Guest 1694- Registered: 24 Feb 2016
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Howard, for now, the DHB remain the statutory body in charge of the port and the DfT will of course remain fully engaged with them and ascertain their cooperation in delivering the next phase.
Keith Sansum1
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Nice that paulw has acceptem defeat
the peoples port now has a lot of convincing to do
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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3POSTS DONE AT THE SAME TIME. Mine is on page one.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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not the way i am reading it the report clearly states that the port will be sold one way or another with the best deal for the exchequer and the local community.
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Vic, Today is a good news day for everyone who cares about our port and our community, but it is not the end of the road.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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yes and it will be a privatisation howard
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Mr Wiggins you lost and so did DHB,but the public of Dover won ,this way will see the port growing when the need be it will stay in the UK hands and will not owe out millions of pounds with the plan you and the mp put forward.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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this piece from the report makes the future clear in my view.
The Secretary of State recognises that all trust ports are encouraged to analyse their
corporate structure to identify opportunities to enhance their efficiency and to obtain
value from their assets (see Modernising Trust Ports 2 - A Guide to Good
Governance, published by the Department in August 2009). By this document, all
major trust ports (that is, those with a turnover above the threshold set in the 1991
Act) were asked by April 2010 to report to the Department an analysis of structural
change and their intended course of action. Further, the National Infrastructure Plan
(published October 2010) stated that the Government would encourage trust ports to
bring forward proposals for modernisation and privatisation.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Vic - the People's Port needed this outcome so it can pursue its plans to the next stage. You just cannot seem to grasp the point.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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erm no actually the report says the opposite.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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You can say what you like in anyway you like but we won and that sir is the end of it.And all the £10 notes?I must say I have been waiting for this day for a very long time just glad I was still about to see it.
Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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Great news for DPPT and our Communities and well done to all involved in putting an alternative to the DHB privatisation plan. Without objections and without offering alternative plans for its future, the decision might well have been different.
This decision gives us all a chance to work together and make a difference.
As Neil says it is still a long road but as he also says, it can be done and I agree with him.
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Guest 782- Registered: 4 Oct 2012
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I wonder what David would have to say on this?
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
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#22 Keith your post is absolute rubbish.
I have never declared my views just the stance DDC has taken.
Don't play your personal agenda into this.
Read DDC's submissions & the findings.
Stirring again without substance.
You can post away from now there will be no response. Others will judge.
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Guest 782- Registered: 4 Oct 2012
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I think this is one of those subjects that Paul could not discuss a preference for frankly. It is to his credit that non of us have (that I know of) have heard what he really thinks, but if you read the DDC/KKC submissions summery in the DfT letter, it is clear and unambiguous that they were looking after the interest of Dover as far as they could.
How could anyone possibly expect the top brass at DDC to do anything more than sit on the fence until the decision is made
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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peoples port post 538 indicates otherwise
as does paulw campaign as a conservative cllr to privatise the port
couldn't be much clearer
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Guest 1694- Registered: 24 Feb 2016
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I'd love to know what David has to say Simon, could be an interesting read.
Mr Vic, Today is a great day for our community. I'm afraid that you will find that you are not correct about what you have said above and I really would not wish to detract from anyone's sense of well being following this decision. I am ebulliently happy about the decision and accompanying details Mr. Vic, ask anyone who's run into me today if I look or sound like a loser
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i think the dft have done a good and thorough job on this one and seem to have listened to all opinions before deciding that the best interests of the port and people living nearby were not best served "long term" with the proposal offered.
ii is now up to dhb, dppt and anybody else involved to convince the minister that their plan is best.
And at that time I will add UKIP was backing me on this one.
