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In my capacity as Chairman of the Doug and Sandra Hayes Fan Club can I just point out that any suggestion of Mafia involvement in this board would be looked on with grave disapproval by our much respected Crime Czars and could well result in in a severe hand-wringing and finger-wagging. I am sure that Councillor Doug Hayes, (108), would be the first to encourage everyone to report everyone else to the moderators and /or Scotland Yard, irrespective of whether an offence has been committed or not, purely in the interests of public safety of course but also with an eye to star billing in next weeks Observer. Could I also point out that the habit of wandering in threads should be always be treated with sensitivity and compassion, after all, though Doug has clearly been wandering for years, people who do wander can often still perform a useful function as Doug does in drawing public attention from the mess that the Idiot in Chief makes. I

In conclusion could I ask members to pick up their litter and place it in the recepticles provided and present them at the kerbside, ready for collection on the appointed day.

Thank you.