Local vs County

[baby boo]

last year i voted for the very first time.i am going to be completely honest and i am completly thick about elections and i dnt see the point as i dnt understand? (we should be taught about it in school and not have german language)(another story)
I voted and whats my vote gone to? they say its important and that you get a say but its not really saying anything putting a cross on a piece of paper?
im cluelss to it but i only vote just to keep people quiet.

[BillGreene]

Originally Posted by Gayle

Decisions would never be made and we'd be an even worse mess.

Does that mean that if it was a choice of doing what was best for Hyndburn you would not do it becasue it meant voting with another party!!!

[Gayle]

Originally Posted by BillGreene

Does that mean that if it was a choice of doing what was best for Hyndburn you would not do it becasue it meant voting with another party!!!

Fortunately, that's not a problem that I have!!!

[BillGreene]

Originally Posted by Neil

Will you be creating your own canvassing material or do you have people to do it for you?

I'm interested. I am an experienced canvasser and leaflet producer but am always interested in learning more.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by BillGreene

I'm interested. I am an experienced canvasser and leaflet producer but am always interested in learning more.

You need to think of ways to get your name in The Observer. You need to find something new and interesting. Being a naughty boy, writing your own weight loss column, moaning about icy roads and stopping smoking have all been covered. I wonder if any of our AccyWebbers are in the publicity business and might have some good ideas for you.

[g jones]

Originally Posted by Madhatter

A lot of councillors start out with this idealistic way of thinking gayle but when they actually get voted in they fall in to line in the party. Even independant non politicals do it. They fall in to line with who ever they get on with the most. Very rare is it that someone gives their own opinion regardless of the rest of the councils.

I may just put myself up again at next elections, and actually bother to canvas this time, as I'm always being asked by people to stand.

I think when you speak your mind these days you are too quickly criticised for it, and these days its more likely to be abrasive rather than questioning.
The less tolerant people are, and we are becoming less tolerant , the more politicians feel its best to sit on the fence or pass the buck.
:engsmil::engsmil:

Up at again at the next elections. Is this in Hyndburn?

[Gayle]

Originally Posted by Neil

You need to think of ways to get your name in The Observer. You need to find something new and interesting. Being a naughty boy, writing your own weight loss column, moaning about icy roads and stopping smoking have all been covered. I wonder if any of our AccyWebbers are in the publicity business and might have some good ideas for you.

This Friday is the last chance for all that stuff as purdah begins so unless he's got his letters in now it will be too late. And yes, I have sent a letter in, it had to be done didn't it?

[Neil]

It's a bit late for begging letters

[Gayle]

Originally Posted by Neil

It's a bit late for begging letters

Never too late for that!

[Madhatter]

Originally Posted by baby boo

last year i voted for the very first time.i am going to be completely honest and i am completly thick about elections and i dnt see the point as i dnt understand? (we should be taught about it in school and not have german language)(another story)
I voted and whats my vote gone to? they say its important and that you get a say but its not really saying anything putting a cross on a piece of paper?
im cluelss to it but i only vote just to keep people quiet.

perhaps the best thing to do would be to talk to your parents and friends, as their opinion and weigh up which you think is best. You have parents that that are very much in the centre of the comunity, and I'd value their opinion on whats best councillor for your area. I don't believe parties have anything to do with it, one area can have great labour party councillors and get a lot done, that the comunity wants, other areas labour party has strangled the comunity for years and gona against conservative lib deb, just for the sake of it, despite what the community needs. If you have councillors like that, regardless of party, they need getting out.
It should be about people at local level, not staying faithfull to national political parties

[g jones]

Originally Posted by Madhatter

If you have councillors like that, regardless of party, they need getting out. It should be about people at local level, not staying faithfull to national political parties

I take it you won't be supporting PB then

[SPUGGIE J]

If voting for a polition based purely on personality was the norm a lot of them wouldnt be polititions. The comment below is an example of being out of touch.

[Madhatter]

You have to vote for the best you have g gones, if he's not the best for the people then I wouldn't. personally if I was up there and had my vote up there Id vote for a go getter with some fire in their belly , someone that has vision, hope , someone that wants to do things to improve the place, that asks what people think, what they want, then tries to do it, someone that realises that people actually have to live their and that they deserve the best.
Personally from what I've seen thats gayle.

[g jones]

Originally Posted by Madhatter

You have to vote for the best you have g gones, if he's not the best for the people then I wouldn't. personally if I was up there and had my vote up there Id vote for a go getter with some fire in their belly , someone that has vision, hope , someone that wants to do things to improve the place, that asks what people think, what they want, then tries to do it, someone that realises that people actually have to live their and that they deserve the best.

I think you have summed up what a lot of people think, including myself.