Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Well John, you know what you have to do in MAY,along with Alex and others ,and just maybe myself.
Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
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Howard
If I'm wrong, fullest apologies!
Vic
I believe David Hannent is an Independent........
True friends stab you in the front.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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No they are all in one group. David is their leader at this time,he said he will not stand again but I think he will at both Town and district.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i thought there were about ten indie town councillors andy, chris is definitely one of them, he has a keen dislike of party politics.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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They say they are indies but they are not,they have meeting just like any other party and follow a set patten.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Concerning Council elections, in which I sincerely hope Vic will also stand as candidate, although they will be in May, it's good to dedicate full efforts to them already now! Dover is special.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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If you google: Britain's light=tower, look at the first that comes up on the first page!
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Well done Alex had alook at it all good for Dover mate keep it up try doing it with other parts of the Town like the port Etc.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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David H and his group are called The Dover Alliance; the only true Independant, is Jenny Morgan, all the others belong to a party of one sort or another.
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Roger you are right but last time she did support the blues if I am right.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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A number of Town Councillors support the blues at District and National elections Vic. Nothing new there - some even support the Labour party at District and National elections too.
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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When I went round to your ward four years ago Howard I was telling you all that I was the only true Independent on the TOWN council that was even put in the press at that time,but you all still voted for them.andit will be the same next time round but I will not be standing the same this time round.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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When I went round to your ward four years ago Howard I was telling you all that I was the only true Independent on the TOWN council that was even put in the press at that time,but you all still voted for them.and it will be the same next time round but I will not be standing the same this time round.And just to add to that do you ever see them working or even going round your ward it is a very big no to that Roger Yes The reds Yes but not the rest,I go round talking to more of the ward then they do and I am not even on the council ,I was up there last sunday with members of the town council Mr Rix was with us but he is not a cllr in your ward.
So, doesn't that tell you something Vic?
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Mr Perkins ,What is that telling me, is it that the public do not want me as a cllr in their ward,you could be right but one thing I was a working Cllr in the ward .
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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not totally true vic, keith was a very active district and county councillor before chucking it in, roger is an active district chap and sheila is the same at town level, all of them have a party label.
the rest are best forgotten, the one that replaced keith has been a total washout. aside from being a district rep for us she is a town council member for somewhere else.
she promised to work for better street lighting and loads of other things that are nothing to do with the town council.
gave us all a good laugh locally.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Howard read my post again please I said the Reds Keith,his mum and Roger were working and still do in the ward ,If you going to have ago at me get it right first mate thank you.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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You've forgotten Marian Munt Vic.
Marian has represented Labour for Maxton, Elmsvale and Priory at District for many years, more years than I have, I believe.
Marian has been a hard-working and caring person for many years - as someone once said, it's the person not the party people should vote for at this level; the person who Howard was referring to, does not not come round here, but was voted for because of the colour of her flag.
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Yes You are right Roger I did forget that hard working lady sorry.
Guest 675- Registered: 30 Jun 2008
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There are four "Dover Alliance" town councillors and we are not allied to any other party. Jenny, for whom I have the greatest respect, is a member of the Conservative Party although not representing them on the Town Council where she is independent.
Marian is a long standing district councillor for the Labour Party but very much her own woman and long may she remain so.
Yes the Dover Alliance has meetings, where we discuss recruitment and campaign strategies. What we do not do is decide on how our members should vote, that is always up to each individuals own perceptions of what is best for their ward and the town. Of course when we meet up we will talk about what is happening in the town and the challenges facing the council, but no more or less than we do when we meet up with fellow councillors of other 'parties'. How members of the Alliance vote in elections, or who they support in those elections is entirely up to them but in council our stand is always independent of party politics and purely driven by the best interests of Dover.
(Andy, nice long and hugely defensive post on the 'singles' thread - thank you for making my point.)
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
Richard Armour