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  So far the objections come down to two main points, first that DHB do not invest in the town. This, as Vic says, is defended by DHB on the grounds that their charter forbids it however this excuse does not work as they have always had the option of applying for a 'Harbour Revision Order' to change those terms. They already do this everytime they want to change the traffic layout and Dr Bob resist on the basis that "his stakeholders would not like it", another nonsense as he also claims that the people of Dover are his stakeholders.
  
  Secondly is the gut reaction about the port falling into foreign hands. On this there are two well known proposals. DHB want to sell off to the highest bidder, no matter who that may be and with the slight promise of a trust fund for the town with no way of guarenteeing that there would ever be more than a token payment towards it. On the other hand you have Charlie's proposal that would see the port structured in favour of the local population, with funding coming from the banks but under local control. Given that current priorities make some form of privitisation almost inevitable I know which I prefer, a positive idea rather than head-in-the-sand opposition.

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