Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
#21
Sue, I agree with you BUT looking at it dispassionately, in terms of national infrastructure, our problems with Townwall Street are neither here nor there.
I well remember being on holiday in Cornwall when the M20 was daily backed up almost as far as Maidstone and no-one knew nor cared anything about it and what was meant as an amusing aside that 'I better leave three days early because of Operation Stack' was met with blank bewilderment.
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#22
I agree no one is bothered about the towns folk.I sat at the lovely Dover Marina Hotel having lunch yesterday which if you believe the papers is owned by our very own Trevor Bond.It was beautiful looking across the harbour then you had to go back into town and where during the week it's Lorries and cars.
Paul M- Registered: 1 Feb 2016
- Posts: 393
#23
Well the Government seem to think it is acceptable to spend £50 billion to cut the time it takes to travel between London and Birmingham by 20 minutes so why not a few million to cut a minute or so off my travel time into Dover?!
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#24
Did Charlie support this new link .Morally he should support Dover and Deal.This new link is going to spoil acres of countryside in a beautiful part of England .
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#25
saw Charlie and his lap dog in town on Friday,was to far away to catch him up.
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
- Posts: 2,226
#26
What breed Brian. Does it come with a pedigree certificate?
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#27
no paul,it was a human lap dog with note pad,,,,lol
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
#28
Brian Dixon wrote:no paul,it was a human lap dog with note pad,,,,lol
I'm pleased about that. Whilst it was good of Charlie to offer a home for displaced journalists, being cooped up is no life for them. They are used to running free from local Flower Show to the Crown Court and should be out chasing rumours rather than chained to a desk turning Charlie's latest mad idea into something he can talk about to camera on Dover Seafront without too many viewers openly laughing at him.
You've only got to see their little expectant faces pressed up against the window in Walmer on Friday morning looking out for their master returning from toiling at Westminster. Someone told me you can almost think them human!
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"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Guest 1266- Registered: 8 May 2014
- Posts: 381
#29
The reality is that the majority of new homes are still being built or planned in Deal not Whitfield. Taylor Wimpey, Persimmon and Quinn Estates will add over 1,000 properties over the next two years and I am reliably informed there is no shortage of buyers. Considering the A258 is unlikely to be upgraded, improving rail links is probably the only way investment could significantly help employment rates.
Jack of Hearts
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#30
Latest Epistle from Charlie.
From riots to a renaissance of our region
January 30th will mark a year since far-right thugs and violent anti-fascists turned Dover into a warzone.
Families were forced to hide inside their homes as chaos broke out along Folkestone Road. Bottles and bricks were hurled across the street. Market Square descended into mayhem.
Seeing these ugly scenes developing, I knew immediately this must never be allowed to happen again.
The officers on the ground had bravely tried to contain these thugs. Yet they did not have enough support and lost control.
Fast forward to April last year – and many of the mindless louts who had come to Dover simply to cause trouble in January were back, hoping for another fight. Yet following my demand for Dover to be protected, this time there were more than 600 officers waiting for them. Unsurprisingly, the thugs stopped coming back.
And Kent Police have kept up the good work since then. More than 60 people have been charged and several jailed. This is exactly the sort of no-nonsense response the people of Dover and Deal demand. Kent Police should be applauded for their swift and effective crackdown.
Booting these thugs out of town was one of several problems we worked hard to fix in 2016. Let's not forget that last year also saw Burlington House come down, the Calais Jungle dismantled and the Dover to Folkestone rail line fixed.
This was all vital work which we must now build on. And it's clear there are businesses in Dover, Deal and Kent that are desperate to expand.
On Friday, I chaired a Kent summit where we discussed the roads, rail and skills investment needed for our area to thrive. I was joined on the panel by fellow Kent MPs in front of more than 75 business leaders. This Kent and Medway Economic Partnership Summit set a clear strategy on the things our county needs to grow.
We need investment in Kent's roads and railways. The A2 must be dualled – and we need to get on with building the Lower Thames Crossing. We must act now to prevent gridlock and delays – which would affect the whole country, not just Kent.
Meanwhile, we must increase capacity on our train services to meet demand. And it's vital to support East Kent College in providing the lifelong learning needed for a modern economy.
Everyone knows Brexit will present challenges – but there will also be real opportunities to build the sort of Britain we want. A Britain where we take back control of our borders. Where we become the new business centre of the world.
If we make the right investment decisions now, I'm confident the entrepreneurs of Dover, Deal and Kent will lead the way. We must work hard to ensure that this time next year, we are moving forward with the renaissance of our region
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
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#32
Credit to Charlie he spoke very well there
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#33
Fair do,s He did speak very well.Very sincere .Those are the speeches we want to hear Charlie .
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#34
Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,095
#35
'Compassionate Conservatism?'
A right Charlie's oxymoron, surely.
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'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#36
During the recent campaign Charlie repeated the word "Corbyn" endlessly but not once in this article, after reading his views have a look on how he voted on issues.
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/24777/charlie_elphicke/dover/votes#mischoward mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#37
So much for Charlie and his compassionate conservatism, voted tonight to keep the pay cap on our stressed out emergency workers.
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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#38
howard mcsweeney1 wrote:So much for Charlie and his compassionate conservatism, voted tonight to keep the pay cap on our stressed out emergency workers.
Charlie: A man of the people. This is all anyone really needs to know about our charaltan, austerity-sponsoring MP...
"Before entering Parliament, Elphicke was a solicitor specialising in tax." source: Wikipedia.
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,261
#39
howard mcsweeney1 wrote:So much for Charlie and his compassionate conservatism, voted tonight to keep the pay cap on our stressed out emergency workers.
He was hardly going to vote in favour of a labour amendment purely aimed at undermining the government was he?
Arte et Marte
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#40
Shame on our MP.Our Fireman,Nurses Police and Teachers deserve a pay rise.The Conservative government need to be reminded they only have power as they are propped up by the DUP
in recent weeks we have seen how we rely on our emergency services.Im a Grandmother of a young nurse who out of her pay has to pay to park her car.These young girls have to work twelve hour shifts plus travelling to and fro to work
Charlie you are letting us down.
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