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jaysay 25-06-2011 12:01

Parliamentary Boundary Change
 
My Daughter brought me a copy of the Obs this morning and I was interested in the article regarding proposed Parliamentary Boundary Changes. I appears that they want to bung Rishton, Clayton and Great Harwood, in with Blackburn:rolleyes: and the Rest of Hyndburn in with Rossendale. Well to my way of thinking if they are going to do all this messing about again and the confusion it brings to the electorate(and it does) why on earth don't they go the whole hog and sort the situation out once and for all.

I remember back in the 90s the was a huge debate about whether to keep a two tier system local and county or go for Unitary Authorities, in the end we stuck with the two tier system while the likes of Blackburn and Blackpool went Unitary, to me that was a big mistake.

So if we are going to tinker about again why not sort it out properly and be done with it, there is already so many stupid boundary changes, like two Haslingden Wards being in the Hyndburn Constituency for General elections but Rossendale for Local and County and of Course Darwen are with Rossendale for Parliamentary and Blackburn for council its a nonsense, even in Hyndburn a section of Immanuel ward is in spring hill for country but reverts to Hyndburn for council its barmy.

If we have Parliamentary constituencies which mirror Unitary councils and no county council, the general public would be aware with whats happening and it sure as hell would me that every penny of council tax payers money raised in the borough/constituency would be guaranteed to be spent in that areas, whereas only 19 pence in every pound is guaranteed at the moment

garinda 25-06-2011 12:45

Re: Parliamentary Boundary Change
 
Great Harwood won't like that.

They still have hopes of leaving Hyndburn, and being tagged on as a satellite, to the Ribble Valley.

Retlaw 25-06-2011 13:07

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 914175)
Great Harwood won't like that.

They still have hopes of leaving Hyndburn, and being tagged on as a satellite, to the Ribble Valley.

Thats the trouble with Snuffy Arrod, they have always been loners, its been difficult tracing WW1 Soldiers who lived there, they had no local news papers very little appeared in the Observer, most of what I've found about Snuffy men has come from Blackburn news papers.
As for Haslingden back in the distant past the Halmote Courts of Accrington had jurisdiction over Haslingden.
What if any would be the benifit of boundry changes.
Retlaw.

jaysay 25-06-2011 14:24

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Quote:

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 914175)
Great Harwood won't like that.

They still have hopes of leaving Hyndburn, and being tagged on as a satellite, to the Ribble Valley.

They weren't right amused when they were prised out of Ribble Valley in the first place:rolleyes:

shillelagh 25-06-2011 14:25

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i went to preston to speak in front of the bigwigs from london about the last lot of boundary changes ... that was the first time i met bernard .... he still has nightmares ...:D:D:D

anyway i spoke out against em then ...

Tealeaf 25-06-2011 14:57

Re: Parliamentary Boundary Change
 
Is it true that Church will become part of the Chelsea & Kensington constituency and Ossy is going to Islamabad (south)?

cashman 25-06-2011 15:16

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 914211)
Is it true that Church will become part of the Chelsea & Kensington constituency and Ossy is going to Islamabad (south)?

Nah T, Islamabad have declined.;):D

Tealeaf 25-06-2011 15:26

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 914217)
Nah T, Islamabad have declined.;):D

So I suppose they'll have to go with Burnley.

Morecambe Ex Pat 25-06-2011 16:09

Re: Parliamentary Boundary Change
 
It ain't broke - Course they have got to fix it.

Retlaw 25-06-2011 17:10

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If India declared was on Pakistan wot would happen to Bradford, & Burnley.
Retlaw

Benipete 25-06-2011 18:07

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Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 914223)
If India declared was on Pakistan wot would happen to Bradford, & Burnley.
Retlaw

I think there would be a news blackout.:hehetable

walkinman221 25-06-2011 18:10

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Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 914223)
If India declared was on Pakistan wot would happen to Bradford, & Burnley.
Retlaw

Taxi prices would go up to support the war effort:D:D:D

garinda 25-06-2011 18:57

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 914219)
So I suppose they'll have to go with Burnley.


As long as it's not lumped in with the Peoples' Republic of Tower Hamlets, we won't mind.

;)

Margaret Pilkington 25-06-2011 19:33

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 914223)
If India declared was on Pakistan wot would happen to Bradford, & Burnley.
Retlaw

They would charter a bus to go over the to Bradford and fight them in the hills.

DaveinGermany 25-06-2011 19:44

Re: Parliamentary Boundary Change
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 914223)
If India declared was on Pakistan wot would happen to Bradford, & Burnley.
Retlaw

Destitution, "The great Curry & Cornershop crash" get your supplies of Pataks in. ;)


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