Bob Geldof KBE has not surprisingly offended Andy Somers, principal of Hartsdown Technology College, according to Kent News (KOS) in this quarters Kent council Newspaper (Tax-payer funded) when he came out with this line "It’s a mad mystery, the battle of the ugliness of Margate against the charm of the beaches"
Now admittedly this was in what, i see as a backslapping, reverential possibly groveling article in "Around Kent" (Kent council newspaper and worse still a shameless plug not only for the blatant waste of money being spent on Kent TV but also Ten Alps a media company that has seemingly carved a niche in vanity broadcasting. Ten Alps is credited with having worked Microsoft, BP, Min of Defense, British Foreign Office and Tony Blair new bosses JP Morgan.
Some of you will be familiar with Kent TV which mediocre as it is, will cost in excess of 1.2 million pounds over two year plus set up costs, no wonder your council charge will increase again this year.
Now I suggest that you take a gander at the offending article, highlights include "Bob is no stranger to putting his money where his mouth is and his passion about Kent was evident at the launch of Kent TV" (excuse me I thought I was paying along with rest of Kent) this line would indicate that Bob himself has never tried using Kent TV "“I see it as a Kentish You Tube or Kentish My Space.”.
Just for Bob, the difference between Youtube, My Space and Kent TV is that given that the content is legal, the public can publish what the like very easily, not the case on Kent TV I tried and failed more importantly it doesn't cost the public money or in Kent's case services.
Its seems a bit of cheek, to casually insult Margate particularly if you happen to be earning money from those who live here. As ever if you have some thing to add please comment, even if your Bob Geldof and remember if you've ever been insulted by me at least your not paying tax for the privilege. Just imagine how offensive Bob might have been if he didn't love Kent.
Click here to link to a PDF copy of "Around Kent" you will find the article in question on page 5 and Geldof whose no picture himself.
For previous posting including a couple of videos concerning Kent TV Click Here or the Kent TV label
Now admittedly this was in what, i see as a backslapping, reverential possibly groveling article in "Around Kent" (Kent council newspaper and worse still a shameless plug not only for the blatant waste of money being spent on Kent TV but also Ten Alps a media company that has seemingly carved a niche in vanity broadcasting. Ten Alps is credited with having worked Microsoft, BP, Min of Defense, British Foreign Office and Tony Blair new bosses JP Morgan.
Some of you will be familiar with Kent TV which mediocre as it is, will cost in excess of 1.2 million pounds over two year plus set up costs, no wonder your council charge will increase again this year.
Now I suggest that you take a gander at the offending article, highlights include "Bob is no stranger to putting his money where his mouth is and his passion about Kent was evident at the launch of Kent TV" (excuse me I thought I was paying along with rest of Kent) this line would indicate that Bob himself has never tried using Kent TV "“I see it as a Kentish You Tube or Kentish My Space.”.
Just for Bob, the difference between Youtube, My Space and Kent TV is that given that the content is legal, the public can publish what the like very easily, not the case on Kent TV I tried and failed more importantly it doesn't cost the public money or in Kent's case services.
Its seems a bit of cheek, to casually insult Margate particularly if you happen to be earning money from those who live here. As ever if you have some thing to add please comment, even if your Bob Geldof and remember if you've ever been insulted by me at least your not paying tax for the privilege. Just imagine how offensive Bob might have been if he didn't love Kent.
Click here to link to a PDF copy of "Around Kent" you will find the article in question on page 5 and Geldof whose no picture himself.
For previous posting including a couple of videos concerning Kent TV Click Here or the Kent TV label
Surely you have to admit that Margate is no beauty queen. That tower block on the coast is an utter eyesore and the rest of the road is little better with one end being little more than a shell.
ReplyDeleteI don't have to admit anything, Margate is not ugly.
ReplyDeleteWe've not all got 37 mill in the bank, to live out in the country but it compares well with Maidstone, Sittingbourne, Dover and other towns in Kent
Bobs in love with kent
ReplyDeleteImagine what he might say if was p*ssed off with the place the mind boggles.
If had any manners he would retract his remarks.
saint bob?
ReplyDeleteHe has a point, sorry but thats what i think, it could be stunning and parts of it are but come on it needs so much more help and investment. I am from Margate.
ReplyDeleteRamsgate's much better!
ReplyDeleteIf Bob ,or anyone else,thinks Margate is ugly, they don't get out enough.
ReplyDeleteWho cares what he thinks anyway?
How many children in Thanet are being brought up in poverty ?
ReplyDeleteHow many residents of private care homes are not being properly funded by benefits ?
Funny how, when it comes to this country, the great Bob confined his opinion to matters architectural ?
If he were to read Dr Laurence Clark's thesis on web (Leeds University) he might contemplate that 80% of Leonard Cheshire Homes are unfit for purpose.
If these care homes (with BOTH charity and state benefits income streams ... benefits of 1400 pounds per week for example for the patient who choked to death on a pickled onion last year because a foreign volunteer helper, not trained in first aid, could not read Liquid Diet Only.) If the charity care homes are the flagships then what does that say of the rest who do not enjoy a charitable stream of income to add to their coffers ?
Bob is a hypocrite. "Send yer money to re-thatch that ugly kraal roof".
Hear hear!
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ReplyDeleteWait til you get your new library with TDC services. That should slow you down a bit.