howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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my newest councillor peter wallace has been involved in running street surgeries to see if he and his fellow councillors can be of assistance of assistance to constituents.
last sunday he and councillor sue jones were in malmains road and church road maxton.
this coming saturday the 26th peter and sue will be joined by newly elected kcc councillor pam brivio at morrisons's cafe between 10 and 11 a.m. meet them in the foyer.
no excuse for saying that councillors are only interested in you at election time.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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peter does street canvassing once a month
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Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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That's good the public will have the opportunity to ask then about all the extra housing schools and hospitals we will need, for all the Albanians Bulgarians and Rumanians ,They have invited to come to the uk.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i don't think peter, sue or pam sent out the invitations keith and for the record albania has as much chance of joining the e.u in the near future as china has.
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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If your on the ticket your on the policy's.
Albania will be adequately rewarded for there part in rendition. EU money is all ready being squander on this country,
so to turkey
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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I am more exercised by the use of the term 'constituents' in #1, than the redoubled promise of assistance. And even then I am at a loss as to just what assistance might be on offer. [This is as true in my own circumstances, here in sunny Hackney.]
I do doubt that Councillors can match their assistance to their election 'pledges';increased inward investment, lower taxes etc.
Do they then offer themselves up as an alternative route into the workings of the Council?
If a 'constituent' is getting nowhere in their dealings with any arm of The Council, just how may consulting with a Councillor help?
I suspect that if the Councillors were to advertise their effectiveness in the resolution of public problems, in one or other of the many ways Councils impinge upon the every-day matters of 'constituents', the Council's own efficiency would come into question. Is it this that heaps the onus upon the 'constituent', of pre-knowing whether a consultation would be worthwhile?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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disagree tom many people don't know where to start with their council and others give up once they are given 10 options to start with on the phone, a councillor can be very effective in getting individual problems sorted, keef was very good at that.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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John Buckley
- Registered: 6 Oct 2013
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I can confirm Howard that you are 100% correct. In a previous life as a principle officer of DDC I can assure you that any query from a councillor would more or less receive immediate attention and acted upon accordingly. This was always normal practice, regardless as to whether or not you thought the councillor involved was as thick as two short planks or was a bit of an oddball...........yes, we did have some!
Guest 904- Registered: 21 Mar 2013
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Only some........
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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just a reminder that peter, sue and pam will be at morrison's on the morrow between 10 and 11 am.
all welcome except keith b as albania is not on their agenda.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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i like peter he is a good cllr
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Are surgeries really necessary ? I am available to any of my constituents any time of day, not just once a month.
I can be contacted (and am) via a phone-call, an email or by calling round to see me.
Roger
Judith Roberts- Registered: 15 May 2012
- Posts: 637
Which ward is Victoria Park in? I would like to discuss some issues with our councillor.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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the reds are rather good at this with their saturday morning surgery outside the town council offices and now the mr wallace initiative.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,915
Mr Walkden
Peter wallace is also around 24/7
on top of that hes going to morrisons
in the town on sat mornings
monthly door knocks
in order to meet as many constituents as he can
you have to use as many methods as you can to engage
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Judith Roberts wrote:Which ward is Victoria Park in? I would like to discuss some issues with our councillor.
Nigel Collor @ DDC. (Castle Ward).
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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If it's a highways issue, that's KCC, Gordon Cowan. (Dover Town)
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Judith Roberts- Registered: 15 May 2012
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Thank you Peter. I thought it was Castle, but wanted to be sure.
