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This is all a mystery to me: we've got 2 port administrations: DHB and DPPT.
One says hoo, the other says haa.
Surely all this is keeping Prosperity away from Dover!
To me it doesn't look as if the Government is intent on giving DHB the heeve-ho, and we can only ask ourselves whether the polarisation DHB - DPPT was ever in the spirit of the original Public Consultation. It was supposed to be about whether to privatise the Port or not, and not whether to exchange the current Dover Harbour Board with another institution.
As we have all seen, DPPT is highly politicised, having obtained the recognition of the Conservative MP and the aspiring Labour candidate for MP, and having connections to the House of Lords. All seems to be going over the head of Public Consultation, which one would imagine should be free of political alliances and continuous behind the scenes maneuvering at highest institutional levels.
Originally, the Public Consultation should have been with the DfT, not 10 Downing Street, the MP, the opposing candidate for MP, the Cabinet, BBC and the House of Lords. All wishy washy and undemocratic!