Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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10 November 2010
13:2579439#1
Charlie Elphicke managed to get a question heard at todays Prime Ministers Question time re; the sell off of the Port of Dover.He basically was seeking support for his plan for a peoples port sell off rather than the sale of the "iconic" port to an overseas investor as allegedly proposed by the previous government.Nick Clegg in his reply was pretty non-committal but I'm sure the full text will be available later via Hansard.However it was still good to see Charlie standing up for Dover.
Marek
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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10 November 2010
13:3579442#2
Marek yes am currently looking at PMQ. You are right, Nick Clegg the Deputy Prime Minister, standing in for Cameron gave a very neautral reply to Charlie which would have been disappointing to Charlie I would think, and in fact was clear in mentioning the DHB a number of times. Hansard will fill us in fully later.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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10 November 2010
13:3879443#3
Charlie is keeping the issue in the public domain and raising awareness. I would not expect anything other than a non-commital reply from Cleggy so I do not expect Charlie would be disappointed at all. It is part of the game that has to be played.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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10 November 2010
13:3879444#4
i doubt if nick clegg is given any authority to make any promises.
he knows he is just a stooge for the p.m. if he steps out of line he will be out.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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10 November 2010
13:3879445#5
Must admit I enjoyed the underated Harriet Harman when with first question she asked Clegg how his plan to abolish student fees was going!!? It was a brilliant moment and you could see Clegg squirm...and quite right too.
Meanwhile my daughter BB is outside The House with thousands of other students right now as I write, holding her banner aloft and demonstrating against the scandalous rise in student fees. Good luck to her.
ps She voted for Clegg believing he could abolish student fees...like he said!
Keith Sansum1
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10 November 2010
13:5679450#6
Well wont get into the sell out by the lib dems thats for another thread apart from at the next election people will remember
and there present chums(tories) will no longer be there chums.
on the question time, im not sure cleggy even got it right in answer, clearly charlie boy was disappointed wth cleggy non commital answer, but also if cleggy was right in his facts
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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10 November 2010
14:1479453#7
Charlie Elphicke asking his question at Prime Ministers Question's an hour ago...
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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10 November 2010
14:2779454#8
Paulb=
It's a shame you were not able to capture charlie boys dsgruntled shaking of the head and dsagreement with cleggs reply
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10 November 2010
14:3679455#9
What the Hell is Charlie wearing on his lapel, other than a poppy? It looks like two small bottles of 'duty free'! How apt?
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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10 November 2010
16:4779469#10
Bob the item you refer to is not actually on Charlie's lapel at all but it is the House of Commons microphone hanging from the ceiling on a thin wire.
Yes Keef you are right about Charlie's shake of the head. He was clearly unhappy. Ive had another look now and no I dont have a picture of it.
BarryW if you watch Newsroom Southeast later they did an item featuring Charlie's head shake..more about the headshake than the question but worth looking at. They showed it on the lunchtime news and Charlie clearly unhappy with Cleggs response.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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10 November 2010
17:1079474#11
Game playing. Charlie knows Cleggy would not be able to give the answer he wants.
10 November 2010
17:1679478#12
Marek,
Blue Charlie is making a laughing stock of Dover. I suppose he will eventually come to his senses when it becomes apparent his ridiculous scheme is dead in the water!!
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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10 November 2010
17:2279480#13
So Jimmy, How are you qualified to pronounce the scheme ridiculous or dead in the water?
I didnt know you were so keen to play Bob Goldfield's game for him.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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10 November 2010
18:4979495#14
I am afraid Charlie reminds me of King Canute,and we all know what happened to him,he got his feet wet!
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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10 November 2010
19:3279502#15
I'v tried to keep on an unbiased line on the port, and allowing our charlie to answer those questions.
If as Barryw says ir's all a game i'm afraid this is to serious to play games with
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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10 November 2010
19:4479504#16
just seen it on the box, cleggy played a straight bat, nothing much more he could add.
as said previously this is very much part of the game, charlie got more publicity for his idea and made himself look hard done by.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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10 November 2010
21:1379525#17
Life is a game Keith, do you not realise that?
Brian Dixon
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10 November 2010
23:1279562#18
and the winner is........................................................... the port of calias.
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11 November 2010
09:0279591#19
Brian , you are absolutely right as Calais deliver their immense project by 2016. Who will have missed the boat or can't get their boat in.
Watty
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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11 November 2010
09:3479594#20
Life is not a game to me
still barryw
you stay in your little world
you seem happy
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