Hyndburn Local Elections - 5th May

[Bernard Dawson]

Originally Posted by Boeing Guy

Well done Ken and to Labour, lets see if you can do any better.

Glad festers gone, but then who isn't.

Shame there was only a 44% turnout, and even less for the referendum. Maybe voter apathy is something out elected members should try to tackle.

44% is a decent turnout for local elections. We were expecting it being lower than that.

[Bernard Dawson]

Originally Posted by gynn

Item 1 on the agenda. The Budget.

You have inherited a potentially illegal budget, because it appears to contain savings that are a figment of someone's imagination. Reasonable questions that were asked at budget time were dismissed not just by the Cabinet, but also by the Scrutiny chairman who should have been asking them.

My advice is to get Miles to put an immediate block on all the Tory spend, spend, spend proposals, ask Management Team for an update on spending and savings, (by first thing Monday morning) and seek an early meeting with the external auditors to discuss the extent of the problem.

Otherwise the proverbial will hit the fan in 9 months time.

Point taken.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Like it's ever stopped you before, John! Just don't go all frosty on me like Stan Horne did last night when I shook his hand in commiseration....

Regrettably, Cllr Britcliffe left long before I could go and wish him well in his new role.

Ya mean Stan wasn't happy, but I'm sure he didn't get the same treatment as Monica Browning did some years ago when after losing here seat to labour, was unceremoniously told to F off you dried up old cow, when she wanted to shake hands after the count

[Margaret Pilkington]

Well done Ken.......and as for Stan Horne........I hate sore losers!

[accysimon]

Originally Posted by garinda

No, he won't.

That was a combined figure, including his L.C.C. expenses.

He will lose his allowance for being council leader, and I'm sure he may well lose many, if not all, of the chairmanships he holds...he was chair for 8 committee's according to HBC website.

[cashman]

Think his biggest loss will be "Face" i may even consider voting in the locals again, now the poop has been scooped.

[shillelagh]

thats it for another year ....

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by shillelagh

thats it for another year ....

Expect the unexpected.
The split in the coalition widens daily.
If the coalition collapses, we may get another general election.

[odders]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

However, I have had almost unswerving support from Accyweb since before I was elected and it only seems proper to keep myself fully accountable now that I am in a position to try and do something really worthwhile. I can't begin to tell you how excited I am this morning at the possibilities which opened up last night but I must reiterate that it will take a long time.


I can't promise that I won't slip it in there once or twice though.....

Well done Ken and all. Well the boot is on the other foot now. All the opportunity, to make right the wrongs. Keep up the good work, I really did see this day coming

Mistakes are allowed to be made, when your a big enough man to admit them. Keep up the good work.

[mani]

spotted this error on the lanc telegraph site

Bobby Anwar UK Independence Party 88
Mohammad Ayub Labour 1602
Razaq Hussain Conservative 54

54?!

[Eric]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

Expect the unexpected.
The split in the coalition widens daily.
If the coalition collapses, we may get another general election.

I don't know if this will happen. From the results I've seen, the Lib-Dems don't seem to have any options other than staying in the coalition, and keeping their fingers crossed that things will get better for them. Maybe it depends on whether or not the Tories think they can manage to get a majority on their own. If they don't think that this is possible, they have as much invested in maintaining the coalition as do the Lib-Dems. It seems like they are stuck in a rotten marriage where divorce isn't an option

And congrats to Labour, and to all those who took the trouble to vote, for whatever party

[Margaret Pilkington]

When it comes to campaigning for the next election(National), it is going to be pretty hard for the Tories and the Lib Dems to stand side by side and shred each others policies when they have been in government together....and as such, responsible for the policies they are condemning.
I can't wait to see how this works.....although, if I am honest, I thought it would all be washed up before now.

[heth]

Well done Ken

Fester what can I say apart from..............................

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[Margaret Pilkington]

oooh Heth, I do like your style.

[heth]

Marg I could have put something else but would prob get "dun" off mod's!!!

It did bring a great smile to my face though when realised fester would have to sod off!!!