Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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I have just returned from Fort Whitfield where DDC councillors have voted to reduce size of council from 42 to 32!
Correct. I too am finding this hard to believe.
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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
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
- Posts: 1,071
Wow! Sounds like these brave decision makers should be asked to take a vote on the House of Lords too!
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Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,070
Opposed by Labour FWIW.
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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Opposed by neo-liberal-lite Labour. Not opposed by me.
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,070
Sounds like (for once) we're both singing from the same hymn sheet!
Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success. Walter Bagehot
Let's hope we are looking to a 'dull' council delivering good services at a reasonable price to council tax payers offering 'value for money', and leaving Grands Projets to those who understand and can deliver them.
Local councils have a history of diving into mad vanity projects which at best 'break even' and where the only people who get anything out of them are the inevitable 'consultants' with their glossy brochures and PowerPoint presentations.
I'm only surprised the silly buggers have not thought about investing all our reserves in BitCoin.
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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I'm unable to think of an offensive joke so I'm afraid I cannot edit them out at the rate that you are including them (then repenting), oh Captain, my Captain.
Ephesians 5:4
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Button
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,053
Sounds a great party - Musical Chairs, then Pass the IED and Postman's Knock to follow.
(Not my real name.)
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
I think we should be very concerned..More remoteness.Wonder how the wards will be refiigured River could be at risk .
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Looks like you will be moved to another ward Howard.Poor old TowernHamlets will .not stand alone .I wonder how much debate there was?
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
Good to see a cut in cllers now it needs to happen with all parish councils starting with the parish council of the Dover town council.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
The article says that the Priory part of the ward will join with Brian's one but then says "Clarendon and Westbury communities " will be split.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
strange that one howard.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,875
Seems my ward is joining with Maxton and Elms Vale, that will make one enormous ward stretching from Barton Road to Elms Vale.
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Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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The Bishop wrote:Opposed by neo-liberal-lite Labour. Not opposed by me.
is the Bishop a councillor then ??
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Only when he is in the confession box Keith.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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Keith Bibby wrote:is the Bishop a councillor then ??
No chance. Far too erudite. (No, that is not a 'sort of glue' Howard)
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I reckon you heard that 1970s joke Bob when you went to see the late Ken Dodd.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:I reckon you heard that 1970s joke Bob when you went to see the late Ken Dodd.
Week Ending Radio 4 1984. Comment about Derek Jameson who unsuccessfully sued.
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Bit of useless information, Canterbury has 39 city councillors for a population of 55,000 whilst DDC has 45 councillors for a population of 113,000 unless I have read it wrong.