tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post7212975858355532408..comments2023-10-01T13:00:45.275+01:00Comments on <b>A Community In Action</b>: New Labour - an idea whose time has passedPhil Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11189427887730688723noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-86704403459616495512008-10-13T13:51:00.000+01:002008-10-13T13:51:00.000+01:00You mean the webcasts are fully functional now ?A ...You mean the webcasts are fully functional now ?<BR/>A while back, I seem to recall all sorts of teething troubles (pictures, but intermittent sound etc).<BR/>Moreover 'Sods Law' always seemed to prevail - perfect reception whenever one of Sharma's mob were speaking, but total silence whenever there was anything worth listening to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-55780414802053403962008-10-02T13:55:00.000+01:002008-10-02T13:55:00.000+01:00Interesting to see Cllr Thompson's response to thi...Interesting to see Cllr Thompson's response to this latest palaver in todays Chronicle.<BR/>The Labour Party "dishonest" - surely not ?<BR/>Of course they would cut Council Tax if they were still in power !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-5613720626413873642008-09-29T23:25:00.000+01:002008-09-29T23:25:00.000+01:00One thing Ruth certainly did say in the council ch...One thing Ruth certainly did say in the council chamber, back in 2006 at one of her first debates as Deputy Leader of the opposition, was something to the effect of "You call it dishonesty, we call it politics".<BR/><BR/>It was said during a debate following the Hanworth Park by-election, at which which the usual smears had been used to familiarly devastating electoral effect (this was the by-election which inspired the "Forgive them, for they know not what they do" statement by the defeated Nu Lab candidate Colin Ellar to the <B><I>Hounslow Chronicle</I></B>.<BR/><BR/>I took the inference of this statement to be that telling lies (in the case of this particular debate to voters) was considered by her party to be acceptable provided it took place within a political context.<BR/><BR/>Certainly New Labour's general conduct in Hounslow both prior to and following that statement would seem to suggest that this is pretty much the official party view.<BR/><BR/>On the question of the Council Tax, New Labour's position prior to the Keens' latest wobble was and remains very well documented. The contempt for the intelligence of the voting public suggested by this amazing <I>volte face</I> truly beggars belief.<BR/><BR/>29 September 2008 23:23Phil Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980051462920249189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-78063522624352770092008-09-29T14:04:00.000+01:002008-09-29T14:04:00.000+01:00Maybe he/she has a PC and was watching the web cas...Maybe he/she has a PC and was watching the web cast?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-12942954906296226392008-09-29T13:51:00.000+01:002008-09-29T13:51:00.000+01:00Yes she did say those things in the chamber, didn'...Yes she did say those things in the chamber, didn't she ?<BR/>I sneaked in and listened from behind the curtains, where were you hiding anonymous ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-1372285178094747612008-09-25T15:12:00.000+01:002008-09-25T15:12:00.000+01:00Ruth Cadbury absolutely is the most stereotypical ...Ruth Cadbury absolutely is the most stereotypical New Labour clone imaginable. With her it really is a case of my party right or wrong. If Gordon Brown announced we were going to invade France or send five year old kids down the mines she'd be up for it.<BR/><BR/>It was only a matter of months ago that Ruth was arguing for a council tax increase in the chamber. This shamelessness only serves to show the contempt in which they hold the general electorate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-33199163394744729382008-09-25T14:38:00.000+01:002008-09-25T14:38:00.000+01:00Our Labour friends certainly believe in stretching...Our Labour friends certainly believe in stretching this feeble material a long way, don't they?<BR/>In todays Hounslow Chronicle, Ruth Cadbury no less is now griping about next years council tax freeze, proclaiming it should be CUT!<BR/>Honestly, if Hounslow Council announced that they were going to give everyone a free mars bar, Labour would insist that everyone should have two!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-7984744510250151792008-08-12T13:40:00.000+01:002008-08-12T13:40:00.000+01:00But you surely didn't go to an all-boys PRIMARY sc...But you surely didn't go to an all-boys PRIMARY school did you Phil?<BR/>Two ton Tessie will be so disappointed and she'll definitely come and get ya now !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-65774333978422485852008-08-01T13:45:00.000+01:002008-08-01T13:45:00.000+01:00Now you've got me worried - I went to a boys' scho...Now you've got me worried - I went to a boys' school!Phil Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980051462920249189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-25529702995693735042008-08-01T13:16:00.000+01:002008-08-01T13:16:00.000+01:00PSYCHO ALERT.....PSYCHO ALERTDon't be curious - it...PSYCHO ALERT.....PSYCHO ALERT<BR/><BR/>Don't be curious - it may be your first love looking to be appointed official ICG groupie.<BR/>Great if she's still a 'looker', but not so good if she's 22 stone with uncontrollable flatulence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-91290826996950116952008-07-30T15:04:00.000+01:002008-07-30T15:04:00.000+01:00"A surprisingly restrained dissertation, but as we..."A surprisingly restrained dissertation, but as we went to the same school - 10 out of 10."<BR/><BR/>Now you've got me curious...Phil Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980051462920249189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-65892329507141214132008-07-30T13:16:00.000+01:002008-07-30T13:16:00.000+01:00A surprisingly restrained dissertation, but as we ...A surprisingly restrained dissertation, but as we went to the same school - 10 out of 10.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-89420519983580065192008-07-28T13:37:00.000+01:002008-07-28T13:37:00.000+01:00Don't know.The Worton has something of a reputatio...Don't know.<BR/><BR/>The Worton has something of a reputation for being militant and maybe they figured they'd get the difficult bit over first. Who knows? These people have hardly shown themselves to be master strategists in the past, have they?Phil Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980051462920249189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-28477310276801100952008-07-28T13:11:00.000+01:002008-07-28T13:11:00.000+01:00So come on then Phil, out with your 'Swingome...So come on then Phil, out with your 'Swingometer' and offer us a few theories as to why the Worton Estate was targetted with this rubbish before the Worple Estate & Ivybridge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-52240611614264202132008-07-28T01:05:00.000+01:002008-07-28T01:05:00.000+01:00Same old, same old. The Labour in Isleworth will n...Same old, same old. The Labour in Isleworth will never change it's pig ugly face. It will always be a face that looks like it's chewing a lemon, consumed with bitterness because they didnt get the same allowance and freedoms that you get now. They will never forgive the voters for rejecting them and there so-called job for life. All power to your elbow Phil but don't think your ever going to change these people because they never will accept it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-52792312799704086252008-07-27T16:25:00.000+01:002008-07-27T16:25:00.000+01:00Welcome to the blog Vanessa.Welcome to the blog Vanessa.Phil Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980051462920249189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837262994617763803.post-87622771788183446852008-07-27T15:56:00.000+01:002008-07-27T15:56:00.000+01:00You seem short of comments, so I will give you som...You seem short of comments, so I will give you some advice- get a job you sponger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com