Iraqi teachers

Today's Council Business Management Committee had an agenda that should have taken about 15 minutes. But we had 16 Iraqi teachers visiting the Council House, and they sat in on part of the meeting. After 10 minutes of welcoming speeches (and translations), we finally began the meeting. At which point the guests moved on to meet the Lord Mayor.
Hopefully they will have seen that all the major parties are able to sit around the table and agree timings and protocols as equals.