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Forum: General Chat 20-06-2008, 17:25
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Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Grrrrr .. losing the will to live now ... :eek::silly:

We still do not know how they benifited and where the 10% came from !.. if was from the £ 10,000 .. that would be roughly £8,000 paid out...
Forum: General Chat 20-06-2008, 16:56
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Still missing the point Alvin ! We don't really know if they have raised any more than normal.
Forum: General Chat 20-06-2008, 13:21
Replies: 155
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Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

No, Cashy .. only one of you sweetheart ... :D
Forum: General Chat 20-06-2008, 12:54
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Didn't vote on it myself, 'cause still not sure exactly what we were voting on !

See that Cllr. Dobson stated to the Observer, that he didn't even know they ran a poll (well, have to sorta'...
Forum: General Chat 13-06-2008, 08:54
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Thought Cllr Dobson had checked everything was 'perfectly legal' before he went ahead ? Surely, this would have been one of the first pointers ?

Think I'm still confused to be honest, but doubt...
Forum: General Chat 12-06-2008, 20:27
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

This morning was standing at:-

88% Yes to agreeing he was doing a good deed.
12% No he was conning us all.

Still feel just political support on this poll though, nobody still quite sure how it...
Forum: General Chat 12-06-2008, 20:17
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

That's the problem though Bernie, we don't really know how much more the charities contributing raised extra from their previous efforts.
Forum: General Chat 08-06-2008, 14:48
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

On the face of it 'No' .. ;)

Am now going to enjoy some of that sunshine in the park .. need therapy after that.. :D
Forum: General Chat 08-06-2008, 14:39
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Well, not quite, the £10,000 would have been donated to charities as mentioned by Jaysay in #46.

Now, someone is going to come along and tell me I am talking a load of dog pooh .. possible .....
Forum: General Chat 08-06-2008, 14:26
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Well, the orthodox way of raising funds, like the Mayor's Ball and a boxing tournament, which was £10,000.
Forum: General Chat 08-06-2008, 14:22
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Well, it was basically Willow ..just that some of his partners raise money anyway.

Suppose the Hyndburn Sea Cadets only raised £15,000 last year; this year they raised £20,000 + 10%, only £5,000...
Forum: General Chat 08-06-2008, 14:14
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

'BY JOVE, THINK I HAVE GOT IT AT LAST!' thanks to everybody's input on here.

Ok, the support he gave his partners plus the 10% bribe (whoops sorry incentive), generated extra income from their...
Forum: General Chat 08-06-2008, 12:00
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Well, good on ya' for admitting it Jaysay .. :p

Andrew: I do understand the incentive, etc., but what puzzles me is would these 'partners' not have raised most of this money in their own right...
Forum: General Chat 08-06-2008, 11:43
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Eeew hek, the 'yes's' are going up more .. that you Andrew ?

Well, must be a lot of people out there who understand it .. feeling inadequate :( (or not .. just voting 'cause they support Cllr....
Forum: General Chat 08-06-2008, 11:19
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Oh my goodness Neil !! ... thought you were winding me up then :eek:

I promise I looked at this not more than an hour ago, and it had shifted slightly, but was showing something like:-

Yes .....
Forum: General Chat 08-06-2008, 10:24
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Because he has been Mayor twice, and his charity collection is recorded as £15,000 and £18,000, so makes it look like they didn't work as hard. Sorta' jealousy factor I guess.

So could be most of...
Forum: General Chat 07-06-2008, 17:08
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

See the poll in the Observer has gone to:-

Yes .. 20%
No ... 80%

Another Tory voter then.

How can you vote if you don't know what you voting for exactly.
Should have alternative of 'don't...
Forum: General Chat 07-06-2008, 16:26
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

LOL Gayle, just being doing all that adding up meself. Think he will have to explain it all in print eventually .. I mean, we are reasonably intelligent, aren't we ? So, would think other people are...
Forum: General Chat 07-06-2008, 15:10
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Still in a fog Jaysay ?? Where did the money come from if it all went back to the others with interest ? Is he just talking about the money from the Mayor's Ball, boxing tournament ? If the money...
Forum: General Chat 07-06-2008, 12:57
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Perhaps, when you speak to him again, you could try and persuade Cllr. Dobson to come on our site and explain from 'the horses mouth'. After all does get lots of viewings (404 up to now .. ok some...
Forum: General Chat 07-06-2008, 12:13
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Surely, his party members must have known about this throughout his Mayoral year ... as he did checks to see if illegal and would surely consult the Council? However, does read that Graham Jones does...
Forum: General Chat 07-06-2008, 11:07
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

Sorry Jaysay, what are you saying 'errr no' to ?

Not saying he was breaking any rules, we are just trying to understand it all.
Forum: General Chat 07-06-2008, 10:36
Replies: 155
Views: 3,579
Posted By katex
Re: Ex-Mayor in charity storm.

See you have added a similar comment on the Observer's web site Jaysay .. wonder if it will get printed next week .. they now do this under 'What's been said on the Web' ... :D

Are we saying...
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