| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:It's such a shame... | |
| Posted by: | Phil Andrews | |
| Date/Time: | 09/05/10 17:12:00 |
| Robin Leaflets were put out in each of 20 wards stating very specifically that "100 police officers" would be put onto the streets "in this area", and naming one of the candidates in each instance as being the person who would bring this about. It is also reasonable to assume the promised officers to be new ones - it would not be much of an achievement for any administration to put police officers onto the streets who were already on the streets, would it? Promises of rehousing "within six months" in the event of a Labour victory were made to several Somali residents on Ivybridge. I have some of their names and addresses and they, and I, are expecting the promises made to them to be honoured. Expecting promises to be kept is not being ungracious, neither is it in any way an expression of my intent to oppose or undermine the new administration. On Friday I offered one of the new councillors the benefit (?) of my advice and assistance should it ever be considered helpful, as one who has done the job for the last twelve years, and I was thanked for the offer and told it would be taken up if required. I certainly will be getting a job of some kind or another and am very much look forwarding to enjoying a break from councillor duties, for at least four years and hopefully long beyond. Like I say my sincere hope is that the new councillors succeed and I will not allow your unsolicited aggression to provoke me into a position of hostility to them until or unless I see some evidence that your attitude is one that is shared by them. You don't, after all, have a seat to lose and for all I know your agenda and theirs may not be the same. For that reason I will not be responding to any more postings from you of this nature, although I'm always happy to engage in reasoned debate should the muse ever take you. |