howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
sid
talk of annihilation of the reds has been a common theme for many years.
tebbitt rejoiced over it, then 2 elections later he was forced to eat his words.
i don't know how long they have been going, must be donkeys years, the blues, reds and yellows will always be with us.
i suspect that ukip are not finished either, bailouts of other countries by the taxpayers of this country and germany will keep them in business.
there will always be a far right party that garners 2000 votes in constituencies with high deprivation.
even leafy dover served up a thousand votes.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
here is my wish list for charlie to get his nhs dentures into.
redevelopment of dover.
to reduse immigratin through dover.
to cut goverment spending on quangos.
to extend bus passes to 55 year old people.
to reduse the pension age to 55 across the board.
to increase pensions by 65% by september 2010..
to incerase winter fuel by70% by september 2010.
to raise vat and ni by80% to help cut the nat/debt.
to cut prison numbers by95% by transporting all prisnors and roylaty to australia by 2011.
that will do for a start.
ps.forgot to mention,increase petrol to 6 squid a liter as a green tax.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
Then you're not going to be happy with anyone then Brian are you ?
You didn't mention tax to pay for those, apart from increasing petrol.
Barmy list.
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
I have made up my mind on one thing,and that is I am going to stand again,I think it will not be to far away about 1year or even less.
I will be having ameeting with my UKIP colleagues later in the week. But as we all can see now that UKIP is the 4th Party in the UK and the polls did show that,so UKIP can build on that,I think the BNP took alot of votes away from us,we did not make any headway into the 3big partys.But if we had the BNP vote added on to ours in some place,s we would have got in 3rd place.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,247
I think Brian was 'pulling some plonkers' Roger - you would have to be completely insane to think that list was at all sensible.
Guest 689- Registered: 10 Sep 2009
- Posts: 102
Well done Charlie. It was time for a change in Dover. Interesting times ahead.
Guest 663- Registered: 20 Mar 2008
- Posts: 1,136
Have to agree interesting times ahead but we just have to wait and see, there will always be winners and losers thats the name of the game but who ever is there I hope they will work for the good of Dover and the District, as im sure and would like to think that has always been so
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,023
Very gracious Jan .Rest assured I shall be bending Charlies ear for improvements to Dover District .What ever our colours the election is now over and we will all work together .
I think our paths will cross a lot in the coming year and hopefully for the betterment for our District .
I work hard during an election but its now over and I will work with all my fellow councillors
Beer featival looming I will be there ..
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
- Posts: 3,391
SUE
your posting indicates you don't usually work with others?
At the end of the day this is about EVERYONE(not just sue)
working together.
There will be diffrences of opinion on how this can be done, and what's best for Dover, but we should never lose sight of Dover District is the one that needs to benefit from decisions, who ever makes them.
Keith, did you miss this?
"and I will work with all my fellow councillors"
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
- Posts: 3,391
SID
It's fair to say I'v told Sue to her face and on here, there are many on here and in District who work hard for Dover.
I could easily come on here and keep on about myself/boy going to university
or how hard i work
but i rercognise, its realy of no interest to anyone else.
I hope cllrs/individuals/.officers/volunteers, have always worked together, may be diffrences how to achieve the aim, but where agreeements can be reached they should be.
ALL YEAR ROUND iv worked with other parties(even during elections!!)
Sorry im rambling
said enough, hope you understand my point
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
quite right keith, i did not know your son is going to university.
very impressed.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
Keith keep going mate,roll on May and the Locals.
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 2,335
Congratulations Charlie, Well Done
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,023
Thanks SId .My posting was completely misunderstood .Some people just stir .My intention is now the silly election season is over i intend to work with all regardless of politics and class .Some are the class of envy .
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
- Posts: 8,115
Sue Nicholas, I wouldn't be to sure that the election season is over, silly or not as it may be, but that it might soon be starting all over again! No-one has won these elections, Sue, i suggest you listen in to BBC4!
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,247
Actually Alexander, though he did not get a majority of seats Cameron still won, 100 seat gains plus a share of the vote higher than Blair got in 2005 when he achieved a majority of 65 (incidentally the Con vote was 32%,3% higher than Labour's share now....demonstrating how biased the system is against Conservatives)
You are right though that another election is likely within a year.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
barry,it was actully 97 seats.try and get your facts right.
roger,the high petrol price is to make people use public transport.so keep your bus pass handy,thats if that nasty mr cameron dosent take it away.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,247
Brian - my facts are right and so are yours...
Conservative gains were 100 seats total - net gains after 3 losses to LibDems were 97.
Guest 667- Registered: 6 Apr 2008
- Posts: 919
Barry you are right the Conservatives did win this election, but rightly or wrongly they did not win by enough which is why they should get first bite of the cherry with the Lib dems. However you said demonstrating how biased the system is against Conservatives. I thought it was the Lib Dems said things like that, are you saying the Conservatives should agree with PR.
While I am on it, I know PR means voting for more than one person in some sort of order, but can someone explain.
a: Just how it works.
b: Will it take a lot longer to Count.
c. Why are the Conservatives so set against it and the Lib Dems so for it.
Also how do we get over the problem of people not getting a vote with the Polls closing at 10pm. Longer voting time or more Poll Stations in some areas.