Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
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Brian Martin, Howard. Great guy.
Still lives at Whitfield.
Watty
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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sincere to his word
great guy to chat to
lots of knowledge
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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would be great if he returned as a member paul, some of his witty rejoinders were the stuff of legend.
example
when there was a shortfall meaning the surplus had been spent he came out with
"not to worry it is probably in someones desk drawer at the back".
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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he was one of the last of the characters around at the time
you always knew he was sincere
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I'm sorry Reg. you simply haven't got a clue about how the Conservatives work at District Council level as regards whipping/not whipping.
How many times do you have to be told ?
Roger
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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think sue regrets starting this topic, and if she were to be her old rebell self would recall that night paulw made the first moves to remove her.
but i suspect sue will go quiet now(sure that wont be under paulw instuctions lol)
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I maybe quiet but Im thinking . Looking at the comments on this thread I have only seen one or two positive comment and those were re Brian Martin.
My current role does not allow me to make polticial comments .
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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# 65..have only been told a few times .....Pinocchio and Walter Mitty......
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Reg. ask any Conservative Councillor at DDC if they are whipped.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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some should be thoroughly flogged in my opinion roger.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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# 69.......have done...in private `they love it`and `ofcourse they are....
..in public.....`would be political suicide`.....you being the latter and if it helps you sleep at night carry on in denial..
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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You and your fantasies Reg
In the 12 years of my being a member of DDC between '83 and '95 we did not have a 'whip' applied and there was no position of 'whip' in the Conservative group. Neither in private or public.
Jan Higgins
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Brian Dixon
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Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Including 83-95 it`s been going on for decades and will continue in perpetuity.
Strange the `few`continue this charade when all party`s have a `system` to `control`their members but you are still denying what happens in Parliament and County does not happen at District?
Transparency has never been a virtue of Political Party`s and most certainly in the Tory District Party.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Funny that I have never felt I was 'controlled' as a Tory member of DDC or just the Party and when I was Chairman of the Association never sought to 'control' either, far from it.
Control perhaps is something for Labour - that does not surprise me with their collective 'bent' and mania for big government control over all things.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Strange and slightly worrying how members and former members of one party seem to have such an obsessive fascination with the internal workings of the other.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i wonder if they are whipped at the town council too.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Yes and at some other Town and Parish Councils.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Pointless exercise whipping at County, Labour could only manage 3 seats at the last elections. Main opposition is Lib Dems with seven.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
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