MLC defends members saying they wear 'various hats'
Recent criticism regarding the length of Legislative Council sittings boils down to a misunderstanding about the amount of work done behind the scenes.
That's according to one MLC who says members wear 'various hats' and do a lot of unseen preparation prior to sittings.
LegCo sits 21 times each year, outside of Tynwald, and has been critiqued as having a relatively passive public face.
But Bill Henderson says work including within departments takes up a lot of time:
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