howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
burke by name,burke by nature.
Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,259
Its our toothless and useless town council trying it's best to quell any decent rather than take a constructive approach and try addressing the issues, though I suspect if they went that way they would quickly find out how despised they are by the people of Dover.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
I don't know why she bothered to be co-opted if she feels that way. The claim that 90% of Dover people want it abolished doesn't tally with the fact that approx 50% of people voted in the last elections in 2015.
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,259
The best place to be to try and make changes Howard, and as for voting when they put a none of the above box on the ballot paper, then quoting voter numbers will have some relevance.
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,895
I wish they would have that box on the voting papers.
As to Howard's comment, my daughter never bothers to vote but she would like to abolish DTC as she thinks they are a useless bunch.
I think that might be a fairly accurate figure I have can not think of any one I know or any post on any internet site where any one has wanted to keep Dover Town Council.
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Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,707
Failure to participate in voting is saying that you are prepared to put up with other peoples choice. You cannot complain when you do not like what they chose.
If you wan to be rid of an elected representative vote against them
If you want to be rid of an elected body then vote for someone who is proposing to do just that or even better put yourself up as a candidate on that platform....
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
I don't think we should give much credence to social media comments as it seems that all who post hate their Town/District/County councils and MP's. Town is the nearest so they get the most flak. Should Town/Parish Councils be abolished then local accountability will be even further removed from where it is now plus the day to day work will simply be transferred to District level saving on counc illors expenses but not on the more expensive staffing costs. I believe that government policy is to move some responsibilities away from District and Borough in accordance with their localism agenda.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
well I am exhaustipated now.
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,259
What accountability do we have from DTC, and they do little meaningful work!
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Guest 1735- Registered: 26 Apr 2016
- Posts: 90
Could someone tell me what does DTC actually do ,Have they & do they
really made a big difference to Dover .Ask anyone in the Town & the first word is ermm
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,895
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I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
As a old ex town cllr I think that we should get rid of the town council with cost of running it now over £800.000 per year time for them to go.
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