Sunday Trading

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Correct, but if you read what I actually posted you will find that I don't agree with people who flaunt luxuries and cry poverty, not everyone who lives in a deprived area. If you can't even decipher messages written in plain English I hope you're not a politician yourself.

A very good friend of mine was convinced that her rising credit card bill would force her to give up her car so I took a look at her finances for her and managed to whittle out all the unnecessary things which were draining her bank balance. Within 18 months she had settled her three credit cards and her overdraft and was able to step back and see the damage that spending beyond her means had caused.

Sometimes all it takes is a fresh set of eyes on a problem.

One person's 'luxury', is another persons necessity, to help them cope with the grind of life's daily struggle to survive.

Know and understand your target audience.

The people in archly conservative Virginia Water, in leafy Surrey, might be a more appreciative an audience.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Sometimes all it takes is a fresh set of eyes on a problem.

By the way, I'm not personally knocking your politcal ambitions.

I'm sure nearly everyone would agree being a councillor is a fairly thankless task. Much criticism when you get it wrong, and faint praise when you don't.

You are obviously passionate. Democracy relies on new blood being attracted into politics, so more power to you.

However, if I disagree with someone, I'll continue to give my counter-argument, regardless of who it's against.

I wish you well, and hope the residents of the ward appreciate your passion.

[jaysay]

Reading this thread it appears that all the town centre ills started in 2000, it didn't. early in this thread Rindi mentioned tumble weeds in the town centre, a statement I used around 1994 in a letter to the Observer, when I referred to the then Labour top heavy council was hell bent on selling every asset and plowing the money in the golden cow at the Globe Centre, instead of investing it in the town centre, Labour started the Juggernaut of town centre decline, something which is very hard to reverse

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Reading this thread it appears that all the town centre ills started in 2000, it didn't. early in this thread Rindi mentioned tumble weeds in the town centre, a statement I used around 1994 in a letter to the Observer, when I referred to the then Labour top heavy council was hell bent on selling every asset and plowing the money in the golden cow at the Globe Centre, instead of investing it in the town centre, Labour started the Juggernaut of town centre decline, something which is very hard to reverse

I certainly didn't mention the year 2000, nor made mention of any ruling political group.

I did say the problems have happened over the last few decades.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

I certainly didn't mention the year 2000, nor made mention of any ruling political group.

I did say the problems have happened over the last few decades.

I'll let you off then but you did mention tumble weeds

[lancsdave]

As this thread was talking about empty units in the Arndale another may be added to them. Ethel Ausitn are set to close a lot of shops. From what I've seen I don't think the Accrington store is one of their busiest.