Thanet council etiquette as practiced

I’d like to bring you evidence of how your local councillors are able to set aside petty differences and act in a mature and adult manner but still, what the hell, the reality of cross party collaboration is far more revealing.

So in the public interest and for your education and entertainment please take a gander at the  text of an email received this afternoon from “Local Labour” head boy Clive “photo opportunity” Hart.

This is crudely cut and pasted from my email, but I’m sure my readers can get the gist!

My response to an email sent to me by Cllr Brian Goodwin.
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Cllr Goodwin
Thank you for your garbled and virtually incoherent message (below) that you sent to me in response to my perfectly legitimate request for Cllr Sandra Hart to be added to the mailing list as a Charter Trustee.
I believe you owe Sandra an apology for the nasty manner in which you refer to her in your message.  Sandra has been a council member for just over a month now and already she has been made to feel very intimidated and unwelcome on two previous occasions.  She certainly doesn't need you to add any further to her disappointment.
I personally have very good reasons for not attending Charter Trustee meetings for some time now, ever since I witnessed the disgusting and appalling behaviour of one Trustee at the Winter Gardens.  As my wife, Sandra was with me at the time, and she has never received an apology for the disgusting behaviour and appalling language she was forced to witness and hear that was used by a fellow Charter Trustee towards myself and other Trustee's.
The fact is that the 'we don't have to worry' wording that you use in your tiny little message says it all.  The Charter Trustee's are supposed to act in a non-political manner but in your haste to discharge your venom your guard has dropped and you've exposed what is now clear for all to see.
Cllr. Sandra Hart may or may not attend Charter Trustee meetings - she has her own mind - please do not attempt to pre-judge her or me!
Regards
Cllr. Clive Hart. 
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Goodwin
To: Clive Hart
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: 18_07.doc

great mind you like her other half she will not turn up so we don,t have to worry
cllr b goodwin
----- Original Message -----
From: Clive Hart
To: Cheryl Ezekiel - Mayor's Parlour Margate ; 'Cllr Aldred' ; 'Cllr Brown' ; 'Cllr Ezekiel' ; 'Cllr Goodwin' ; 'Cllr Jarvis' ; 'Cllr Johnston' ; 'Cllr King' ; 'Cllr Lodge-Pritchard' ; 'Cllr M Tomlinson' ; 'Cllr McCastree' ; 'Cllr Moores' ; 'Cllr S Tomlinson' ; 'Cllr Scobie' ; 'Cllr Sullivan' ; 'Cllr Watkins' ; 'Cllr Watt-Ruffell' ; 'Cllr Wise' ; newsdesk.canterbury@kentregionalnewspapers.co.uk ; newsdesk.thanet@kentregionalnewspapers.co.uk ; Peter Barnett (Than-Edt) ; piggys.paradise@btinternet.com ; 'Tim Scott'
Cc: Annette.Firmin@thanet.gov.uk ; 'Boys & Girls Brigade' ; 'Church Notices' ; mayor.ramsgate@btopenworld.com ; mayor@broadstairs.gov.uk ; 'Mayor's Chaplain' ; rose.donelly@thanet.gov.uk ; victoria.williams@thanet.gov.uk
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: 18_07.doc

Thanks Lawrence
Could you please add new Charter Trustee - Cllr. Sandra Hart to your address list?
cllr-sandra.hart@thanet.gov.uk
Sandra did send her email address in to the office a week or so ago.
Kind regards
Clive
(Cllr. Clive Hart)
----- Original Message -----
From: Cheryl Ezekiel - Mayor's Parlour Margate
To: 'Cllr Aldred' ; 'Cllr Brown' ; 'Cllr Ezekiel' ; 'Cllr Goodwin' ; 'Cllr Hart' ; 'Cllr Jarvis' ; 'Cllr Johnston' ; 'Cllr King' ; 'Cllr Lodge-Pritchard' ; 'Cllr M Tomlinson' ; 'Cllr McCastree' ; 'Cllr Moores' ; 'Cllr S Tomlinson' ; 'Cllr Scobie' ; 'Cllr Sullivan' ; 'Cllr Watkins' ; 'Cllr Watt-Ruffell' ; 'Cllr Wise' ; newsdesk.canterbury@kentregionalnewspapers.co.uk ; newsdesk.thanet@kentregionalnewspapers.co.uk ; Peter Barnett (Than-Edt) ; piggys.paradise@btinternet.com ; 'Tim Scott'
Cc: Annette.Firmin@thanet.gov.uk ; 'Boys & Girls Brigade' ; 'Church Notices' ; mayor.ramsgate@btopenworld.com ; mayor@broadstairs.gov.uk ; 'Mayor's Chaplain' ; rose.donelly@thanet.gov.uk ; victoria.williams@thanet.gov.uk
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:29 AM
Subject: 18_07.doc

Hi to all Readers,
For those away in sunnier climes....
Enjoy with envy.
Lawrence
Margate Town Sergeant
(standing in for Cheryl)