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| Cllr Hudson - keen to take the grim out of Grimsby |
A NORTH East Lincolnshire councillor stunned colleagues with his proposal for ending the scourge of litter in Grimsby.
Portfolio holder for the Environment Cllr Henry Hudson declared: "If only we could take a leaf out of Singapore's book and whip the bug***s!
"That would cure the problem overnight, but I can't see it happening any time soon.
"We'd probably need a change of government and a change of law - that would be my advice."
The severity of Cllr Hudson's recommendation - and his terminology - appeared to stun his NELC cabinet colleagues at a meeting in Grimsby Town Hall.
After a brief but embarrassed silence, the council's head of communications, Michelle Lalor, saw the funny side.
"We don't have a beeper," she reminded Cllr Hudson (Con, Wolds).
Council leader Cllr Philip Jackson appeared equally taken aback, but also made light of what had been said.
"That is not official cabinet policy,"he insisted.
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