Ynghanol hyn i gyd, mae’n hawdd colli golwg ar staff y Cyngor. Maent yn parhau i weithio’n galed iawn, o dan amgylchiadau hynod anodd, i gyflawni er budd yr ynys, ac mae clod uchel yn ddyledus iddynt am sicrhau bod gwasanaethau Ynys Môn yn parhau i fod yn dda ar y cyfan, ac weithiau’n rhagorol. Ond dim ond o ddydd i ddydd y gall hynny weithio; mae angen arweiniad wleidyddol gadarn a chyson ar hyd yn oed y swyddogion gorau er mwyn ymdrin â materion strategol megis rhesymoli ysgolion a diwygio gofal cymdeithasol. Nid yw’r staff yn derbyn yr arweiniad hwnnw, ac ni fyddant yn ei gael os na fydd y diwylliant gwleidyddol yn newid. I’r gwrthwyneb, maent yn teimlo’n hollol ddigalon a digymhelliad, a hynny’n ddealladwy, o weld yr hyn sy’n digwydd o fewn yr awdurdod ymhlith rhai aelodau etholedig. Mater o amser yw hi cyn i hyn ddechrau effeithio ar wasanaethau rheng flaen a’r gwelliannau angenrheidiol iddynt.
Amidst all of this it is too easy to lose sight of the Council’s staff. They continue to work very hard in the most trying of circumstances to deliver for the island, and it is to their great credit that Anglesey’s services remain mostly good and sometimes excellent. But that can only work on a day-to-day basis: even the best officers need sound and consistent political leadership to address strategic delivery issues like school rationalisation and social care reform. Staff are not getting that, and until the political culture changes, nor will they. On the contrary, they are profoundly and understandably dispirited and demotivated by what they see within the authority from some elected members. It is only a matter of time before this starts to affect front-line services and the necessary improvements to them.