The post you are reporting:
The following is from the website of the People's Port:
"Referendum Meeting - 3 March, 6pm, Dover Town Hall (02 Mar 2011)
A public meeting at Dover Town Hall on Thursday 3 March (6pm) can vote to require a referendum on whether the port should be owned by the Dover community, or be sold off overseas"
The people's port committee has to all effect ruled out the public consultation process of the Government, and is constantly influencing people that there are only two options: either to accept the people's port trust or let the Port of Dover be sold overseas.
It would appear from this, and similar public statements of the p/p members, that DHB has made a privatisation proposal to the Government that envisages that the Port should be sold oversees. It also appears that, according to the opening introduction on the people's port website, Dover would be sold.
These presentations on the p/p website seem to be meant to influence people by giving wrong information, and therefore I consider it irresponsible of Dover Town Council to go ahead with a referendum that has been based on misleading information.
The National Trust has already asked Charlie to stop making comments to the effect that the White Cliffs of Dover would be sold, but the p/p website claims that Dover would be sold, and leads to make believe that the DHB plan is that our Port and Town would be sold overseas.
And as already stated, the p/p statements make believe that the public consultation has been ruled out by the Government.
DTC should read carefully what the p/p members are openly stating when calling for a referendum, as their versions are misleading and can easily be challeged, and have been challenged in the past, such as by the National Trust.