We have started down the road of separating national and local government representation by removing the dual mandate. I reluctantly supported that move because it was the right thing to do for the future. The evolving role of the national politician is seen as being distinctly separate to that of community representatives, although they are interrelated. A new and evolving role is envisaged for local councillors to represent local and community issues across all service sectors. It is both inconsistent and inconceivable, therefore, that local councillors would be left out of the frame in these new proposed structures.