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Topic: Re:It's such a shame...
Posted by: Phil Andrews
Date/Time: 09/05/10 12:45:00

Robin

That was a silly comment, and completely unnecessary as it must be obvious to anybody reading this forum that far from being bitter my view at the moment is that the new councillors should be given a chance to show what they can do before anybody should think about criticising them.

On the night of the count I had the opportunity to speak to one of the candidates who replaced us in Isleworth and was moved by his real sincerity, eagerness to succeed and general likability.  It is true that his colleagues have not come across to me in the same way but I accept that it takes two to make an argument and I honestly do want to see them achieve for my community because if they do there is no argument, is there?

Yes, I do consider it unlikely that the new administration will be able to honour its promises because they are so clearly proposterous. A hundred new police officers in each ward, for instance, amounts to a total of 2000 throughout the borough and even at the lower end of the salary scale this would add some £50 million per year to the council's budget.  As each administration traditionally has to perform a delicate juggling act to find £10m per year just to keep the Council Tax increase to zero I am at a loss to see how Labour is going to add £50m and still cut the tax, but that is not my problem.  A Labour official whom I challenged on this assures me it has all been costed, and the honourable course of action for any potential critic would be to wait and see.

It seems to me that you only operate in one gear and spoil for a fight whether others wish to engage in one or not.  I now know from personal experience that one can lose council seats as well as win them when circumstances change, sometimes outside of our own control, and whilst I can understand and excuse your ungracious triumphalism at this moment in time I really hope that your approach is not indicative of a similar attitude on the part of your new councillors in Isleworth and Syon, as well as elsewhere on the local authority.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Labour take over Hounslow07/05/10 22:43:00 Neil Chippendale
   Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 00:05:00 Paul Fisher
      Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 00:16:00 Vanessa Smith
         Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 06:26:00 Victor Mullins
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 14:14:00 Phil Andrews
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow10/05/10 07:39:00 Vanessa Smith
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow10/05/10 10:54:00 Phil Andrews
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow11/05/10 13:42:00 Vanessa Smith
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow11/05/10 14:01:00 Phil Andrews
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow11/05/10 14:19:00 Robin Taylor
         Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 06:29:00 John Todd
            Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 11:31:00 Anya Morris
               Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 11:54:00 Simon Anderson
               Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 12:51:00 Gill Hutchison
               Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 13:29:00 Bernadette Paul
                  Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 14:57:00 Ian Roberts
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 21:24:00 Neil Chippendale
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 22:10:00 Phil Andrews
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow10/05/10 07:35:00 Vanessa Smith
            Re:Labour take over Hounslow10/05/10 07:43:00 Vanessa Smith
               Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow10/05/10 08:01:00 Ian Speed
                  Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow11/05/10 13:29:00 Vanessa Smith
   Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 21:39:00 George Burrell
      Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 21:44:00 Steve Taylor
         Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 21:57:00 George Burrell
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow08/05/10 22:23:00 Phil Andrews
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow09/05/10 00:38:00 Andrew Sibley
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow09/05/10 02:14:00 Phil Andrews
                     It's such a shame...09/05/10 09:59:00 Robin Taylor
                        Re:It's such a shame...09/05/10 12:45:00 Phil Andrews
                           Re:Re:It's such a shame...09/05/10 15:48:00 Robin Taylor
                              Re:Re:Re:It's such a shame...09/05/10 17:12:00 Phil Andrews
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow09/05/10 10:18:00 Ian Fillingham
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour take over Hounslow09/05/10 12:11:00 Simon Anderson
                        Reply to Robin Taylor 09/05/10 16:25:00 Ian Speed
                           Re:Reply to Robin Taylor 09/05/10 16:32:00 Robin Taylor
                              Facts 09/05/10 17:33:00 John Todd
                              Re:Re:Reply to Robin Taylor 09/05/10 17:45:00 Ian Speed
                                 Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?10/05/10 19:21:00 David Giles
                                    Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?10/05/10 19:37:00 Phil Andrews
                                    Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?10/05/10 19:42:00 Ian Fillingham
                                       Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?10/05/10 22:55:00 Andrew Sibley
                                          Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?11/05/10 11:26:00 David Giles
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?11/05/10 11:39:00 Steve Taylor
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?11/05/10 11:41:00 Simon Anderson
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?12/05/10 05:28:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?12/05/10 09:05:00 Phil Andrews
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?12/05/10 11:40:00 Simon Anderson
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?12/05/10 14:16:00 Robin Taylor
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?12/05/10 15:36:00 Simon Anderson
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?12/05/10 19:54:00 Robin Taylor
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?12/05/10 20:52:00 Simon Anderson
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?11/05/10 12:54:00 Phil Andrews
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?11/05/10 15:24:00 Conal Stewart
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?11/05/10 20:30:00 Steve Taylor
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?12/05/10 12:09:00 David Giles
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?12/05/10 14:56:00 Phil Andrews
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?12/05/10 16:17:00 Steve Taylor
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?12/05/10 19:35:00 David Giles
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?12/05/10 20:20:00 Robin Taylor
                                                            Separated at birth?12/05/10 21:05:00 Phil Andrews
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?12/05/10 19:35:00 David Giles
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?14/05/10 07:14:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?14/05/10 11:01:00 Phil Andrews
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?14/05/10 12:20:00 Ian Speed
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?14/05/10 12:42:00 Steve Taylor
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?14/05/10 13:24:00 Robin Taylor
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?14/05/10 13:33:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                     Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?14/05/10 19:10:00 David Giles
                                                                        Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?14/05/10 20:15:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                        Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?14/05/10 20:41:00 Steve Taylor
                                                                           Re:Re:Will Labour Cut the Council Tax ?14/05/10 20:47:00 Phil Andrews

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