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Originally Posted by g jones

I think a lot of people feel like Anne because as Bill Hicks (comedian) once said society has made people politically docile, disenfranchised and individualised. Partly capitalism in it's need to make people feel insecure and isolated and partly politicians and decision makers.

There is in fact a lot going on in politics Anne that is worth voting for. At this local election you would have had Community Wardens up your street (voting one way) and no Comunity Wardens (voting the other) until next year when they would be cast aside for a third time becasue we can't afford them regardless of the good job they do. Block grants & face lift grants would have been extended out of West Accrington paid for by whom? Would this have meant another rise on top of my already unpalatabley high council tax?(or voting the other way NOT) and private landords would now be facing some of the most draconian licensing in Britain (but people voted against it - probably without realising).

Quango's would be shut down and the town hall and civic theatre brought back under Council Control (and possibly Sports Centres) but people voted against that to. There would have been a feasability on a new Community Stadium for Stanley who said we wanted one? Who, other maybe the football fans, would want their money spending on a football ground. And you've already endeared yourself to over 2000 local fans by announcing in the paper that the ground is ramshackle but again - people voted against it.

There would have been a huge clampdown on dog fouling (with 24 wardens to do it) again I ask, Paid for by whom? If we have previously not been able to afford to retain six wardens in the town centre how on earth can we afford 24 people to pick up dog crap?and littering and all filthy premises targeted for fines. People voted against that to.

Ther would have been a huge push towards IT, the IT department in Council which runs complex databases, financial systems, seveal server systems and a satelite network system would not have been sold off but expanded to help the private sector businesses and a huge push towards more IT industry in the area. People voted agianst that as well.

There is a long list. So people have made choices and for 12 months we will have work with the choices we have made. Sadly the papers will carry on not printing the real issues but the personality and showbiz side of certain politicians.

All politicians could make a post similar to yours after losing. The fact remains that hardly anybody cares. If I could take some of Conservatory (sic) some labour and some liberal with a smattering of BNP then I am sure we would have a great Party. But then the next person along would disagree. I think we should close our borders and chuck out as many recent immigrants as possible. That makes me a racist apparently. So the next thing I would do would be banning the word "racist" and all its variations.


Politics is nothing but spin. Unfortunately there is no better option than the one we have.