Council clearly wants to be in the fashion, and hearing that Whitehall is piling up P.R.O.'s on the smallest provocation it clearly feels that a Bristol P.R.0.-less would be a back number. So Bristol is to have one. That being so, he must be found something to do. One of his jobs is to draw £r,000 to £I,200 a year. Another is "revision of editorials " ; no one could explain what that meant, but it sounds very well indeed. There are about a dozen others. One is keeping a register of persons receiving paying guests. There is clearly a tip for Whitehall there ; who knows what Mr. Bevin may be making out of his flat at the Foreign Office? Also the P.R.O. will deal with complaints from the public. But have the public any complaints under such a council as Bristol's?
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