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Though this Miss Marlpe will continue to act independently, and not part of any duo. ;) |
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I've never displayed any political party's poster in my window, just as I've never been a member of any party, nor have I always voted for the same party. I've honestly no idea who I'll vote for at the next General Election. It will be a decision arrived at by weighing up the pros and cons of each individual candidate, versus their party's manifestos. As for not canvassing at houses displaying posters for your opposition, did it never occur to you that there might also be a hen-pecked, or brow beaten spouse, or even adult children, who may not agree with the bullying person who put the poster up? I think it's exactly those homes I'd be canvassing, not the ones that were already assured votes. That's the kind of arrogance, such as stating who I won't be voting for, that can mean an election is lost. The difference between winners and losers. Every vote counts, and if parties really cared about people, they'd be trying to secure those individual votes, not write them off. Anyway, back on thread. What are the odds they'll do a calendar in 2011, even with the public outcry against them, here and in the local press? |
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With a fair wind they may be defeated in Mays elections. Labours got a good slate of candidates in all seats.
Our ambitions won't be calendars, dressing up, £700k failed websites or expensive devolution revolutions which don't revolve at all! Housing, crime, low council tax, devolved first class leisure facilities, civic pride returned with an end to fancy fireworks, cheap certificates and dodgy mayors, civilised constitution that puts residents first and throws off the council those that are cheating the system and behaving like 'clowns'. |
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Regardless of how the result pans out there has to be change for the sake of the borough. We can argue till we run out of breath but the borough and its populace needs to come first and that makes the calendar argument websites and other well intended follies look microscopic. There will have to be co-operation and even compromise for the sake of all the people of the borough even if it goes against the grain of all sides.
The Borough of Hyndburn first that is all that is needed. |
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'Coun Peter Britcliffe hit back that the calendars included important police and council contacts produced at a very low cost. He said: “The government are constantly telling us to make contact with the public and this is a great way of doing that.'
Labour councillors snub Hyndburn calendars (From Lancashire Telegraph) They could have made 'contact' with us via the community website they started, with the wasted £591,00.00 grant from the government, or even via Accy Web, but some councillors seem too afraid to do somthing so sensible, and at no cost to the residents of Hyndburn. The grasp on finances would almost be funny, if it wasn't so frightening. 'The calendars were delivered through the recycling service and printing costs were very low. In Oswaldtwistle we spent about £400.' Er..the actual cost was £533.00, which as a percentage increase on the figure Cllr. Britcliffe quoted, is almost as high as the rise some councillors decided to increase their allowances by earlier this year. |
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I would be interested to hear more about what you mean by civic pride returned |
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How many letters? I just presumed it was the one from the other year, when there was a banner hanging from the viaduct, amongst other places, on the day of the Mayor making ceremony. |
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Persistent's my middle name. Though it will get a little trying if I'm still persistently calling the calendars a waste of tax payer's money in 2011, 2112, 2113... |
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Just as we saw with the expenses scandals, abuse seems to be a cross party issue, or can't you see all frauds if they aren't Labour, because of your blinkers? David Marsh mayor of Wincanton benefits fraud|Western Gazette| This is Somerset |
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I would be intrigued to know who the dodgy mayor/s are. Won't be surprised if we never find out but would be nice to know what makes them "dodgy"
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Ex-Mayor in charity fund storm - News - Accrington Observer It was his Mayor making ceremony that was marred by protests too. Just a guess. |
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Its obvious who he is making reference too. Just wanted it confirming. It doesnt take Rocket science to understand and realise the reason behind it?
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I am sure Graham will clear this up when he comes back on. |
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Dont take rocket science to realise were yer coming from either.:D
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Mine was only a wild guess, so I bow to your superior knowledge, as to knowing who the dodgy chain wearer is. |
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Though we'd better get back on to the subject of the thread, before a moderator starts getting angry. Anyone put up their new 2010 council calendar yet? You'll have these six staring at you until July, so not long to go before you can turn over. |
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Clr Dobson did court controversy. Wyn Frankland was another who dismissed controversy to be mayor.
Many in my view have been given the mayorality as a conserative payola - rather than deserving. The once only Mayor policy, the gerrymandering of who and the reduction to 35 councillors has resulted in bottom of the barrel selections from the controlling group. Apart from Clr Dobson, the last 4 conservative mayors have been a thorn in the leaderships side. The 4 most problematic Tories. Next year it has been promised to Malcolm Pritchard for his Conservative support, not because he is the best candidate. This gerrymadering has resulted in two longstanding honourable labour councillors have had to retire without being Mayor. The problem is everyone knows it and no one raises it but beneath the surface people are dismayed at the loss of pride and respectability. |
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As for 'corrupt mayors' will you be backing this up or just casually mentioning names and attributing controversy to corruption without actually accusing anybody with any evidence? |
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There are plenty of theads about the high cost of council tax here in Hyndburn. Just use the search facility, and type 'Daily Telegraph labels Hyndburn with highest council tax in country', to throw up a few relating to that subject. |
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Hey guys ... I got a political calender the other day ... from John Gerretsen MPP (Member of the Provincial Parliament) for Kingston and the Islands. Nice one. Black and white on recycled paper .... no partisan bs .... lots of good info about municipal, provincial, and federal services available in Kingston ... available in French on request ... don't know how much it cost to produce, but as my provincial tax went down last year, it doesn't seem to be putting a strain on the budget. Didn't get one from the city tho'.
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Calendars serve two purposes. Firstly, to impart practical information. Secondly, to be decorative, because the said calendar displays images that reflect someone's interests or because they are generally enjoyable to look at.
Could someone please explain how this calendar is pleasing to look at and will anyone (even a diehard Tory) be displaying it on their kitchen noticeboard? |
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Good point. The calendar would have been better if it had the whole year on one side and all the Council info and pictures on the other. I think the pictures showing the Councillors are ok in case you have never met them. |
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im just glad our councillors havent took note of what hyndburns councillors have done ...:D:D:D can quite honestly say if i had a calendar of my councillors ... id be having nightmares ....:D:D:D
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You could always do what a woman up Ossy told me she did with last years calendar. She said she put in the garden, and it worked a treat in scaring the cats away. |
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id need 2 calendars bernard ... one for the back garden one for the front garden .... mind you might scare visitors away ....ok who's going to give me their calendars .. :D:D:D
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do you know something ... ive just thought of something else ... putting the calendars in the garden might come in handy when its election time .... i wont have anyone knocking on my door .... so there you go folks .. stick your calendars in the garden .. and you wont have anyone knocking on your door asking who you going to vote for ...:D:D:D
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just thinking though ...again .. yes i know its dangerous ... but could you imagine it ... a little picture of hyndburns councillors in the front garden border ...and further on up my big posters for the labour party ... should be interesting ...
ok neil i'll have the calendar .. might as well have some fun come election time ... by the way if it dont work keeping cats away ... bernard i'll be after you .... anyone got a laminator ... i can stick it through? :D:D:D |
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I'm 2003 in opposition PB set it at 0% and Doug Heyes (Con Ossy) shot him down in flames for 'cheap fag packet politics'. |
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oh you are a sweetie pie neil ....:D:D:D
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Funnily enough, you are not the first person to tell me that :rolleyes::D |
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rhonda dont count shes married to you .... chav definately dont count!!!! hes banned ....:D:D:D |
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1999 - Labour council tax proposal higher than Conservative 2000 - Both Same 2001 - Labour's proposal n/a 2002 - Labour council tax proposal higher than Conservative 2003 - Labour council tax proposal higher than Conservative 2004 - Labour council tax proposal higher than Conservative 2005 - Labour's proposal n/a 2006 - Conservative council tax proposal higher than Labour 2007 - Labour's proposal n/a 2008 - Conservative council tax proposal higher than Labour 2009 - Conservative council tax proposal higher than Labour 2007 no costed Labour budget was proposed and 2005/2001 there is no record of them doing so either. That makes 3 occasions in the last 11 years where Labour have proposed a lower rise in council tax than the Conservative group. |
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if ya read his post correctly andrew he was not refering to last 11 yrs, glad ya posted those figures cos they show 3 occasions in the LAST 4 yrs that conservatives have proposed higher, n we don't really know the other do we?:D
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It makes Peter Britcliffe calling another councillor a silly cow, seem rather tame in comparison. |
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As you know it is against forum rules to veer off the subject of a thread too much, and posts have indeed been deleted in the past for doing so. Since you've ignored my advice I've kindly put the words 'Daily Telegraph' and 'council tax' in the search facility, and below have linked some of the relevant threads found, for you to further your discussion. http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...and-45105.html http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...rew-45563.html http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...9-a-40160.html http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...der-39032.html http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ffe-38849.html http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...tax-38042.html |
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In my own little way I just try to quell some of the local political hot-heads we seem to have an abundance of. http://www.bellaonline.us/beerbrewing/Manneken_Pis.jpg |
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if were talking Hypothetically mate, pity you weren't russian, you would have been Ivan The Terrible.:D
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As I said earlier, I was brought up to 'look after the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves'. A lesson some of our councillors would be wise to learn from, especially when dealing with other people's money. |
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Although I was living in London in the nineties, I did come 'home' every month or so, and Accrington was relatively thriving then, much more so than it is today, with many more shops and a busy market for instance. Partly due to some of the costly planning decisions taken by the numpties we have in charge now. |
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Lambeth had the honour of having the highest local (poll) tax in the country, and the services provided were truly appalling. I bought a flat in neighbouring Wandsworth, and lived there until I left. We had the lowest poll/council tax in the country, and the service and amenities were excellent. Wandswoth was run and controlled by the Conservatives, and there were no complaints at all from me. Can you see where I'm going with this yet, even with your blinkers on? Any criticism from me is based on actions and results, regardless of which political party those politicans happen to belong to, who make those decisions. |
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However the council has £millions in bills in the bottom drawer. |
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the 2001 election details according to Google cache was as below - it's not now. Why would it be changed following now 8 years after the fact?
Candidate Peter Britcliffe Conservative Hyndburn Elected in 2001? No Personal details Gaby (Wife) 2 sons 1 daughter Education Accriwoton Grammar School 1961-67 Chorely College of Education 1976 Non-political career Special Needs Teacher, Hywdburn School For Past 20 Years Political career Previously Contested Hynburn (Westminster) 1997 |
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The bin's emptied, as if by magic. Rindy (again) points out Britcliffe's c.v. on the B.B.C. is full of hilarous mistakes. They get rectified. Nine mirth filled years later, but rectified all the same. Rindy has his now annual rant against public funded calendars, in addition to the one already produced by H.B.C. We'll wait and see if the magic of Accy Web works on this one. :rolleyes: |
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hope so but aint holding me breath.
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People power seemed to have some effect when they tried to waste another load of tax payer's money, changing the name of the borough, for no discernible benefit, other than as some costly ego trip. http://timesonline.typepad.com/dons_...nneken_pis.jpg As long as there's daft ideas, there'll always be some who come along to dampen them. |
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The power seems to be with the new media we have....Accy Web. Why contact the organ grinder direct, when you have a problem? One of the monkeys will do it for you, after reading about it on here? |
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That some councillors plan to waste yet more local tax payer's hard earned money on unnecesarry calenders next year too. Thank you for passing on this information to the residents of Hyndburn Bubbles. http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-cont...chimp_lead.jpg |
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If we are to have another calender forced upon us, could we at least have one with another funny photograph, similar to the Toby jug one? This one would fit the bill, and might even double as an audition entry for Britain's Got Talent. Councillor Peter Britcliffe - Peter Britcliffe If a break-dancing, benefit cheat pensioner can make the grade, there might be a good chance for a balancing act. I'd be more than happy to design any costumes, and think feathers would look fabulous. |
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Breaking News! Councillor Britcliffe inspects the trap Door in the New Hyndburn Council Tax Defaulters Gallows. http://peterbritcliffe.webs.com/phot...indlehurst.jpg "No Need to worry Mr. Pierrepoint, if the cold weather causes it to stick we'll get some salt from the front of the Town Hall". |
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Not to rain on Garinda's parade by resurrecting this thread on his behalf but the fate of this illustrious publication rests on the meeting of the full council on 14th September.
I am moving to have them abolished. Monstrous I know, particularly in view of the pleasure we've all had in taking the mickey, but several thousand pounds of public money is at stake in order to duplicate the excellent recycling calendar and enable Peter to start next year's election campaign at the expense of the taxpayer. I know some of you will be sad to see them go if I am successful but it seems that the council leader is rather keen for them to stay. Not 24 hours after my proposal hit the desk at Scaitcliffe House, all Area Management chairs received phonecalls to see if they wanted a calendar this year. My Rishton counterpart, Cllr Harry Grayson, replied firmly in the negative with the request that we could have the money to do something really useful instead. We await their reply. |
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Can you also pass on our thanks to Peter for apparently single handedly getting bullfighting banned in Catalonia.
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I'd happily see the production of these unnecessary calendars ceasing.
Firstly, the money they cost could be better spent elsewhere. Secondly, my mint condition, collectors copies, will shoot up in valuable. Thank goodness for wipe clean plastic, say I. :D |
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It sounds like they've been the cause of some little excitement for you in the past... |
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I thought it was a brochure advertising civil partnerships! I suppose I'll just have to make more of Christmas itself. If I'm not going to be able to look forward to that hefty plop on my mat in the NewYear, when my calendar is hand delivered. Hey ho. :rolleyes: |
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How come he's never tried to move the council offices up Ossy, he wouldn't have far to go then, and seeing he's a one man band, his front room would be big enough. Retlaw |
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He told me straight in full council, in front of everyone so as to make me feel totally humiliated, that he wouldn't be adding me as a Facebook friend. I felt so used. I thought he was wearing that tight T-shirt for me. Peter Britcliffe | Facebook |
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Peter Britcliffe This week my wing mirror got knocked off my car,the fridge door came off,the shower door came off,the freezer blew up and the washer conked out. This never happened when we had a Labour Government. :rolleyes: |
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2 eggs. 2 bacon. 2 sausages. 2 toast. Beans. Tea or coffee. All for under seven euros. Cheap date. :D |
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'The lady's not for turn...' Whoops. That was someone else. :rolleyes: |
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So if your the 'ordinary man of the street', You will read that I meant, he never admits he's done anything wrong, whereas if you are a blinkered Tory you will read it as, he never does anything wrong. I'm well on the way to being as false as any politician now! :D |
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I am already married :p:D |
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