Re: Britcliffe
 

No no not the comfy chair.
I am not related to Cardinal Biggles......honest

Re: Britcliffe
 

I knew it was, I am a big tease :p:D

Re: Britcliffe
 

OK...but I'm sure the wording on those at Merlin are both individually different.

Re: Britcliffe
 

So does presented by mean he paid for them, out of his £40k wages? Which I for one donated to his said wages

Re: Britcliffe
 

I think you're getting there, Wallop.

Re: Britcliffe
 

A metal plaque secured by only four philips screws - ripe for the picking ;)

Re: Britcliffe
 

in my book theres a world of difference between "Donated" @ "Presented" so i must assume the generous folk of Hyndburn have footed the bill, after all there aint much left outa £40K, to buy things like that,:D:rolleyes:

Re: Britcliffe
 

Oh dear.

Even with reduced circumstances, I'll cut you a special rate.

Call me.

http://magssigns.com/yahoo_site_admi...873323_std.gif

:D

Re: Britcliffe
 

Getting nowhere more like. You thought it said donated so you wanted a dig.
It says presented so there is no story. You drink with to many reporters, its rubbing off :D

Re: Britcliffe
 

I reckon its fair game,having a dig at a plank that had a plaque put in the market hall saying he opened it, when i can never recall it being closed?:rolleyes:

Re: Britcliffe
 

It would have been a little classier if it just said Presented by the Chairman of..., and a date.

Sometimes less is so much more.

Even in politics.

Re: Britcliffe
 

vainglorious - definition of vainglorious by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

:rolleyes:

Re: Britcliffe
 

Quite right too:mosher:

Re: Britcliffe
 

What a lovely gesture:D

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Na come on Margaret, who in their right mind would want to steal one of those, unless Red Ken wants a scalp for his trophy room:D

Re: Britcliffe
 

It was quite simple; I could not remember the exact words and that is why I asked if anyone could post 'em on here.

Much more importantly is why Councillor Britcliffe thought it neccessary to spend money on a meaningless plaque, other than to satisfy his own ego trip and possibly gain a few extra votes in the process.

Traditionally, park benches if provided by the council, carried no plaque. People knew it was there for a purpose and no ulterior motive was neccessary. Some benches were and are, privately sponsored, in memory of a loved one, and would carry a message such as "Here, for many years, sat Garinda and his faithful lapdog, Neil". What a shame the plaque didn't carry wording like that.

Re: Britcliffe
 

We decided we didn't want you bedding down on that bench, so decided against a plaque.

Re: Britcliffe
 

He is only jealous because he wanted me to be his lapdog but you got to me first :D:D

Re: Britcliffe
 

Down Shep:D

Re: Britcliffe
 

Perhaps you are more acquainted with PB's real motives behind his office than you would have us believe G. Or is it just that you enjoy having a personal pop at folks :confused:

As I said, I'm not at all bothered if you're a true blue tory, or anyone else for that matter. I just think it is completely ignorant to tell the electorate at any time that they have to live on a mere £38k. You are aware I take it that the Tory central office weren't enamoured with PBs presence ;)

Re: Britcliffe
 

Than I 'would have you believe'?

When you've been around a little longer you'll realise I post what I actually think, and don't have the time to waste masking hidden agendas.

Apparently he did regret the comment about living on £43,000.00 (not £38k), and realised it was a gross faux pas.

Bad P.R.

Re: Britcliffe
 

Nor am I in the habit of doing that.

Unless I've clear evidence to back-up what I'm saying.

Unlike your good self.

Who had 'a pop a the folks' of St. Andrew's ward.

Wrongly labelling us all 'true blue Tories'.

;)

Re: Britcliffe
 

It certainly was a tongue in check remark, which I'm sure everybody makes from time to time, but I did actually inform him that unfortunately when your in the public eye you can't make statements like that tongue in check or not, you cannot unsay something you've said

Re: Britcliffe
 

Saint Andrews ward of old which in the days of the old Ossy UDC was foxhill bank ward which was a safe Labour seat until 1966, the Tories hadn't won it since the war, but along came a gentleman called Kenneth Joseph Hargreaves who changed all that

Re: Britcliffe
 

I can accept it may well have been a "Throw Away Remark" but what i find hard to accept is, the fact this guy thought he was competent enough to represent Hyndburn as M.P. when remarks such as that clearly demonstrate he aint the "Brightest Lamp on the Street" thankfully head office seemed to have that fact sussed.:eek:

Re: Britcliffe
 

What was more shocking was the support he had from the local Conservative party, who were hoping it'd be third time lucky, if he stood.

:rolleyes::D

Re: Britcliffe
 

Perhaps they are easily intimidated? hard to comprehend that there all as stupid?:confused:

Re: Britcliffe
 

We'll have to wait.

Until Jaysay tells us which it is.

:D

Re: Britcliffe
 

Hmm there's many a throw away remark revealed the true nature of the person. :)

Re: Britcliffe
 

Yes, we've collectively noticed that too.

On the odd occasion that a gobby newcomer, with no evidence to back-up what they're spouting, joins our happy little band, here at Accy Web.

:rolleyes:

Re: Britcliffe
 

I never make throw away remarks. Like you Garinda I say what I mean and mean what I say. From one gobby to another I'm sure you'll appreciate that and wouldn't have it any other way :D

Re: Britcliffe
 

Don't even try and make some comparison with myself.

I can always produce evidence to illustrate and prove what I post.

Just as I did when I quoted your 'true blue Tories', as being the reason Cllr. Britcliffe is re-elected, which is a totally incorrect, and a ludicrous suggestion.

If there was an analogy to be drawn, I'm Premier League.

You're jumpers for goal posts.

...and you're providing plenty of evidence for me to prove that to be true.

;)

Re: Britcliffe
 

Speaking about gettings ones facts correct.

On page 5 of this topic you can clearly see that I stated: I don't think we should be too bewildered at PBs relentless hold on his ward if the majority of the constituents are true blue Tories

It's ok, I accept your retraction G :D

Re: Britcliffe
 

The trophy room at Rishton Towers is a little bare but I'm not sure a plaque estolling the virtuous nature of Peter Britcliffe would cheer up any unregarded corner of my residence so I'll leave it be for now.

The local scrap salvagers may have other ideas.

Re: Britcliffe
 

Two examples you've provided, in this thread alone.

Where you've posted 'throw away remarks', with no evidence to stop them being just that.

In conclusion, unless you supply evidence, which would make the two quotes not throw away remarks, that means you are woefully mistaken, or in the habit of saying things which aren't true.

Re: Britcliffe
 

...and I posted in reply that your 'if' is wrong.

The majority of residents, a ward not being a 'consituency', are not 'true blue Tories'.

They vote for the person, in this case one with a long track record, in historically a Labour ward, rather than the political party.

Twice you've wrongly posted the figure of £38,000.00 in this thread. Even after being corrected, now you've once again wrongly refered to ward residents as 'constituents.

As with throw away rermarks, accuracy, when it comes to facts, is much appreciated on here.

So do please make a stab at posting factually.

;)

Re: Britcliffe
 

Your quite right in saying that the ward isn't a Tory ward G. in the days of the old Ossy UDC when there were 5 wards most of the now St Andrews ward was then Foxhill Bank Ward a safe Labour Seat, it had been a labour seat since the war until 1966 when one Kenneth Joseph Hargreaves won the seat beating a chap called, I think, Edwin Yates, who lived on Colliers Street. followed the year after by Alex Stoneham and the year after that by Dorris Clegg, people in Oswaldtwistle vote for the person on most occasions which is the way it should be, that's the only reason PB is elected because no matter what anybody says he's don't more that his fair share for Ossy over the years, something I know you are well aware of

Re: Britcliffe
 

Yeah, odd how Red Rindy can understand these facts, yet others can't.

:rolleyes:

Re: Britcliffe
 

There's none so blind as those who don't want to see;):rolleyes:

Re: Britcliffe
 

Blimey, has someone exchanged those old leather blinkers for some perspex ones?


:D:p:D

Re: Britcliffe
 

Na there still blue:alright:

Re: Britcliffe
 

In regione caecorum rex est luscus.
(In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.)
- Erasmus.

:rolleyes:

Re: Britcliffe
 

Don't you swear at me, and I don't care who your mate is:D