Council leader Dilwyn Roberts told the meeting it "made people sit up and listen".

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One reason why few people turned up to listen could be Mr Toledo's own recent scandals.

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Godin rarely complains about anything so when he does do a critique it makes people sit up and listen.

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There were 12 seats available in the courtroom, and another 100 seats in an adjoining courtroom were set up to allow people to listen to -- but not see -- the trial.

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At the time council leader Dilwyn Roberts told the meeting that the motion had made people "sit up and listen".

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Along your career you will find people who champion you, who promote you, who back you up in various situations and I just encourage people to listen to them but also give them a little bit back.

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That trying to get someone to shut up on the internet just massively increases the number of people who listen to them.

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Ms Blears told the BBC that politicians not giving straight answers could be an issue, but said a "grown up political discourse" could only happen if people were prepared to listen.

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And what we came up with is that you have to develop relationships and sit down with people and listen and talk with them.

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