tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post991113706929524035..comments2024-03-13T10:32:22.656+00:00Comments on thanetonline: Thanet District Council Cabinet Agenda Published for Thursday, 18th June but no mention of Manston.Michael Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-3500338614600308412015-06-11T17:23:03.703+01:002015-06-11T17:23:03.703+01:00It's all looking like a desperate attempt by S...It's all looking like a desperate attempt by Sir Roger to deflect attention away from his own shortcomings. The airport task force he was supposed to have organised last year never met once. Now, the PwC report which he instigated, and which was supposed to be the answer to everything, seems to have got lost somewhere. By all accounts it was delivered to the DfT several weeks ago, but the minister in charge has never seen it. So, Sir Roger lambasts Paul Carter, who isn't responsible for any of it. In my opinion, Sir Roger's intemperate outburst won't go down well with the blue-rinsers of West Kent. It seems more likely that he'll be collecting his cards.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415123501568769405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-46050282787514544192015-06-11T16:53:32.812+01:002015-06-11T16:53:32.812+01:00Roger Gale's attack on Paul Carter demonstrate...Roger Gale's attack on Paul Carter demonstrates the strong rival opinions about Manston even within the Tory Party. On this issue, Paul Carter's position seems rooted in common sense and practicality. As many commentators have pointed out, the succession of failed attempts by various private operators to make a go of Manston must cause any sane individual to doubt its viability. I would like to have seen it become a success, but I am persuaded that the project is a gonner. <br /><br />For Gale, it seems to have become something of a vanity project. He persists in referring to "everyone in Government". Why then, have Government Ministers not called in the scheme? Why have they not intervened directly and promised to support the venture? The Prime Minister made vague pledges during the election campagin, but I think many suspect this was simply to prop up Gale and Mackinlay in the face of a perceived UKIP threat. Where is the real Government action now? Perhaps it is Gale who should call time on his less than glittering career, rather than demand Carter's resignation. One Voice In Thanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451390240308033106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-12934764076212443452015-06-10T21:30:19.747+01:002015-06-10T21:30:19.747+01:00Arjun I guess the key question is. Can the council...Arjun I guess the key question is. Can the councillors do anything unless the officers support them? But then it mostly comes back to where the liability lies if say they started the cpo and Riveroak went into administration. With Ramsgate at the end of the runway and Broadstairs in the particulate air pollution stream the way cpo compensation works it looks like everyone running a business or owning property Ramsgate and the whole population of Broadstairs could legitimately claim compensation. I think we could wind up with the local equivalent of ppi insurance compensation. Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-54665056728614263082015-06-10T19:33:17.274+01:002015-06-10T19:33:17.274+01:00Doesn't make any sense to me. If you've ...Doesn't make any sense to me. If you've had the draft report, you have the broad outline of what it says. No reason why the cabinet can't debate the issue on the basis of the draft. In any event, what does the PwC report matter to UKIP. They promised to CPO the airport regardless. We seem to be a long way from the UKIP promise that they would initiate a CPO within 1 week of taking office. Reality dawns.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415123501568769405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-34592234424702730212015-06-10T18:02:39.804+01:002015-06-10T18:02:39.804+01:00TDC latest Manston utterance 10 june<a href="http://thanet.gov.uk/the-thanet-magazine/news-articles/2015/june/latest-council-update-on-manston-airport/" rel="nofollow">TDC latest Manston utterance 10 june</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-27085414233157164672015-06-09T22:07:47.012+01:002015-06-09T22:07:47.012+01:00A little observation in case any pro-airporters ar...A little observation in case any pro-airporters are watching; If you were definitely going to discuss the airport on the 18th, you'd put it on the agenda. Leaving it off the agenda implies that it might not be discussed. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415123501568769405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-59742613957297665792015-06-09T20:21:17.337+01:002015-06-09T20:21:17.337+01:00I agree Michael. The campaign to save the airport...I agree Michael. The campaign to save the airport has morphed into a dangerous vendetta against anyone who isn't supporting the CPO. Cartner and Musgrave are finding themselves in the receiving end of appalling online abuse, and Powermain have clearly been harassed. We already know of one major employer who was deterred from going to Manston because of the volume of hate mail they received. It's high time Roger Gale and Craig Mackinlay took responsibility for the mess they have created and spoke up on behalf of local businesses. It's high time they told their campaign groups the truth; that a CPO is a non-starter, and that the fight is over.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415123501568769405noreply@blogger.com