Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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I propose the motion that Mary Portas is A Good Thing.
While too many Britons appear to think and act like scavengers on some Politically Correct, Third World rubbish mountain, tamely accepting our post-industrial, apolitical malaise and cynically scheming to get one up in the abysmal new order, this feisty redhead wants to - shock, horror - rebuild our industrial base and our High Streets. A country that makes things and where people share a common purpose. Remember that?
There is a term in German for this outlook - "Die heile Welt". Before someone makes some predictable, lame Nazi joke, "heil" is from the same root as "hale", "neahtly" and "whole" - "The healthy world" would be an approximate translation.
Utopia? I don't believe so. To listen to some of our politicians you would think we lived in a world where there were fewer goods manufactured than 30 years ago. We do not live in a post-industrial world - just a post-industrial country, where the opiate of cheap credit and the financial services bubble masked the abject state of the country. past tense. The chickens are coming home to roost and we need to realise how much we have lost and act before it is too late.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Andrew I think 'heile' comes into English in this context quite well as 'holistic'.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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Thankyou for your German translating expertise Peter.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
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so what are you after andrew?
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i would propose a secondary motion that ms portas is a highly talented individual with a specialised qualification in self promotion.
Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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Cynics.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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In a town sense 'die heile Welt' also has a strong sense of localism which in Britain we have largely lost but still survives on the Continent, and is worth striving to revive.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
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And it is something that is being worked towards by a number of local organisations, namely the new Town Team (who are submitting a "Portas" bid), Dover People's Port, local community fora etc.
"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
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
And Hurrah!
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Did you get my Plan of Action Andrew and Ross (and all the Town Team) ? Any thoughts ? If it's crap, please do tell me and I'll go away and shut up.
Hope it's a good meeting Thursday evening.
Roger
Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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Yes, thankyou Roger - please keep me abreast of any further developments.
Ross - great to know Dover is trying to get its hands on a slice of the fund.
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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Just received this notice- very short notice - about the meeting TONIGHT:
Subject: PORTAS TOWN TEAM PUBLIC EVENT
Hello!
Dover Town Centre Businesses are putting in a bid to the government for one of the Portas Pilot pilots - money to help give our town centre a leg up! We would like to invite you to hear about our ideas and give us yours.
We are holding a public meeting with pictures and a presentation from 7pm on Thursday 22nd March at the Dover Town Council Offices at Maison Dieu House, Biggin St, Dover (by the War Memorial and the Town Hall). Please come and join us and give us your support. If you can let us know whether you will be coming that will be a big help in making sure there are chairs and tea/biscuits for everyone.
Thanks very much - and hope to see you there!
Louise Miller ( Hon. Chairman of the Dover Town Team)
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Lincolnshire Born and Bred
I have only just seen this so I cant get there , which is unfortunate as I would have loved to attend .
Good luck with the bid
Bugger, me too. Good luck.
Bern !
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
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So what happened at the meeting?
Watty
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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i doubt we will find out, the meeting was not generally known about until very close to it happening.
reading the posts i cannot see any of our members saying that they would be attending.
Anyone know what happened?
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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tea,talk,tea,talk,gossip more tea and a bikkie then every body left.