Whatever the truth of Ray Welsby's claims about the mass misuse of freebies at Swansea's Liberty Stadium, we could not help but notice that what prompted his complaint was his own inability to put his hands on free tickets. We only have his word as to how exactly he would have distributed those tickets if he had got them.The other distinctive feature of this so-called scandal is the fact that a detailed protocol for the Liberty Stadium has not been put to council yet because of the reluctance of the Labour Group Leader to agree it. He has said that he is not happy about councillors being involved in ticket allocations. Unfortunately, for David Phillips he is in a minority on this matter within his own group. Councillors of all parties receive tickets for distribution to needy members of their community, but many of these take the Labour whip. Their presence at matches is often much in evidence.
