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  The percentage of the electorate in favour of the port remaining a Trust Port is presumably very high judging from the last two parliamentary elections. In the one before last, the Conservatives said that they would sell off the port and give all the proceeds to the citizens of Dover. They were decisively rejected. They did not make the same mistake in the last election and Charlie pronounced himself totally opposed to privatisation right up until being elected. Gwyn never wavered from being opposed to privatisation.
  
  The option of remaining a Trust Port is not included in the DTC referendum. Neither is the option for other British companies such as Forth Ports to purchase the port. The only option in the referendum is to vote for the Peoples Port or the DHB plan, neither of which the majority of the electorate would appear to favour judging from the parliamentary elections.
  
  As this limited referendum has been called by supporters of the Peoples Port, one imagines that they will turn out in force to vote for their own scheme. The majority of the electorate who are in favour of the status quo will not be involved as the options on offer specifically exclude them and doubtless apathy will rule with the remainder.
  
  I would therefore confidentally forecast an overwhelming vote in favour of the Peoples Port. This will send a clear message to the government that the great majority of those in favour of the Peoples Port have voted in favour of the Peoples Port.

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