tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358794122024-03-07T13:54:29.723+00:00Gary WareingLabour activist for Kingston-upon-Hull in the Drypool Ward.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-63845680219327894262015-01-27T09:17:00.000+00:002015-01-27T09:17:44.503+00:00Greece<div>
The Greek election result and the victory for Syriza is a serious threat to
the European Union. </div>
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It shows that voters reject the austerity measures pressed
for by governments across Europe. The whole eurozone is at risk if voters
reject austerity.</div>
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The main problem for Britain and the Europe is low wages leading to an
overproduction of products and services which cannot be purchased by
consumers on low wages. </div>
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European deflation is making outstanding debts more and more difficult to
repay and QE is aggravating the problem. </div>
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The policy of austerity is wrecking economies across europe causing misery,
unemployment, povery and the growth in foodbanks here in the
UK.</div>
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There is real anger against austerity, bankers, capitalists, MPs and the
rich.</div>
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Greece hasn't been bailed out by Europe it is the banks which lent money to
Greece who have been bailed out.</div>
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Traditional parties across europe on the left and right have given in and
implemented austerity. Including the Labour council in Hull</div>
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Cuts have been made to services as capitalism cannot afford the reforms of
the past.</div>
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The Greek election results for PASOK 4.7% shows what can happen to the
Labour Party if it gets into government and implements austerity.</div>
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If Labour implements austerity workers will desert in droves.</div>
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For Syriza winning the election may be the easiest bit. They must not back
down now. </div>
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Why should the EC rescue the new government?</div>
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Tsipras won because he said he would stand up to the demands of the
EU.</div>
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Tsipras will now be put under tremendous pressure by the EU.</div>
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Angela Merkel cannot give in to Syriza for fear of a backlash at home and
the risk that Portugal, Spain and Italy will be next.</div>
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PODEMOS is already ahead of opinion polls in Spain.</div>
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Syriza must be bold.</div>
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They must take on the bankers and take real economic power in Greece. The
banks and big companies need to be taken over so that decisions can be made in
the interest of the greek people. Money hidden abroad in Swiss bank accounts
must be returned.</div>
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The stakes are now raised. The honeymoon period will be short. Syriza and
Tsipras wont last long if they let down their voters they have a much bigger
battle to win now.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-85538900422491496432014-09-25T14:59:00.001+01:002014-09-25T15:17:49.055+01:00UKIP and the Local Election in Hull 2015<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
UKIP and
the Local Election in Hull 2015</div>
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UKIP achieved a
sizeable vote in the city and many wards in 2014.</div>
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People voted UKIP not
because of their programme but as a vote against the establishment be
it the council, MPs or authority in general.</div>
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The working class are
becoming alienated by the three mainstream political parties.</div>
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In many wards Drypool
included many traditional Labour voters voted UKIP.</div>
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People voting UKIP have
no idea of their programme.</div>
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UKIP were seen as
breaking the mould of politics and the political class. “the're all
the same”.</div>
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The traditional working
class feel let down by Labour.</div>
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Whilst the Labour Party
has moved to the right the working class are moving to the left.</div>
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The Labour Party is not
seen as being a left party.</div>
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Working people feel
alienated and protested by voting UKIP.</div>
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For many voting UKIP is
a protest vote i.e. “non of the above.”</div>
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There is a real mood of
anger looking to be expressed, looking for radical ideas, anger at
the mainstream and the constant scandals, anger at capitalism and the
visible greed of the 1%.</div>
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The neo liberal ideas
coming from the Labour Party supporting counter reforms makes the
Labour party and the Tory party sound the same.</div>
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We should not over
estimate importance of UKIP. Far Far more people did not vote in the
election than voted UKIP.</div>
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It will be much
different when the General Election comes around.</div>
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UKIP is being hyped up
by the media to create stories for journalists. It is getting
publicity far beyond its strength or support. It has few full time
staff and is incapable of running a large-scale campaign in a general
election. Its councillors and MEP s do not have a whip and vote
differently on issues. Councillors, MEP s and supporters are often
quoted making daft or bizarre comments.</div>
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The more responsibility
they get the more they can and will be exposed.</div>
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UKIP support is not
just about immigration, it is about all the problems which people
face immigration is being used as a scapegoat for other problems.</div>
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Ukips policies are
often hidden, voters have no idea what programme UKIP stand on.</div>
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The real question is
how should we fight UKIP.</div>
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The last thing we
should do is mirror UKIP and start to put forward anti immigrant or
racist views.</div>
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The correct way to
expose UKIP and fight them from the left is to expose their policies
and programme.</div>
<ol>
<li><div class="western">
Force the unemployed welfare claimants onto
community schemes or workfare programmes.</div>
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Scrap HS2, all green taxes and wind turbine
subsidies.</div>
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Develop shale gas and supports fracking.</div>
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UKIP will abolish inheritance tax.
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Introduce charges into the NHS</div>
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Make cuts to foreign aid.</div>
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<b><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
party has the laziest MEP s in Europe</span></b></div>
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UKIP’s
attendance record in the European Parliament is worse than that of
their counterparts from the three major parties.</div>
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UKIP is largely
funded by one individual Paul Sykes.</div>
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It is difficult for the
Labour Party to attack the Tories austerity programme if the Labour
Party programme is a watered down version. We need to campaign on a
socialist programme.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-64129794688191190332013-11-12T08:34:00.001+00:002013-11-12T08:34:22.511+00:00What we need to learn from the Grangemouth Dispute.
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What we need to learn from the Grangemouth Dispute.</div>
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The Trade Unions representing the workers at Grangemouth
have made massive concessions and agreed to drastic cuts to living standards,
pensions and bonus payments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Concessions have been made not just for one year but for 3 years but the
reductions in pension entitlement will be never ending.</div>
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The choice that was given was give in to blackmail or fight.</div>
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It is the same choice given to the Labour council in Hull
and other councils across the country.</div>
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The Trade union leaders chose to give in.</div>
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Jim Radcliffe is a ruthless businessman but he is no
different from the executives of the electricity companies pushing prices up or
the tax-dodging executives at Google or Starbucks.</div>
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Businesses exist for one reason only:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to make money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Siemens factory will only locate to Hull if the company
thinks it is where they will make the most profit, any other reason or
incentive is completely false.</div>
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What is happening in reality is the richest 1% are engaged
in class warfare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A war being fought by
one side only.</div>
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The working class need to realise what is happening and
start to fight back.</div>
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The ruling class wont give concessions without a huge effort
from the Trade Unions and the workers.</div>
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We have seen the industrial situation change dramatically,
with the financial crisis, anti workers laws and reduced wages and conditions.</div>
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As the sign on the factory floor says, “ The beatings will
continue until morale improves”, or as we should be saying until the working
class takes the stick away.</div>
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Trade union leaders need to offer real leadership to the
members and to the wider working class.</div>
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Living standards will continue to be reduced until we do
something about it.</div>
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The bosses at Grangemouth have been able to reduce pensions,
wages, bonus payments and secure a no strike deal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These reductions in living standards must be fought; the work
force at Grangemouth has enormous industrial power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A plant closure would have paralysed much of Scotland and
northern England.</div>
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The trade union leadership needed to call for the
nationalisation of the plant, to organise an occupation of the plant if
necessary and picket other facilities to win support.</div>
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The deal that has been done will not be the end of the
matter, the bosses will never be satisfied, they will be back for more cuts to
wages and conditions.</div>
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This is because the whole economic situation has
changed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no middle way; a war
is being waged on working people.</div>
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What we need are Trade Union and Labour leaders who will
explain what is happening and why it is happening.</div>
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Capitalism, the financial system is in chaos and attempting
to put the whole burden on the workers.</div>
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There can be no return to “normal” times; capitalism can no
longer afford pensions, the NHS, decent housing or a living wage.</div>
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We must fight back, we must overthrow the banksters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need to put the working class on a war
footing with the trade unions and the Labour Party adopting a clear socialist
programme.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-11821885119995857262013-10-22T16:18:00.000+01:002013-10-22T16:18:33.095+01:00Response to Karl Turner MP.
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I am writing in response to the recent first person article
from MP Karl Turner.</div>
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There is a real sense of anger felt by many people in the
city to the current situation.</div>
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Anger about falling living standards, anger about the
bedroom tax, anger about the need for food banks and anger at the corporate
greed, which means many profitable businesses, pay no tax.</div>
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It seems politicians don’t understand the real world. Whilst
chancellor George Osborne says austerity will last until 2020 Karl Turner
defended the use of First Class rail travel by MP’s.</div>
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The living standards of ordinary people are continuing to
fall as the political parties draw battle lines for the next general
election.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the Conservative Party
moving to the right Labour has yet failed to clearly put forward a socialist
alternative to the City of London obsessed Tories.</div>
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I welcome the pledges from Ed Miliband to scrap the Bedroom
Tax and freeze energy prices but we need to do far more than that.</div>
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With 2,500 people in Hull are reliant on local food banks,
thousands are on zero hours contracts and many more face the prospect of job
losses and wage freezes.</div>
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We need a lot more from our local Labour MPs about what a
future Labour Government will do for people facing the brunt of the
government’s austerity policy.</div>
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I want to see a Labour government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I support every gain which is made to improve the lives working
people, but Labour need to go much further to tackle the real problems in
society.</div>
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There is no point trying to patch up capitalism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ed Ball’s plan to accept Tory-spending plans
for the first year of a Labour government is not acceptable. </div>
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An incoming Labour government need to be much more radical,
taking the big monopoly industries like railways, water, gas and electric back
into public ownership.</div>
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A temporay freeze on prices is not enough; you can’t plan
what you don’t control.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-48077568933629609832013-09-15T21:58:00.001+01:002013-09-15T21:58:22.070+01:00Reply to Hull MPs re Ennerdale Leisure Centre.
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dear Diana<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I am in response to
your letter to Steve Brady copied to Labour Councillors regarding the leisure
facilities at Ennerdale.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In your letter you
state<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Neo Sans Std;">We write to express our opposition to the proposal,
currently being consulted on, to close the swimming pool at Ennerdale Leisure Centre.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I fully
agree with you opposition to the proposed closure but who is supporting the
closure.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std";"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Neo Sans Std;">We
fully acknowledge that this option is only being forced on Labour councillors
by the unfair and disproportionately heavy funding cuts being imposed on Hull
City Council by the Lib Dem-backed Coalition Government.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">What are
you going to do about it is the question; mere support doesn’t answer the
question.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What will a Labour Government
do, will a Labour government restore the funding?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">As you know, each person in Hull, the country’s tenth most deprived
area, will lose £228.36 between 2010 and 2015 in funding to Hull – equating to
£90m coming out of the Council’s budget. Meanwhile, Surrey Heath, the 324<sup>th</sup>
most deprived area, loses only £24.54 per head over the same period. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This is why we launched the Fair Deal for Hull campaign earlier this
year on the issue of the distribution of local government funding from
Whitehall. This campaign is opposed by Lib Dem Opposition Group in Hull. This
is not surprising, given that without Lib Dem support for the Tories in the
Coalition such unjust treatment of Hull would not have been possible in the
first place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Whilst I
fully the support the sentiment behind the Fair Deal for Hull petition, there
is little evidence of a campaign.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
again the real question is what will the next Labour government do?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If £90 Million is taken from Hull will an
incoming Labour government return the money to Hull City Council?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std";"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Neo Sans Std;">For
our part, we voted against these cuts to Hull in Parliament and we will
continue to promote the Fair Deal for Hull at every opportunity. As part of
this campaign we also support the campaign by users of Ennerdale to save their
swimming pool.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">“For our
part we voted against these cuts to Hull in Parliament” well excuse me but BIG
DEAL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s very easy to be against cuts
when you are in opposition when quite frankly your vote didn’t account for
much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is exactly what the Lib Dems
are doing now in Hull in opposition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The cost savings by Hull City Council including
Ennerdale are the result of the council budget passed in February, a budget you
supported as for my part I did vote against the cuts to Hull in February.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std";"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Neo Sans Std;">We
hope that you will also work with users of Ennerdale to explore every possible
idea and option that would keep this pool open for Hull residents.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sounds
remarkably like David Cameron’s big society; you can have services as long as
you provide them yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std";"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Neo Sans Std;">There
are a series of reasons why Ennerdale should be the last pool that should be considered
for closure in Hull – not the first.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Well
quite frankly I don’t want to see any of the facilities in the city close.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But what you are actually saying here is
“not in my backyard”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not ok for
other facilities to close so that this one can stay open.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std";"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Neo Sans Std;">For
our part, we will do everything possible to get a Fair Deal for Hull. Part of
this means working imaginatively to secure a future for important facilities
serving the whole city, such as Ennerdale. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Austerity
simply means “make the people pay”, make the people pay with lost jobs, lower
wages, zero hours contracts, reduced rights at work, reduced benefits, later
pensions, lower living standards and cuts to services like Ennerdale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Labour Party and its representatives
should not be part of implementing the Coalition government’s austerity plans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Labour councillors are being put on the
spot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we “ do the Tories job for
them” as one Labour councillor put it, it will Labour councillors who take the
blame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were not elected to implement
austerity. We were not elected to be the local agents of the coalition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of us campaign against the cuts imposed
by Minns and the Liberal Democrat administration. We should not give in to the
blackmail of Eric Pickles and the threats of taking over the council.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Labour Councillors face a real
dilemma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What is required from Labour leaders in
the city is a real campaign for a fair deal for Hull.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A joint campaign of the Labour MPs, Councillors, party members,
Trade Unions and most importantly the residents of the city and users of the
services like the swimming pools.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">In the best traditions of the Labour
movement a united campaigns to defend all services and all facilities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We should not be discussing the order that
services or facilities close.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What is required is a Peoples Assembly
type event in Hull bringing together the labour movement, councillors, ward
parties, trade unions and the community groups in the city.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Neo Sans Std"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This forum could then decided the best way
forward for a Labour Council in opposing the Coalition governments Austerity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-77460662598574611062013-09-15T21:55:00.001+01:002013-09-15T21:55:20.129+01:00Ennerdale Leisure Centre. Letter from Hull MPs
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Re: Ennerdale
Swimming Pool<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">We
write to express our opposition to the proposal, currently being consulted on,
to close the swimming pool at Ennerdale Leisure Centre.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">We
fully acknowledge that this option is only being forced on Labour councillors
by the unfair and disproportionately heavy funding cuts being imposed on Hull
City Council by the Lib Dem-backed Coalition Government.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As
you know, each person in Hull, the country’s tenth most deprived area, will
lose £228.36 between 2010 and 2015 in funding to Hull – equating to £90m coming
out of the Council’s budget. </span><span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Meanwhile, Surrey
Heath, the 324<sup>th</sup> most deprived area, loses only £24.54 per head over
the same period. </span><span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This
is why we launched the Fair Deal for Hull campaign earlier this year on the
issue of the distribution of local government funding from Whitehall. This
campaign is opposed by Lib Dem Opposition Group in Hull. This is not
surprising, given that without Lib Dem support for the Tories in the Coalition
such unjust treatment of Hull would not have been possible in the first place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">For
our part, we voted against these cuts to Hull in Parliament and we will
continue to promote the Fair Deal for Hull at every opportunity. As part of
this campaign we also support the campaign by users of Ennerdale to save their
swimming pool.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">We
hope that you will also work with users of Ennerdale to explore every possible
idea and option that would keep this pool open for Hull residents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">There
are a series of reasons why Ennerdale should be the last pool that should be
considered for closure in Hull – not the first.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ennerdale
is the only pool in Hull capable of holding competitive galas, having both a
25m pool and spectator area. Ennerdale also has the best training facilities.
Because of these assets, Ennerdale is the only swimming facility in Hull that
is accredited by the Amateur Swimming Association to be of competition
standard. As such Ennerdale serves the whole of the City in a way that no other
leisure pool in Hull does or could.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Both
East Hull Baths and Beverley Road Baths are Victorian-era amenities that
require investment. Although listed status of certain buildings shows the need
for preserving the fabric of the buildings, their actual long-term function
should not be dictated by these considerations - not over and above the needs
of providing the best possible sports and leisure facilities for Hull’s modern
needs within the available resources.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">All
Hull’s swimming pools require investment in maintenance and have had rising
heating costs. However, Ennerdale Leisure Centre has the lowest subsidy of any
leisure facility in Hull and the highest percentage of its costs covered by
income.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Kingston
upon Hull Swimming Club has around 230 swimming members and the club broke even
for the first time this year. Without Ennerdale it is likely that the club will
cease to exist, and the extra revenue brought into the local area from visiting
competitive swimmers and spectators will be lost. What good will ‘arms-length’
arrangements for running Hull leisure amenities be if we see sports clubs
disappearing?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">It
has been suggested that alternative pool facilities exist near to Ennerdale at
the Winifred Holtby Academy. This is not an option as Winifred Holtby does not
have competition facilities, and is not a local authority amenity available
openly to the public.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
current distribution of swimming facilities in the city is broadly even, but
the closure of Ennerdale will mean that residents of the large estates of
Orchard Park, Bransholme and Kingswood will have much further to travel to access
a swimming pool. Kingswood has been rapidly expanding, and facilities such as
local swimming pools are important in attracting new residents to the area. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<br />
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Finally,
Hull is meant to be a proud sporting city, seeking an Olympic 2012 legacy and
competing for City of Culture 2017, with a wish to attract visitors from
outside Hull. We are all aware of the public health challenge presented locally
by obesity. Under Labour, Hull previously pursued some pioneering initiatives
on this – such as on free healthy school meals. How does closing Ennerdale fit
with any of these policy objectives?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Hull
City Council has supported Ennerdale for 30 years. We know that the only thing
that has changed is the unfair treatment on funding under this Coalition
Government.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">For
our part, we will do everything possible to get a Fair Deal for Hull. Part of
this means working imaginatively to secure a future for important facilities
serving the whole city, such as Ennerdale. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">In
this, I hope that your Labour administration can play a part by keeping
Ennerdale swimming pool for the people of Hull.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Neo Sans Std","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Yours
sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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MP Alan
Johnson
MP <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Karl Turner
MP <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">cc All Hull Labour councillors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Within days the USA and Britain are planning an
attack on Syria. The recall of Parliament is expected to back the military
action at an emergency meeting convened for Thursday 29th August. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The situation in Syria has changed so much since the
initial promise of the Arab Spring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Minority groups of Christians and Alawites have felt
threatened by the growing Islamic Sunni reaction to the potential of the Arab
Spring.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The
rebels in Syria are not a mass movement for change but an attempt by one armed
group supported by foreign mercenaries to simply replace Assad with a
fundamentalist regime.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Worried
by the rise of Jihadists in the opposition forces the US has been supplying
arms and by training the Free Syrian Army.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Assad
regime is clearly winning the war which has pushed the US to direct
intervention in order to prevent Assad’s military advance.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The chemical weapons
attack on August 21<sup>st</sup> killed hundreds of civilians including many
children this is now being used as justification for American military action.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We don't
know what circumstances are surrounding the use of chemical weapons in Syria
but the Americans and opposition groups have no interest in establishing the
truth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>United Nations could play a role in preventing
the conflict but we don’t want another dodgy dossier of false evidence.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">What
are the real aims of military intervention in Syria.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">After
more than 100,000 deaths in this bloody civil war in Syria over the last two
years, the US government is now suddenly becoming extremely concerned by the
killing of women and children and innocent civilians. How many have been killed
before by weapons supplied by western <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>powers to one or the other sides of this
bloody proxy war.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Conventional
weapons have been used to kill thousands of civilians but that wasn’t enough to
cross of red line for America and Britain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Cruise missiles
do not discriminate between military personnel and civilians when they strike
Syria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the ordinary Syrian people
who will be the victims of the destruction of energy and water supplies. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">What are
the real aims of American intervention?</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The
declared aim to destroy the deposits of chemical weapons is laughable, the
Assad regime will have used the past months to protect their stocks of weapons
and defend against air strikes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">From the
Americans point of view a long stalemate in hostilities is preferable to one
side getting the upper hand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So airstrikes
are being used to restrict the Syrians army’s ability to mount an offensive
against the opposition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The most
plausible aim of US intervention seems to us to be that of seriously affecting
the Syrian army's ability of taking advantage of the momentum gained in their
offensive against the opposition armies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We will
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">There is
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America and its allies and Russia.</span></div>
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Russian military has already delivered advanced surface-to-air missile batteries
for Assad. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The US Navy has deployed in
the area in recent days. And has the option to strike Syria from air force
bases in several Mediterranean countries.</span></div>
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several large landing ships to the area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Over the
coming days we will see the media propaganda aimed at building public opinion
to support military action in Syria.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Military
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are being used as cannon fodder for the games played by the USA and Russian politicians.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">What is
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The message from Osborne’s Autumn Statement is absolutely
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THERE WILL BE NO END TO CUTS.</div>
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It doesn’t actually matter what Labour Councils do. Which
services they want to save.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cuts in
April will be followed by more cuts in 2014 2015 2016 and 2017 and it won’t
stop there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the new normal,
austerity as far as anyone can see.</div>
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The situation in Greece is were Britain will be in a few
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Under Osborne and the ConDem Government Britain is within
weeks of losing its AAA credit rating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is the start of a slippery slope, which will lead to higher
interest rates, and higher mortgage payments for millions of already hard
pressed working families.</div>
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Cuts in spending are sucking the life out of the economy of
cities like Hull; reducing demand leads to a spiral of decline leading to even
deeper cuts in the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Osborne
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Labour Councillors are now being put on the spot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have a choice: implement the Tories cuts
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Already this week we have seen John McDonnell write to every
Labour MP asking them vote against the Welfare Cuts Bill,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/lets-seize-upon-this-opportunity-to-fight-poverty-says-john-mcdonnell-mp/"><span style="color: blue;">http://l-r-c.org.uk/news/story/lets-seize-upon-this-opportunity-to-fight-poverty-says-john-mcdonnell-mp/</span></a></div>
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This is in addition to the rally call made by Owen Jones in
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In the past Labour Councils have followed a dented shield
policy protecting services in any way they could.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The right wing of the party want to carry on implementing Tory
cuts in order to stop Pickles taking control of the council. We can’t give in
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We need to organise the fight back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Demand the return of the money taken from
the city. Call a conference in the city of every ward branch every Labour
Councillor and affiliated trade unions and include community groups. We need to
organise public meetings on the cuts in every ward and we need to stand firm
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-87282432158838831282012-06-21T22:49:00.003+01:002012-06-21T22:50:07.949+01:00Up-dated version of famous drawing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk07jAdUX3yczMMdgBntzg_A4r9XoFDGO4qVWyuKgdOXQcrpBhQOaVLO-eTl_-Tq8MXLEY4UATJvJzcFoIkv5Hhb2YzBHxqR0ejfcS08wxFY7_o5csyb4VBPscE7ebPivAFHTs/s1600/pyramid_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk07jAdUX3yczMMdgBntzg_A4r9XoFDGO4qVWyuKgdOXQcrpBhQOaVLO-eTl_-Tq8MXLEY4UATJvJzcFoIkv5Hhb2YzBHxqR0ejfcS08wxFY7_o5csyb4VBPscE7ebPivAFHTs/s1600/pyramid_0.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-46084350970783183072011-12-19T23:05:00.001+00:002011-12-19T23:07:09.985+00:00A Sad Day for the Tax Payers Alliancehttp://www.taxpayersalliance.com/grassroots/2011/11/sad-day-democracy-east-yorkshire.htmlUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-43101023762277313942011-11-30T19:45:00.004+00:002011-11-30T20:01:49.447+00:00Does the economy need a plan B.Does the economy need a plan B.<br /><br />For anyone interested in the current economic crisis the Bloomberg app is a must have. 24 coverage of the massive swings in stock markets and bond yields.<br /><br />It doesn’t matter where you are in the world everywhere you turn is the same.<br /><br />Today stock markets around the world have risen, but it can only be temporary the crisis has not been resolved.<br /><br />The unprecedented situation means we are moving at lightening speed from one boom to bust and from crisis to crisis.<br /><br />The chart below show the falls in the US stock market between 1929 and 1930 as every recovery was cheered it was followed by a further fall.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0uuISu_bVEM6Q5RjWqWrEGTeo2S0Eo40eldhY-EFQbV8pdKFF8p4bxdphhjHFqWeM7vSPHiJ7LDhkkZwUBPcELWHCoSq6cV6VrXuoxCiDXXyMhKHZ-g8BvPG0Rk-4ivpIkVG/s1600/1929crashpe9.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0uuISu_bVEM6Q5RjWqWrEGTeo2S0Eo40eldhY-EFQbV8pdKFF8p4bxdphhjHFqWeM7vSPHiJ7LDhkkZwUBPcELWHCoSq6cV6VrXuoxCiDXXyMhKHZ-g8BvPG0Rk-4ivpIkVG/s400/1929crashpe9.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680881004251526146" /></a><br /><br /><br />Despite printing huge sums of money and pumping billions into the worlds financial markets the crisis has not been resolved. The strategists for capitalism are at their wits end in trying to resolve the problem as we head into a double dip recession.<br /><br />Governments around the world are unable to alter the situation or the direction of travel.<br /><br />The Greek debt problem will pass from country to country as first Portugal then Ireland and even Italy get dragged into the mess.<br /><br />European intervention has only delayed the problem by kicking the ball a few months into the future.<br /><br />The break up of the Euro is inevitable the only question is will it be planned by the leaders in France and Germany or a chaotic collapse brought about by the markets.<br /><br />The break-up of the Euro will lead to further attempts by countries to protect their currencies. Switzerland recently promised “unlimited fund” to protect it’s manufacturing industry.<br /><br />The effect of Euro break-up will be felt worldwide.<br /><br />Recent globalisation has allowed trade to boom but it’s reached its limit.<br /><br />Austerity measures in country after country will reduce demand and suppress trade making the situation worse.<br /><br />Its not that people don’t want houses and cars and things the problem is they don’t have the money to pay for them.<br /><br />Since the 1980’s credit has been used to overcome this problem. But it can’t go on. Debt has to be repaid. With interest. Greek 2yr bonds are trading at melt down levels of interest.<br /><br />The Tories have hyped up their austerity plans but in reality public spending is actually increasing.<br /><br />Borrowing more money will only push the crisis back and result in a deeper dip in the economy.<br /><br />Its not a plan B we need it’s a plan CUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-50217086755493566992011-02-21T20:04:00.002+00:002011-02-21T20:07:18.309+00:00WikiLeaksThe WikiLeaks revelations have shown the cynical nature of government diplomacy. American and western governments have more in common with gangsterism than reasoned argument. <br />The aim of the US is to impose its will, with the threat of violence, backed up with actual violence, blackmail, bribery and corruption. <br />This applies to both friends and enemies, <br />The exposure by WikiLeaks of the crimes of the western governments has performed a great service. It has removed the veil of respectability that conceals the criminal activities of the official diplomacy. <br />The wars waged by U.S are terrible for millions of poor people, but terribly profitable for the big arms manufacturers.<br />Obama has not pulled U.S. forces out of Iraq. <br />One million people have been killed in Iraq since the invasion, and 90 percent of them were civilians. <br />These monstrous facts have been carefully hidden from the public in Britain and the United States. The same public was informed that the purpose of the Iraq war was to destroy non-existent weapons of mass destruction. When these did not appear it became transformed into a “war for Democracy”. The only crime of WikiLeaks is to lift the thick curtain of lies and deceit that conceals the truth. It is for this that they are hounded, slandered, persecuted, have their funds cut off and their leading figure arrested. <br />This kind of thing must be made public. The people whose taxes go to pay the arms billionaires must know the true purpose of the wars fought in their name. <br />A growing number of officials and military personnel are disgusted with what they see and hear and are inclined to leak it. <br />Bradley E Manning, the young soldier who leaked the most recent information, can expect no mercy in America. Julian Assange is not a U.S. citizen, and is not bound by U.S. laws. <br />Today, Bush and Blair are enjoying comfortable retirement. Yet the courageous individuals who have dared to expose the ugly reality of power politics are persecuted, hounded, arrested and even denied the elementary rights that are routinely granted to criminals. <br />In the USA politicians are calling for Julian Assange to be “taken out”– a feat which the CIA is quite capable of arranging. <br />The American government will stop at nothing to silence WikiLeaks. The CIA and its collaborators have orchestrated a noisy campaign of smears and baseless accusations concerning the personal life of their enemy. <br />Every person who loves democracy should be concerned about this case –<br />Assange was originally accused of four offences including of rape. The accusation of rape, splashed all over the front pages of the tabloid press, was suddenly dropped. It had served its purpose, which was to blacken his name. Now the Swedes argued that he was guilty of “unlawful coercion” and acting “in a way designed to violate sexual integrity”. <br />The charges are not new. They go back to August when Assange was charged with sexual assault. He responded by claiming he was being smeared: “the charges are without basis and their issue at this moment is deeply disturbing”. <br />I am in no position to judge the truth of these allegations, but what is abundantly clear is that they are being used politically, and a fair trial is impossible under these circumstances. <br />That is the whole point. Washington is not interested in Mr. Assange’s sex life. They are interested in revenge. In preparation for the trial and imprisonment of the man they see as public enemy number one, they first soften up public opinion by destroying his moral reputation. <br />Of course, all this was just a pretext to prepare for the real business in hand: diplomatic sources have leaked that discussions have begun to extradite him to the USA from Sweden. <br /> The Assenge case is about the defence of democratic rights.<br /> In “democratic” Britain, the right to strike has been so restricted by anti-trade union laws that in many cases it has virtually been cancelled out. The legal rights of British citizens have been seriously eroded by the so-called “anti-terror” laws, which give the police wide powers to stop and search people, and to arrest and hold them for 28 days without their having been convicted by a court of law. <br />More recently, there has been an attempt to curtail the right to protest on the streets. In the recent student demonstrations, the police made use of the tactic of so-called “kettling”, whereby demonstrators are trapped by a police cordon for hours on end in freezing conditions, and denied access to food, water or toilet facilities. <br />People deserve to know what governments do in their name.<br />Documents that reveal the criminal activities carried out by governments and their secret services should be publishedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-62506238359627931802008-09-01T11:08:00.005+01:002008-09-01T11:12:48.743+01:00Every Cloud!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJuY4xJl5WWQ9WePE0ofKTENIoNoRHFMtnDCNQGFyeOc0fyX9Ps2LLPTsvv0W9QI8TMz5C9PJu67Bra0RwWMo4_M8UpIPs8rvmuCnXP8pIqnu3Y1d09KIxPVak89OUm5qO99v/s1600-h/img049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240993536087588002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJuY4xJl5WWQ9WePE0ofKTENIoNoRHFMtnDCNQGFyeOc0fyX9Ps2LLPTsvv0W9QI8TMz5C9PJu67Bra0RwWMo4_M8UpIPs8rvmuCnXP8pIqnu3Y1d09KIxPVak89OUm5qO99v/s400/img049.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-6424898327375369362008-07-14T06:49:00.002+01:002008-07-14T07:03:30.703+01:00Lib Dems plan "Drivers Tax"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQH5ByTIAMnSeCKYbQlz92fSxpT872wQBHsn5uLyRvqUucTptAP_W6nprrabPMFw777tG11accS6Knntg-6ZuOw3q_oaO66Qh8P5VSHIJ5w4ZUhqezuTsT3f40Z69Pu2bkDPEy/s1600-h/img008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222744350724635490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQH5ByTIAMnSeCKYbQlz92fSxpT872wQBHsn5uLyRvqUucTptAP_W6nprrabPMFw777tG11accS6Knntg-6ZuOw3q_oaO66Qh8P5VSHIJ5w4ZUhqezuTsT3f40Z69Pu2bkDPEy/s400/img008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This article caught my eye outlining Lib Dem plans for a "Drivers Tax " of 8p per Kilometre.</div><div>The plans would charge car drivers and extra £3 per trip to Beverley or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Brough</span> and an extra £15 for every typical trip to Leeds. Bet we <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dont</span> see this on any fib <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">dem</span> focus leaflet.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-45676384144457789402008-05-28T20:28:00.002+01:002008-05-28T20:34:24.764+01:00E-I-E-I-E-I-O<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhc5q91CQHO5kPWFVDAOuW3GD-rWtyoTPByyxkmVxTsyL37j-Qrm_MedweHRFN-n25ewDLyha50v3sNKVzTmEV8c8IMSME_FynvhyphenhyphenBLgsF0B8siqE5eMxv8R5FyoIGzp9R_I58/s1600-h/downloaded+all+473.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205513804688963170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhc5q91CQHO5kPWFVDAOuW3GD-rWtyoTPByyxkmVxTsyL37j-Qrm_MedweHRFN-n25ewDLyha50v3sNKVzTmEV8c8IMSME_FynvhyphenhyphenBLgsF0B8siqE5eMxv8R5FyoIGzp9R_I58/s400/downloaded+all+473.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Well done tigers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Fantastic result at Wembley and a great day out.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-70992407785130521792008-05-20T07:32:00.003+01:002008-05-20T07:49:06.065+01:00Three and Out<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQx6dWv_5EfwPC8NXGx2If5GLfGiW-yJD3E0zhi-NxorVKaT2bSbnuj2grP-Gz8UbWaN4tZVa-T14F5aEOeuPt_MjvmLQNpsfod8M3qKdtPpfUO-jpu1SV7zWaWkqWdreT4RLW/s1600-h/MV5BMjA3MDM4NDIxOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTgyNTM2MQ@@__V1__CR0,0,684,684_SS100_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202346914507621810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 154px" height="221" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQx6dWv_5EfwPC8NXGx2If5GLfGiW-yJD3E0zhi-NxorVKaT2bSbnuj2grP-Gz8UbWaN4tZVa-T14F5aEOeuPt_MjvmLQNpsfod8M3qKdtPpfUO-jpu1SV7zWaWkqWdreT4RLW/s320/MV5BMjA3MDM4NDIxOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTgyNTM2MQ@@__V1__CR0,0,684,684_SS100_.jpg" width="237" border="0" /></a><br /><div>As a train driver you’ll have to excuse me for not seeing the funny side of people being killed on the railway.</div><div> </div><div>So as you’re munching your popcorn, please take a moment to think about those people for whom railways deaths are a tragedy, not a comedy.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-34136960089153490392008-04-04T13:49:00.005+01:002008-04-04T14:04:06.933+01:00Lib Dems hit most vulnerable.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKboCy-aZzaxTkDOKsl9rpusS4vNCoYINE91oxSw7dvrxd4Y24X81SBMcoBkUo9tz5oyfbRrOFH6kZws_IRuIFvJkM2LQ9AVwVhJZStYSKGku3YMBSXtCrCW2eE1wR32nEL4A2/s1600-h/img050.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185372946749199746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKboCy-aZzaxTkDOKsl9rpusS4vNCoYINE91oxSw7dvrxd4Y24X81SBMcoBkUo9tz5oyfbRrOFH6kZws_IRuIFvJkM2LQ9AVwVhJZStYSKGku3YMBSXtCrCW2eE1wR32nEL4A2/s320/img050.jpg" border="0" /></a> Lib Dems hit most vulnerable.<br /><br />Lib Dem councillors have decided to hit the most vulnerable in society with the decision to end funding to the local CAB.<br /><br />The decision is a kick in the teeth not only to the customers of the service but to the dozens of volunteers who provide much of the assistance.<br /><br />At least some of the Lib Dem group are expressing concern at the decision<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-19220595612047441652008-04-03T19:03:00.001+01:002008-04-03T19:03:46.424+01:00Time to go RobertTime to go Robert<br /><br /><br />When Robert Mugabe came to power in Zimbabwe nearly thirty years ago it was on a wave of optimism for a better fairer society.<br /><br />Brutal land grabs and hyper-inflation caused by simply printing money have left the whole county unable to feed itself and on the brink of bankruptcy.<br /><br />It really is time for Mugabe to go. I hope the police and army refuse to support a continued grab for power by Mugabwe and the results of the elections are implemented.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-83513821313998306502008-03-11T17:50:00.002+00:002008-03-11T19:43:56.851+00:00East Hull Short List<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2IkbiUGWzcpO7sEO6g3C3z1Qub7T3pqp1Nu35eD57NWFMDCrJPx9UeotUzNyqusLvf6NcXTUh5ix319nLZhIwsiYz8WCtaKnsCkACXCKwT_mUejzuPiaLu3ytMENdNaM_AEK/s1600-h/img046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176572083751029378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2IkbiUGWzcpO7sEO6g3C3z1Qub7T3pqp1Nu35eD57NWFMDCrJPx9UeotUzNyqusLvf6NcXTUh5ix319nLZhIwsiYz8WCtaKnsCkACXCKwT_mUejzuPiaLu3ytMENdNaM_AEK/s320/img046.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-45234640950394975442008-02-07T22:43:00.001+00:002008-02-07T22:43:58.671+00:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-46215050779729916362008-01-10T23:03:00.000+00:002008-01-10T23:08:39.924+00:00Check your bank accountCheck you bank account.<br /><br />Residents in Hull are being urged to check their bank accounts today as thousands of council taxpayers have been overcharged by the cities Lib Dem bosses. Red faced officials have had to apologies to customers following the blunder which saw the council tax system disabled to stop further accounts being plunderedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-82854556093120897672008-01-02T18:56:00.000+00:002008-01-02T18:57:36.801+00:00Happy New YearUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-36938430024039068882007-12-08T06:57:00.000+00:002007-12-08T07:03:06.709+00:00Leisure Centre remains closed.Liberal Democrats councillors are adamant that the Woodford Leisure centre in the East of the city will remain closed. Despite advice from council officers that the facility could be reopened. I understand from talking to officers this week in the Guildhall that the Liberal Democrats want to demolish the building.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-61005473752333610162007-11-23T19:42:00.000+00:002007-11-23T20:34:56.240+00:00“I’ll use floods to cover up closures” says Minns<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfU7_k8ySW7AueJNkt-z8UmyKSCKc4aRNvuhbfSwrtnSxCvPhRNKJfPKiDeAdtuYXJ7YzHyLX0nFbmj6u2xJKdsR-MSfWra4YC7CJiyohy1CPpSrkfgWcgBcQPHlvlrFVWStp/s1600-h/s605157059_6146.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136137005874307074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfU7_k8ySW7AueJNkt-z8UmyKSCKc4aRNvuhbfSwrtnSxCvPhRNKJfPKiDeAdtuYXJ7YzHyLX0nFbmj6u2xJKdsR-MSfWra4YC7CJiyohy1CPpSrkfgWcgBcQPHlvlrFVWStp/s320/s605157059_6146.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Hull City Councils Liberal Democrat Leader Carl Minns has admitted that his administration is using the summer floods in the city as a cover to close council facilities. The admission comes as no surprise to many of us in the city as the Liberal Democrats are keen to hive off or close as many council services as possible.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35879412.post-18260309891256988702007-11-12T08:08:00.000+00:002007-11-12T08:09:04.662+00:00Charles Kennedy Syndrome.Officers at the Guildhall are said to becoming increasingly worried about the Liberal Democrat leader. As the officer said to me “he recently took time off sick suffering from stress”. I thinks its much more likely to be linked to the frequent liquid lunches.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0