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  John, my opinion is that the DHB submission has to do with venture capitalism rather than politics. It clearly proclaims the desire to invest in matters that have nothing to do with the Port. Risk investment made possible through privatisation AND subsequent borrowing.
  
  So my view was, that this not only does not meet the criteria for Community satisfaction, but doesn't satisfy any criteria for running the Port.
  
  Using the Port as a stake - an asset - to borrow money and invest in uncharted territory, in things unrelated to the Harbour, could end up bringing the Port in a state of insolvency if these investments went wrong and the money couldn't be paid back to the money-lenders, not to mention the shareholders.
  
  I can't see the Government turning down this opinion and giving Dr. Goldfield the go-ahead.
  Only let's hope they don't take ages to come to the decision and don't start another tortuous round of public consultations.
  
  If they do, it will be the biggest waste of time in Dover's history, and frankly I'm getting fed-up!

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