http://borderjournal.disqus.com/enWed, 19 Aug 2009 06:59:52 -0000http://www.borderjournal.com/2009/08/17/live-blog-council-meeting-17th-of-august/#comment-15051273<p>Well, council contributed to his expenses in going to a conference in which poverty in our area, amongst other food/health issues was discussed.</p>KieranBennettWed, 19 Aug 2009 06:59:52 -0000http://www.borderjournal.com/2009/08/17/live-blog-council-meeting-17th-of-august/#comment-14951128<p>6:19pm - Did I read that correctly? This chap spent rate-payer money going overseas so that he could write a report about people in his own area who can't afford to buy food. I really hope that I'm missing something...</p>ElizabethMon, 17 Aug 2009 05:15:30 -0000