Full Council - 22nd September 2011 - Page 4

Eric · 30-09-2011, 16:29

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Originally Posted by Whittaker

I do apologise. I am typing on the run. very busy you see. i will try better. please do not take a tone like that i was merely joining in a debate on how councillors work hard and your obvious misconception that we are the best paid people in the world...(full stop)

Don't apologise ... it makes him worse ... just ignore; or, better still, get right back in his face

Punctuation isn't that important anyway. Bibliographers refer to punctuation as "accidentals" ... in other words, it ain't really all that important. Many great authors, Dickens and Melville among them, left punctuation to their editors ... you know, picky pedants.

Gayle · 30-09-2011, 19:09

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

I can only go by the quotes we have been given for webcasting other councils and that is the average figure. It may well be less than that for HBC but we'd have to look at what potential bills we might be facing.

Just a thought - but as this is your area of expertise (as you point out), surely you should be the one questioning this quote instead of just accepting it.

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Bear in mind that this is in my field of work

Neil · 30-09-2011, 20:23

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Originally Posted by Gayle

...... However, what is being suggested is that it could be done as a simple webcast, with a fixed camera and only the speakers mic'd up.....

I don't agree, I think the Council need to present themselves as a professional organisation as always.

I wonder what people would think if the bin wagons were hand painted with a bit of Dulux and a 6" brush to save money?

Ken Moss · 01-10-2011, 08:36

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Originally Posted by Gayle

Just a thought - but as this is your area of expertise (as you point out), surely you should be the one questioning this quote instead of just accepting it.

At any other time possibly, but we need to make so many cuts just to keep on an even keel that it's pointless looking at other areas that will rack up a new bill. I'm truly sorry to talk that way but no matter how many times Peter Britcliffe crows on about the robust financial shape he left the council is I'm afraid he made the odd one or two promises that HBC could never afford to keep so now it looks like Labour are a bunch of niggardly halfwits who can't manage the books.

I would love webcasting but quite honestly even if it cost £10,000 it probably wouldn't happen just now.

Tealeaf · 01-10-2011, 11:09

Why not get the money through advertising revenue:

Hyndburn Borough Council Meeting

Brought to you by MacDonalds (Accy Branch)

You never know - you might also get free nosh out of 'em. All the councillors could be captured on film, chomping away on their quarter pounders, while Councillor Britcliffe throws one of his wobblies and storms out. Exciting stuff - better than Corrie.

garinda · 01-10-2011, 16:56

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Why not get the money through advertising revenue:

Hyndburn Borough Council Meeting

Brought to you by MacDonalds (Accy Branch)

You never know - you might also get free nosh out of 'em. All the councillors could be captured on film, chomping away on their quarter pounders, while Councillor Britcliffe throws one of his wobblies and storms out. Exciting stuff - better than Corrie.

Could you not hop on a Metropolitan tube train, when you have a spare moment, and check if these people might be interested in sponsoring a H.B.C. webcast?

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