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Old 04-07-2011, 11:22   #105
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: I want your desk cleared by 5....

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Originally Posted by garinda View Post
I've posted before, the last time H.B.C. was Labour run I didn't live here. Although I visited often, and maintained close ties and an interest in the place I grew up.

The Labour party of today is nothing like the party of old. Just as the Conservative party isn't.

From my experience of living in places run by variously controlled councils, I've not found any particular party better than any other.

Liverpool - Labour, atrocious.
Lambeth - Labour, appalling.
Wandsworth - Conservative, marvellous.
Glasgow - Labour, fantastic.

Just because something was bad in the past doesn't necessarily mean history will repeat itself.

Especially because there's been such a massive political shift in various parties from what they once were.

This is a great post.(would give you Karma, but I have to spread it around a bit first) It tells it like it is.
Political allegiances have no place in the delivery and provision of local services.
I wish that all of the elected councillors(regardless of the flag they were elected under) could use their collective intellect/skills/abilities to make the borough a better place to live....instead of using their energy in in-fighting, name calling, etcetera. It takes away the dignity and respect that the electorate may have held for that person, when you hear of the childish behaviour and name calling.
Party politics needs to be removed from local elections.
If this were to happen then there would be far more real progress made.
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