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I understand the argument Barry, but I'm not sure I'm with ANY proposal to sell the port, whatever the reason. I am certain maintaining the status quo is still a realistic option provided there can be an amendment to the terms under which DHB operates. That shouldn'ty be difficult to acheive and keeps the port in UK Plc hands. At the end of the day, that is what I think most people want to see.
What we are fighting against is the rush to sell off DHB, initially Tory policy that cost PaulW the chance to be our MP, then picked up by Gwyn and possibly costing him his seat in HoP, and now we've got Charlie tackling it from a different direction with what appears to be a more acceptable form of power transfer.
Because Charlie is attacking this with a very fresh approach, it doesn't mean we must all rush to back him. That sounds more like a panic plan in case the Government rush into a sale of DHB, implying it is a foregone conclusion it will happen, and therefore was Tory policy all along.
If that were so, I'd feel betrayed and Charlie wouldn't see another vote of mine, if only because he represents the party committing the betrayal.
I'm not sure how this problem can be resolved to everyone's satisfaction, it probably can't be. However, the Government OWE it to the people of Dover, aka those most likley to be affected, to have a public enquiry into the options for privatisation of DHB, or amendment to Charter, BEFORE anything is agreed and signed.