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My representations to DfT have never suggested DHB be disbanded.
If DHB continue to function, either under the supervision of the Department for Transport as hitherto, or under the jurisdiction of the local Community (one or more of our three local councils), or a combination of DfT and Local Government, then where does DPPT come into it?
The local Communities of which I am a part are the ones officially recognised by our Constitution, their councillors are regularly and democratically elected by the Community, their officers are there to ensure the Law is respected when the elected Local Government makes decisions.
As the Port of Dover is a State asset, its Board should be appointed by either Central or Local Government (or a combination of both), and the Board's functioning should be object of regular scrutiny by the State Authority under whose jurisdiction the Port is (or will be), to ensure that the Port is running smoothly and within the established regulations of fair competition.
This would ensure that all stakeholders who use the Port of Dover are given a fair ground on which to operate.
DPPT is not the State, it does not represent me as a Dovorian, and never will.
I will campaign for my rights not to be manipulated or patronised by MP Charlie Elphicke in Parliament or anywhere. He is the elected MP for as long as his term lasts. But as co-founder of a self-styled port trust he DOES NOT represent me!
He has no right to claim or imply in Parliament that DPPT represents me. It does not!
