Cllr Bertha Joseph, Conservative Councillor for Kensal Green

Cllr Bertha Joseph, Conservative councillor for Kensal Green, is going to be the subject of Brent Standards Committee's first formal hearing on charges of ethical misconduct, if what I have heard on the grapevine is true. The investigation first started after the Willesden & Brent Times broke a front page story back in January 2008, so the whole process has been far from speedy. The Standards Committee discussed it on Tuesday, although their formal agenda did not even mention her name, which seems excessively secretive. I hope the Hearing is more open.