Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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16 February 2010
16:0640775Lord Adonis,John Prescott and Michael Hestletine were meeting Gwyn Prosser in Dover today and went to talk to the border agency.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
16 February 2010
17:2840779John Prescott.....?!
Guest 663- Registered: 20 Mar 2008
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16 February 2010
17:3440780John think that was slightly wrong it was Alan Johnson the Home secretary who came, as he then came on to Buckland for a visit to meet some of the local residents and talk about crime and anti social behaviour.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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16 February 2010
17:4040781confused here, who actually visited today out of the 4 above mentioned chaps?
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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16 February 2010
18:0440785It was the Home Secretary the Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP who visited today. A very pleasant chap. We will be getting a story and pic on the frontpage soon.
(If the other guys came then they sure kept it quiet.)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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16 February 2010
18:0740786apparently mr johnson is very hot on the subject of anti social behaviour, he was brought up on a council estate and his family suffered from it.
look forward to the front page article.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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16 February 2010
19:4140809On Meridian TV this evening, he was saying that illegal immigrants have ceased coming in at Dover, so that's O.K. then. Have they all gone back home from Calais
Roger
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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16 February 2010
22:3540835Alan Johnson was also in Dover and he went upto the Buckland estate,the other 3 came by HS1 and were met by Gwyn.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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16 February 2010
23:0240839i am of the opinion that roger and john are talking about the same chap.
is he schizophrenic?
the channel chamber of commerce were involved in the welcome for the other 3 mentioned earlier.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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17 February 2010
08:2240848Yes I was talking about Alan Johnson Howard; he has more charisma than Gordon Brown, but seems to be as slippery as Tony Blair.
If there wasn't a problem with illegal immigrants, then all those in Calais would go home, but they ALL want to get to Britain.
As he is so hot on Anti-Social Behaviour, perhaps he may allow stiffer sentencing and make it less difficult to stop it.
Roger
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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17 February 2010
08:2640849So what is this foreign Chamber doing on our turf again!!
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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17 February 2010
08:3340852No idea Barry, but shouldn't we be bringing these Ministers/Senior politicians down here so WE can show them around our area.
You must be more than just Dover Forum's Assistant Editor Howard, you find out so many useful bits of info.
Roger
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17 February 2010
08:5740853Just to let you know Lord Pearson is coming to at some point.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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17 February 2010
09:2440855So we had visits from all these all singing and dancing MPS yesterday .What a great pity that they did not visit Gwyns office perhaps then a bit of pressure could be put on to sort out that railway bridge .
The problems it causes when the bridge is hit is horrific .Im going to the press this morning .
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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17 February 2010
09:4440856Strange mix there - whats Michael Heseltine doing with them.....
Roger - we do get visitors down with not so long ago a member of the monetary policy committee, arguably more important than many Ministers!
17 February 2010
10:2140864Still no answers to the question "what has Gwynn ever done for Dover?"
17 February 2010
10:2540865Ok - we had visits form several mega-politicians of bizarre mix. Who actually saw them and spoke with them?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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17 February 2010
11:4940869i have spies everywhere roger.
not made my mind up yet about mr johnson, maybe he will resurface in a higher position after the next election assuming the opinion polls are correct?
like most here i am cynical about all the bigwigs appearing so close to an election.
