Royal Wedding - The poll.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Less

He won't have to be accurate, He'll be in power.

In fairness to Cllr. Moss, the figure he was first told, when he enquired about Silly Dildo's personal appearance, and what the actual full costs were, which were only revealed after HBC was forced to publish spending expenses, meant the difference in totals wasn't down to him.

That blame can be claimed by those officals who seemed to want to hide the full costs.

[Less]

Originally Posted by garinda

Er...that's what we all want to know.

If you'd read the thread (post 142) you'd see the question was asked and recorded in the minutes of a meeting in council chambers, but sadly not the Leader's response.

Any how, as it stands, to the question should HBC spend tax payers' money on a programme of wedding celebrations...

3 Hyndburn residents have voted yes.

46 Hyndburn residents have voted no.

As a small, yet diverse sample of residents in the borough, the people of Hyndburn have spoken, and said...

NO!

This is where I can see you and I falling out, the Poll which you started invited an opinion, seven, that is the number seven, people voted in favour, it doesn't ask from where.

That is still less than the 80%of the total Poll for, some of those against aren't paying, some of them are from afar, it is an opinion, in future if you do a Poll keep it anonymous or I won't vote, none of this segregation was mentioned in the rules.

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by garinda

Once we know our own budget, we'll be able to make interesting comparissons as to the worth of each.

As posted, there's no hurry. We'll wait for you to provide the evidence.

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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.

[Less]

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.

Who sold you that high Horse?

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by Less

Who sold you that high Horse?

Someone has to be the keeper of the moral flame.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Someone has to be the keeper of the moral flame.

so who died and made you that person then(keeper of the moral flame)??

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Less

Who sold you that high Horse?

seems like the nag that was electrocuted in the stalls the other day.

[JCB]

Originally Posted by garinda

As a small, yet diverse sample of residents in the borough, the people of Hyndburn have spoken, and said...

NO!

That's the problem with polls , Garinda .

As you say a small sample of residents have said NO .

You can't go from there and say the people of Hyndburn have said NO .

[Margaret Pilkington]

Maybe the people of Hyndburn didn't get asked.......so who knows what would be the outcome if they were?

I think there must be many folk who think that frivolous spending should be reined in, while there are such serious financial difficulties.......that these difficulties exist, cannot be argued with.
On a personal level I would rather keep the toilets open and the streets cleaned, than have fireworks to celebrate a Royal Wedding.......but that is just my view.
Pay the rent first...buy the cakes later.

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by cashman

seems like the nag that was electrocuted in the stalls the other day.

Was she on Accy Web...let me guess..?????

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Less

This is where I can see you and I falling out, the Poll which you started invited an opinion, seven, that is the number seven, people voted in favour, it doesn't ask from where.

That is still less than the 80%of the total Poll for, some of those against aren't paying, some of them are from afar, it is an opinion, in future if you do a Poll keep it anonymous or I won't vote, none of this segregation was mentioned in the rules.

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.

[Margaret Pilkington]

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.

Aah, there was me thinking you had grown a little bit of sensitivity.......alas, I see I was wrong.

[Less]

Originally Posted by cashman

seems like the nag that was electrocuted in the stalls the other day.

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Was she on Accy Web...let me guess..?????

No, he just told you she was in one of the stalls, must have been a lucky mare, finding the toilets open!

[garinda]

Originally Posted by JCB

That's the problem with polls , Garinda .

As you say a small sample of residents have said NO .

You can't go from there and say the people of Hyndburn have said NO .

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.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Less

in future if you do a Poll keep it anonymous or I won't vote

No.

It's an option to be used.

'If' I think a poll might be of interest, it will be open, unless that option is removed.