howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Rather strange that the Greens intend to contest the new ward of Maxton and Elms Vale which will make it all the more likely that the Tory will win it.
If Nigel Collor does stand in Whitfield which one of the two current incumbents will step down?
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
That would be telling
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
- Posts: 2,226
Apply logic Howard. Who has form in present Castle Ward.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,915
Paul w
Nope no one and with biundarary changes like freemason tory r Walkden says nigel finks he won't win the wars he's in
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Final reminder for budding councillors, papers must be in by 4 pm tomorrow at DDC headquarters and then according to the rules of purdah must keep schtum until all the votes are counted on the 3rd of May.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
The Greens mean business this time standing in 12 seats.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
I see Peter Wallace is standing down
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Fairly common knowledge for about 6 months Sue, I believe John Heron is not standing either.
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,056
howard mcsweeney1 wrote:Fairly common knowledge for about 6 months Sue, I believe John Heron is not standing either.
More the shame in both cases, each having got involved in local politics trying to 'make a difference' for local people rather than pursuing an 'agenda'.
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Yes Bob .The good Community sort.I liked both of those chaps .
Pablo- Registered: 21 Mar 2018
- Posts: 614
The Green Party would have more success if they were not so far to the left. If they were more centrist I might consider voting for one of their candidates because I believe that we should nurture our environment and stop sh***ing on our own doorsteps. But they aren’t putting one up in my ward apparently so it’s a straight fight between Tory OAPs and Labour OAPs as far as I can see. We need younger blood in our councils but every time we get a keen young ‘un they get disillusioned and drop out.
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,869
I have always thought the Greens should be more neutral in their political outlook if they want to succeed with their ideals.
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
just had dover town council joke sheet posted through my letter box, cant stop laughing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Just had a look at the 9 candidates standing in my ward for the town council, just 5 of them live in the ward.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
A couple of snippets from the list of candidates, Henry Bolton's latest party is fielding 4 candidates one of whom is a current independent councillor on DDC.
Jamie Rose is standing for the Tories in Alkham and Capel Le Ferne which should keep him in with his boss.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
dover town council wallers for the torys.
david hannent.
Richard jeacock. an acliffite.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
You have got 2 candidates from your part of the ward Brian and I have got none. I believe we have 5 votes I will probably use one of them.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
it depends if I get any other offers in the next few weeks.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Got a Labour leaflet through the door earlier and one of the key points was to "develop a not for profit district bus service to restore and improve access for all", highly laudable but I fail to see how this can be done considering all our out lying villages(not River) are fairly spread it would have to be heavily subsidised or charge hefty fares.
Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,256
Yes thats just 1 of the lies in that leaflet Howard,
From their manifesto:
"Develop a not-for-proft bus company with neighbouring councils and other partners when the current operator’s franchise runs out."
Aspirational at best?
Arte et Marte
