1.   Always give the chairman of the committee and its chief officer notice of any question to be put at the council meeting.

2.   An attendance policy for council meetings.

3.   As the working party suggested, a section of the Council meeting dealing with private Institute business was held in closed session.

4.   At our council meetings he always drew exquisite portraits of birds in the Margins of the agenda paper.

5.   Councillor Sam James took along a window frame to the March parish council meeting.

6.   He has put forth his criticisms on paper, on the Internet, at community forums and during council meetings.

7.   He is notoriously tough on staff, often challenging them on facts and figures during council meetings.

8.   He therefore received a rather cool reception from Oliver Cromwell and was never once invited to join the army council meetings.