| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch | |
| Posted by: | Phil Andrews | |
| Date/Time: | 06/08/10 10:46:00 |
| Welcome to the forum "B. Abbott", and may I be the first to congratulate you on such a constructive and helpful post? For the benefit of those not in the loop the point "B. Abbott" is attempting to make, the piece de resistance of one or other of my party political critics (which of the two groups he/she represents is not yet clear, but may become so if he/she hangs around) is that I have an Individual Voluntary Agreement (IVA) to repay a number of creditors, credit card companies, having like many others been hit by the recession. This is what one gets when one puts working for the community before oneself. If "B. Abbott" is a nom de plume for somebody from the Labour side of things it is particularly amusing as they have been aware of the fact for several months, yet during the recent election campaign circulated a leaflet containing the deliberate lie that I own a holiday home in Portugal! Their stated philosophy when indulging in this kind of thing is "You call it dishonesty, we call it politics", as articulated by Councillor Ruth Cadbury at a Borough Council meeting when defending the practice of lying to their voters on election leaflets during a debate a couple of years or so ago. I am assuming the contribution from "B. Abbott" is some kind of veiled threat that my personal financial problems will become the subject of public discussion if I do not desist from my work with LBH Watch. It's nice to see the political establishment in Hounslow adopting the moral high ground as always, and I'm sure Richard, John and Vanessa will be encouraged by the emergence of a new ally of such integrity and fortitude to help them pursue their argument. |