Royal Wedding - The poll.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by garinda

I didn't.

I said the people of Hyndburn who'd voted had said no.

Either way, from the evidence, and apparent lack of support, if this small cross-section is anything to go by, if I was about to launch the celebrations, I hope I'd have sense to take notice of the apparent mood.

Yeh but you aint Yellow Ribbon.

[Less]

Originally Posted by garinda

Fall out with me if you will. I certainly won't lose any sleep about it..

The poll is open to anyone, true.

It provides a number of statistics and information which can be gleamed from those facts.

We can look at the over all figures, which show a vast majority voted no.

Similarly we can see how the people who'll directly fund the planned civic events have voted. Which again was against the propsals, in an equally decisive majority of no voters.

It is an open poll.

Though I, and others, questioned the motives of some, who recently received a virtual thrashing for example. When they'd posted that Accrington's streets are more violent than anywhere else in the country, and on the evidence of a dog being stabbed, were glad they'd fled north of the border.

Call it intuition, but I fear some might be just trying to swing the vote because of spite. There are some petty souls.

Statistics are there to be used. As evidenced by the phrase popularised by Mark Twain about 'Lies, damned lies, and statistics.

I've already pointed out that the no voters cover the political spectrum, as well making note of geographical location.

From ardent royalist, staunch republicans, self-proclaimed anarchists, and the many moderates in between, they've said no. All of which proof was provided by evidence in this open poll.

If I feel the need to use this proof to illustrate that this small cross-section of Hyndburn residents don't want local taxes spent on royal wedding celebrations in the borough, I will continue to do so. Until it's pointed out that it's against forum rules.

I might now work out if hair colour, and height have any sway on how people have voted.

Congratulations, the biggest load of balls posted on here for some time, the shame is I agree with most of what you say about council spending on this item but not how you're going about it.
However if I'm upsetting you, please be petty enough to put me on your ignore list.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

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So you can start with finding out exactly what the HBC budget is.

Until then, stop bothering with what's happening down in the smoke. This is the Accy website, not THBC. And while you're at it - stop bullying Katex. I was disgusted by the way the poor lady was subject to the most savage assaults, unparalleled in its naked brutality in the annals of Accy Web. As a sound patriot and proud subject of Her Majesty and her heirs and descendants and with a true grasp of history, she should have been treated with far more courtesy than this.

We're trying to find out our budget, and are hopeful that a councillor present might share what the Council Leader said, when asked what is was.

We're also still hopeful you'll provide the evidence of your own council's £240,000.00 wedding celebration budget.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Less

Congratulations, the biggest load of balls posted on here for some time, the shame is I agree with most of what you say about council spending on this item but not how you're going about it.
However if I'm upsetting you, please be petty enough to put me on your ignore list.

You're not upsetting me.

I think it's amusing.

For quite some time you only seem to have problems with women.

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by garinda

It provides a number of statistics and information which can be gleamed from those facts.

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You're obviously not a statistician. 56 votes out of a Hyndburn population of 80,000 is sweet buggar all and no way can be regarded as a represntative sample.

If you then take out the resident loonatics, oddballs, marxist-leninists, drunkards and wife-beaters, you're left with about seven people who are capable of making a rational decision on expenditure on the Royal Wedding spending.

Funny, innit, how all those have voted for.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Funny, innit, how all those have voted for.

Yes, in this small cross-section they've voted an overwhelming no, to their taxes being spent on local civic celebrations..

Funny?

Evidence suggests they find it otherwise.

[JCB]

Originally Posted by garinda

I didn't.

I said the people of Hyndburn who'd voted had said no.

Correct . I misread your sentence .

[garinda]

Originally Posted by JCB

Correct . I misread your sentence .

Unlike some others, I do 'try' to be factual.

[Less]

Originally Posted by garinda

You're not upsetting me.

I think it's amusing.

For quite some time you only seem to have problems with women.

You don't seem amused, you seem to be clutching at imaginary straws that would not be needed if you were the usual Rindy.
If you were the usual Rindy you wouldn't try hurting me by attacking what you think is my weak point.
I for one can't understand it, but feel free, I know you wouldn't be like this normally.
A joke here, a bitchy remark there but in control, not like this.

[walkinman221]

Whatever HBC spends on the royal wedding will be too much, in these times of drastic cuts priorities should be saving jobs and services not frittering away funds on street parties and the like.No matter which part of the country it is North or South it makes no difference its a waste of money.!!!!!!!!

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Less

please be petty enough to put me on your ignore list.

Never felt the need for that, Princess Pernickety.

Am lucky to have a similar, yet inbuilt facility, which allows me to do just that.

Boring?

Whoosh.

On to something that isn't.

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by garinda

Yes, in this small cross-section they've voted an overwhelming no, to their taxes being spent on local civic celebrations..

Funny?

Evidence suggests they find it otherwise.

So what's your point?

Is it that the population of Hyndburn are inherently republican, with a political strain lying somewhere between Cromwellian puritism and the mad mullahs of Iran?

Is it that the population of Hyndburn is not prepared to take part in a celebration that will invariably boost the national economy?

Is it that Hyndburn has finally acknowledged that it is a third-world borough, on a par with some of the poorer towns on the Indian sub-continent, and so can't afford a little knees-up?

Answers, please.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Less

You don't seem amused, you seem to be clutching at imaginary straws that would not be needed if you were the usual Rindy.
If you were the usual Rindy you wouldn't try hurting me by attacking what you think is my weak point.
I for one can't understand it, but feel free, I know you wouldn't be like this normally.
A joke here, a bitchy remark there but in control, not like this.

Some mythical 'Rindy', who you feel always acts in a certain way?

For God's sake get real.

If I've broken forum rules report me.

If not I will carry on as normal.

Which in this case is saying something is wrong, and considering the savage cuts we're only just begining to see, I'd say was verging on the immoral.

If I want to differentiate evidence that can be gleamed from a public poll, to illustrate public opinion, I will do.

[Less]

Originally Posted by garinda

Never felt the need for that, Princess Pernickety.

Am lucky to have a similar, yet inbuilt facility, which allows me to do just that.

Boring?

Whoosh.

On to something that isn't.

I'll see how you are tomorrow, if you feel the same then, then I'll take offence, this isn't the Rindy I'm used to.

[walkinman221]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

So what's your point?

Is it that the population of Hyndburn are inherently republican, with a political strain lying somewhere between Cromwellian puritism and the mad mullahs of Iran?

Is it that the population of Hyndburn is not prepared to take part in a celebration that will invariably boost the national economy?

Is it that Hyndburn has finally acknowledged that it is a third-world borough, on a par with some of the poorer towns on the Indian sub-continent, and so can't afford a little knees-up?

Answers, please.

Boost the NATIONAL economy any boosts will be lucky to make it ten miles north of London you will be trying to tell us that the olympics will be good for the country next