well the photo is accurate I guess
“Iris Johnston
Dear All, Cllr Nicholson , Mrs Homer and I met with Mrs
Goag, Mrs Bradeley and Mr Welch for well over an hour this am and I have just
got back to Margate. I am extremely disappointed to say that despite our full
and frank discussion Mrs Gloag's position is unchanged . She asked for full
confidentiality at the outset of the meeting and I must respect that. The next
step is the motion and petitions to Council. Mrs Gloag is aware. Kindest
regards and much regret, Iris
Sent from my iPad”
These pictures are from just west of Epple Bay, or if you
like the coast at the eastern end of Birchington, this was where I had my
picnic lunch.
To be honest Peter I had very little time to do anything much today, so no I didn’t investigate and assumed like the other entrances along there it lead to someone’s garden.
ReplyDeleteI guess it was the spider’s web against the brick and steps I wanted in the photo, but as it was pretty dark in there I couldn’t really get enough depth of field using the camera on my phone.
Natural coastline I suppose I would like the prom to go around the whole of Thanet
Houses it is then and I bet she gets grants from the Government to build them, or am I just an old sceptic?
ReplyDeleteLooking that way Don, have to wait and see I think, there is some talk of a European coach hub too.
DeleteUKIP won't like that lol
DeleteIts TDC that pick up the New House Built Premium set up by this government as a bribe to councils to allow developments to go ahead. Based on the council tax income it will be at least £5 millions for a 1000 dwelling development.
DeleteYep just what I thought Dave someone somewhere will be making money out of this debarckle plus Gloag get the tax rite off
DeleteWatching the news lately our bank interest rate and our economy seems to hinge on housing if lots of houses are built and first time buyers get them it must be a good thing a glut of houses would drop the prices and foil all the rich with their surplus money from buying them provided there was a residency clause it could be only a good thing for our future generations.
ReplyDeleteAlso I think Ann Gloag should stand for our South Thanet MPs vacancy she would walk it with the Ramsgate votes,
Stargazer.
I also think she would walk it, but I don't think she could be bothered or has the time as she has so many houses to build.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how Iris Johnson was received when she had a chat with Ann Gloag
Peter the thing is, Manston has closed there is no chance of TDC getting a CPO or Ann Gloag OBE giving it away. So the airport will never have planes using it again. Now as for your friend Sir roger and the conservative party won't see power in Thanet for a while as its normally a conservative area but UKIP will take a large number of conservative votes so Labour will win for the first time in ages. This will happen all over the UK and Labour will win a land slide victory.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see your supporting the losing side again, "you just can't pick a winner"
lol Peter me too
DeletePurple if the tories want to enlist the support of locals in Ramsgate then short listing 3 out of town tories is a funny way of going about it!!
ReplyDeleteex UKIP man gets Conserv endorsement. Short list of 3 becomes Craig Mackinlay.
Deleteinteresting choice as Farage (if he stands here) will be up against an ex UKIP. I wonder how Driver and Scobie will react?
If you have say £3,000,000 your would think that would be enough money to be represented by the conservative party but it's not. How many people of Thanet do you think fall above that amount of wealth?
ReplyDeleteA quote I read today by Winston Churchill
Show me a young Conservative and I'll show you someone with no heart. Show me an old Liberal and I'll show you someone with no brains.”
But it should read " show me a young conservative with less than £3,000,000 and ill show you someone who cant read a manifesto.
I have admit that it looks like the Thanet Conservatives are going through the motions but expecting UKIP to split the Right vote much more than the Left vote.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is that as Will Scobie managed to get the seat at KCC despite the swing to UKIP he will probably get in in Thanet South.
Like Laura, Will is often to be seen in the local towns, and I would say both of them are about as well liked as politicians can be.
Will is very responsive to all forms of communication, this is the first thing I look for in a candidate.
I suppose the best constituency MP we have had in recent years was Jonathan Aitken, which as a statement has a certain irony to it.
Not sure what will happen in Thanet North, I had assumed that Roger Gale had it for as long as he stood, but I think recently some of the things he has said, particularly relating to the airport are undermining his credibility. I think it was only yeaterday he was on TV saying that the vast majority in Thanet want an airfreight hub at Manston, well from my perspective I would say it looks like about 20% are glad to see Manston close, about 35% are very keen on the airport (not a freight hub) reopening and the other 45% just don’t seem to be interested in issue.
Peter I would be pleased to invite you to my home for tea or coffee provided we did not discuss politics religion or Manston as we have a common interest but the uncouth people you rub shoulders with might heave a brick through my window,
ReplyDeleteStargazer
Reported on twitter a few hours ago "BBC Radio Kent has learnt that the Leader Kent County Council held separate talks with Ann Gloag the owner of Manston airport yesterday."..
ReplyDeleteSo much for a united front from both councils.
Yep Peter I did post about it the other day, “Hooked on Books” moved from Dover, run by Gary pleasant chap who used to work in my shop years ago before he set up in Dover.
ReplyDeleteGood quality book stock and well worth a visit.
Not sure all this secrecy is going to help anyone in the long run, it’s as though the main players are still living in the world before social media.
I wonder if any of the local KCC councillors were invited along or at least know what the meeting was for?
ReplyDeleteHow come everyone knows about these secret meetings
ReplyDeleteI don't think it was ever a secret. In fact the one with Iris had been due for a good while. TDC issued a press release on the 11th June referring to it.
DeleteLooking at the last Corporate Performance report back at April's Cabinet meeting, the only problem with that is funding. The technical reports to go towards applying for funding are ready along with designs but there isnt any money to pay for it. Always found those entrances a bit eerie.
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