howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Sorry Keith I was trying to keep it a secret, as I didn't get to be Mayor I thought I deserved something.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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It appears that the leaked draft is near enough the actual manifesto. Parts of it will appeal to some especially re-nationalising the railways, commuters who are mostly Tory voters have been campaigning for British Rail to be brought back for some time. Abolition of tuition fees will appeal to younger people who do not normally vote and parents that are ambitious for their offspring. I would anticipate quite a lot of support for bringing back the utilities and Royal Mail back into public ownership but would be expensive in the short term.
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Captain Haddock
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I especially like Labour manifesto commitment for more nomadic roaming rights for gypsies. That will be popular!
And as for this:-
'Labour wants gays to pack in their disgusting habit'! Now there's a headline I didn't expect to see ..............
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Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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A bit peculiar that the Welsh Labour leader has said that the manifesto doesn't represent Wales. I thought they even put 'leak' in its title.
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Brian Dixon
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wrong sort of leak your grace.
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Button
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The return of the Ed Stone; oh well, keep taking the tablets.
(Not my real name.)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Strange how other Western economies can run important services from the public domain yet we are told that it is just a throwback to the past.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jeremy-corbyn-labour-manifesto-renationalisation-rail-energy-banks-europe-a7731961.htmlGuest 1881 and Guest 745 like this
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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true Howard.
it was simple theft and asset stripping of public property .
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:Strange how other Western economies can run important services from the public domain yet we are told that it is just a throwback to the past.
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1. Corbyn's an idiot
2. The article is far too simplistic in its analysis.
3. See railways for example
https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/transportation_travel_tourism_public_sector_european_railway_performance_index/"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
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the Tory government is giving billions in subsidies to the railways, and the private company's get the profits.
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Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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You only have to look at the SOUTHERN RAIL franchise to see who the idiots are. It is us. We are funding a service upfront before they run a train and then get no rebate for undelivered services. Govia and their shareholders are loving the strikes. BTW, is #429 The Free Market Answer depicting a lengthening or shortening of the ladder?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Those Southern Rail passengers must be crying out for Deutsche Bahn to come to their rescue.
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Things are not going well at CEHQ.
Charlie, seeking his 'cyber-geek', had apparently advertised for a 'smart Oxbridge Graduate' on Gumtree and interviewed by 'phone the guy who turned up yesterday, one Jonathan Cholmondeley-Jennings (he's apparently related to Pat Jennings the goalkeeper), who insists on being called Johnny, though Phil and Jamie keep using his full name just to wind him up.
Charlie had asked if he had a history in computing and he said his viva had been on that very subject; unfortunately it turns out that he is actually a historian whose speciality was Charles Babbage and the Difference Engine he tried to build in the early 1800s (which just like modern government IT projects, cost a small fortune and never actually worked!).
After a night in the caravan Charlie has rented for him, which he shares with two Eastern European asparagus pickers, and is in a field on a farm at Ripple, he turned up for work today.
Charlie has converted the back office in Walmer into what he calls his Cyber War-room, with a computer (attached to a wire hanging out of the window so he can use the free Wi-Fi at the Bengal Spice restaurant next door), motivational posters (i.e. a signed photograph of Theresa May and a couple of posters reading 'Strong and Stable'), a telephone and a coffee machine.
Johnny was asked first of all to start by finding out anything he can about Stacey Blair, especially any embarrassing old Facebook posts which can be used by Charlie's 'black propaganda' section i.e. Phil.
Unfortunately, almost as soon as he had managed to get the computer booted up, the screen froze due to some Ransom Ware demanding 300 bit-coins be transferred by Western Union to an address in Nigeria before it can become 'un-frozen'.
It turns out that Charlie had picked up a second hand computer from Deal Hospital when they were closing down another one of their departments last year and transferring the services to Buckland (Jamie muttered something about 'divine retribution')
Johnny was sent out with the office credit card to see if he could catch the travel agents before they closed, to buy the bit-coins and hasn't been seen since!
Street stalls tomorrow. It can only get better.
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Charlie and his entourage came into the pub for lunch yesterday after canvassing in Nonington, they seemed in good spirits. Not surprising really, there is no local opposition to speak of, he can look forward to another 5 years in office.
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