Keith Sansum1
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could i start by saying on sunday cllr gordon cowan will be appearing on the politics on sunday morning should anyone want to look in.
its about the govt changes to business rates which could affect dover. district.
on another note could i thank guzzler whom we briefly bumped into this morning for his honesty ref gordon which i know gordon was pleased with.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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thanks for the tip off keith, gordon is a good speaker so should be interesting.
hope it does not clash with the ceremony at the town council offices.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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hes also been asked to appear on friday night live whatever that is but thats in a few weeks
hes an ok guy, passionate
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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agree there keith, only met gordon a few times and he is clearly a conviction politician, one of the few left.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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hes also on radio kent monday morning 7am if anyone is interested
and up that early lol
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Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Is this the programme that starts at 3:10pm?
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Is that the chap Gordon Cowan....who worked for the Post Office?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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thanks for the reminder tom, yes mr norman the very same.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Ah well. This would have been the 'local news' slot.
My local news concerned homelessness and featured one young man of Kent;Mr. Barnes. I can report that he seems well if determined to stay away from his home county.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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yes it was the local slot, there is concern over the planned changes to business rates whereby all money collected locally will now be spent locally.
this lady was very concerned at the impact making the point that somewhere like ashford that was booming would be even more successful whilst east kent would suffer.
then we had our own red gordon pointing out that pfizer's were all but gone together with the large business rate they have been paying.
we then saw a collection of photos of empty properties in the thanet area and it did not need much thinking to see that the situation there could only get worse under the plans.
we then had the member for folkestone and hythe wittering on about there being other money available for run down areas but had nothing concrete on it.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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lets hope dover benefits
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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that is not possible under the proposals, that is why gordon was on there.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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howard;
i have spoken at legnth with gordon,was just trying to put a positive slant on things.
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Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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Good news for Canterbury Maidstone, but not so good for coastal towns like Margate Dover
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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exactly john, there is no positive slant for the less well off towns.
we will be cut adrift.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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The rich get richer the poor get poorer, now where have I heard that phrase before.
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Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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This is where the whole contradiction comes in regards planning.
There are so many empty properties in Thanet, and the situation there is destined to get worse, with even more empty properties. As Howard says.
Meanwhile, Dover's growth status points project is supposed to go on, on condition that we get 6,500 more houses in Dover and Deal.
Does anyone here see a contradiction, or is it just me?
If DDC got Pfizer up and running at full capacity and we kept the present properties (accommodations) in the Dover and Thanet districts inhabited, that would just be holding on to otherwise lost territory.
Instead, they can't even manage that, not even in combined efforts with Thanet Council, but have dreams of building 6,500 more properties in the Dover District area.
So where are all these new people supposed to work, then? At Pfizers, or Tilmanstone Salads?
Somewhere DDC planning has lost the plot.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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I forgot to add, that if the new people get the available work, where will be be working???
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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That should read: where will WE be working?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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fair point alex but don't forget that growth point money is only forthcoming if the houses are built.
as regards jobs all a bit of a chicken and egg situation, companies cannot open if there are not enough potential staff nearby and also whitfield is ideal commuting country for canterbury with much lower house prices.
