Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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This the safe seat for the reds,they could have put anyone up for it and they will walk it. Mr Hood is a man I have worked with years go both of us welders,like myself been round along time played his part as agood cllr in the pass his heath has not been that good in the pass,I hope he is feeling better.He will fit in well in that ward and I wish him well in his roll back on the town council.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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this time tomorrow no further applications will be accepted so not much time for budding alderpersons to apply.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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As I said it is the power house of the reds now and will always be that way.
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
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I'm interested in the Eythorne seat. Interesting coverage in Dover Express. Always found Peter Walker a straightforward person. Knew him as a well respected Head Teacher before taking up Parish & District representation.
Watty
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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just anyone with a strong interest and commitment to royal eythorne would fit the bill.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
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So, we have a UKIP candidate who is now not a UKIP candidate, if he stands in the county election only wants to stop the reds or blues getting a seat.
Why on earth would you want to waste a vote on him.
I actually believe in the REAL INDEPENDENT but sadly there are few of them, very few.
And yes jan, your correct in your post.
To be even handed, i have worked closely with cllr hood over the years but i firmly believe in a local geezer(ess} for the seat
of course st radigunds has always had one of the lowest turnouts at elections.
I think jim shares my view but because the reds were forced into wasting taxpayers dosh they had to put someone up
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Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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I don't think one should stand as candidate councillor just to annoy other candidates.
An aspiring representative of local Government should have a good programme and communicate this to the electorate prior to the election.
Of-course the programme would have to be compatible with the office one intends standing for (County, in this case).
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I have always said that there should not be any party views in local councils,and I have always done and acted in that way,the above person did not do the same when he was a cllr,He only see red in more than one way still the same today.But I have no wish to keep on about partys. I will carry on the way I am,I am happy with what and the way I go about doing what I do.
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
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Vic, I've always agreed with your view about Parish/Towns being outside the political process & followed that process consistently when my opinion was sought.
I think Parishes invariabably follow that principle but Town Councils move in the other direction despite their status being no different to a Parish.
Pity because the public don't want it but do vote for the ticket when parties put up candidate.
It's a contradiction.
Watty
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Thank you Mr Watkins not many agree with my views but that is thank goodness only on the Dover forum,but I do not mind that as long as they are not rude with it.Again you right about the Town council.I for one would like to see the hold that the reds have over the town council gone,that does not mean they do not have some good town cllrs because I think they have.But how that can be done I do not know.I think the only way would be that the number of town wards be cut and the ones left would have to be made bigger. This way we might just see change on what we see now.It might even be better if we did not have a town council and go back to just the one council.
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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Vic, I agree with most of what you say but don't I recall when you were campaigning for your 5 parish seats that you were handing out UKIP brochures left over from your General Election campaign?
Paul is being a bit diplomatic in #44, for thoase interested and who haven't read the Dover Express the Eythorne parish council minutes have the the background
http://www.eythornepc.kentparishes.gov.uk/default.cfm?pid=minuteshoward mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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not sure paul is correct with party ticket voting at town level, most of the party candidates are recogniseable names, familiarisation helps when choosing a candidate.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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The five were seven and I do not think I campaign for any of the parish councils I am on, and if I had done what you said I done the UKIP posters would not have been any good because of the wording on them. I have done and paid for my own posters and leaflets some years ago but not the last time.And all in the pass now so what what points are you trying to make now? we are where we are.If you are trying to say that I should be aske to stand down from the Lydden council bring it to the council at the next meeting,but I would not stand down anyway.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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didn't see any posters get mentioned.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Well Ray you appear to have more info on some double standards of your parish area where on here its said some are indy, yet gave out ukip leaflets, not surprized.
Of course i also agree town/parish councils should be non political, but lets not run away with the idea that paulw and the conservative party localy take that route, because they dont, they have conservative town cllrs not only in Dover
so please, a bit of honesty.
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Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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County and District councils are Local Government, Town and Parish councils do not have this definition.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i think paul was giving a personal view keith, candidates play the blue card as much as the red card. hopefully they forget that wjhen elected i know some who do.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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alexander town councils are known as a tier of local govt.
howard;
mines a personal view to then
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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who forgot the yellow card then.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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The town council is a parish council no more or less. And a rich one at that.
