tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post4332045585339324375..comments2023-11-03T23:18:25.999+00:00Comments on BIGNEWS MARGATE: Labour's winter of incompetence or Time to bin those in charge?Tony Flaighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-31305803706760934602014-01-05T11:01:52.669+00:002014-01-05T11:01:52.669+00:00I think you should name the councillor so that he/...I think you should name the councillor so that he/she can account for their lame answer - if what you report is true. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-66899051845410354602014-01-05T05:27:18.935+00:002014-01-05T05:27:18.935+00:00And there are no specific plans for a Manston Park...And there are no specific plans for a Manston Parkway it's empty waffle along the lines of Manston being an overspill airport or not cargo flights at night etc. The councillors have misled us and downplayed the serious pollution problems for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-50220796253708902792014-01-03T18:34:55.928+00:002014-01-03T18:34:55.928+00:00No, Anon 12.12, two wrongs don't make a right,...No, Anon 12.12, two wrongs don't make a right, and I made no party political point whatsoever. I was simply observing that two neighbouring authorities appear to have cocked things up in a similar fashion. Neither commands praise!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-21913478241461613472014-01-03T18:32:59.949+00:002014-01-03T18:32:59.949+00:00The blog adminstrator said he would delete any off...The blog adminstrator said he would delete any off-thread comments. Nowhere in his original post does he mention Scobie and the railway, yet he has allowed this off-thread strand. My observation is purely that he is behaving inconsistently, and it seems that he is setting his own rules to one side if the comments support his persistent anti-Labour rhetoric. Criticisms of Labour are fine and legitimate, of course, but surely not when they are simply a string of bilous outpourings that offer no constructive alternative. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-70896388917044368632014-01-03T12:12:38.561+00:002014-01-03T12:12:38.561+00:00So two wrongs do make a right in your book, 10:24,...So two wrongs do make a right in your book, 10:24, presumably as long as they are Labour wrongs locally?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-65438914150323644352014-01-03T12:10:27.756+00:002014-01-03T12:10:27.756+00:00Surely all the anonymous comments above are not an...Surely all the anonymous comments above are not anti-Labour, 08:46, for some seem to be supporting Will Scobie and some against. Is it simply that in your book there should be no adverse comment about the red flag brigade.<br /><br />It also seems to me that as the blog administrator and author of the post has also commented on the issue of Scobie Jnr's Ramsgate station statement, that makes it reasonably for others to respond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-51822176063971954882014-01-03T10:24:24.627+00:002014-01-03T10:24:24.627+00:00I understand that the neighbouring authority - Can...I understand that the neighbouring authority - Canterbury - has also changed its collection days for three weeks, and has only notified the fact over the Internet. Leaflets issued to every household earlier in the year don't show the correct information, therefore. Perhaps not just Thanet, then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-7225431961981045572014-01-03T08:46:36.450+00:002014-01-03T08:46:36.450+00:00I thought you said you wouldn't allow comments...I thought you said you wouldn't allow comments that moved off the thread of waste collections, Tony. Or are these ok because they pander to your anti-Labour obsession?<br /><br />You are heading below zero in terms of personal credibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-77276096119191788732014-01-02T20:41:08.309+00:002014-01-02T20:41:08.309+00:00Whatever Will did or didn't say, Tony really r...Whatever Will did or didn't say, Tony really really wants this to happen. I wonder whether this is the official Lib-Dem view? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-79395567368200225312014-01-02T19:48:59.837+00:002014-01-02T19:48:59.837+00:00Thank you, Will, for your contribution at 18:28, b...Thank you, Will, for your contribution at 18:28, but we all know your typically north side attitude to Ramsgate.<br /><br />Why delay improvements to Ramsgate's existing and much used station because of something that will probably never be built?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-45062876984719978952014-01-02T19:46:25.894+00:002014-01-02T19:46:25.894+00:00Barry, you cannot perpetually blame the failings o...Barry, you cannot perpetually blame the failings of the present administration on the opposition. As someone who attends council meetings, you know full well that opposition is shouted down and much decision taking is behind closed doors. Even many FOI requests somehow get sidetracked. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-13900029899631867422014-01-02T18:28:31.450+00:002014-01-02T18:28:31.450+00:00If you re going to state Cllr Scobies view then ge...If you re going to state Cllr Scobies view then get it right.<br /> You will find that Cllr Scobie said that the position on whether Manston Parkway is to be built should first be determined before £400k is spent doing Ramsgate station up.<br />Now isn't that a sensible thing to do even though its not coming out of TDC\KCC funds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-72795589774585084102014-01-02T18:07:11.454+00:002014-01-02T18:07:11.454+00:00I don't see what the problem is. The collecti...I don't see what the problem is. The collection calendar has no 18th or 22nd November and two 24th and 25th of November. So that is crystal clear then. And if in doubt one can always refer to the web site at www.thanet.gov.uk. Perhaps we should all be issued with computers as standard since this appears to be the fall back route for answers, or a subscription to the local paper where apparently all the information is also available. And I don't know how we will stand when some really inclement weather arrives, such as the winters of 1947/1963.Still Even More Bemused Of Birchingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378876660344475835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-57139091670618053852014-01-02T17:42:42.556+00:002014-01-02T17:42:42.556+00:00Just to confirm our collection day is Tues so it ...Just to confirm our collection day is Tues so it was 17th not 18th as previously statedIts Bin Very Hardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-21232089616613378512014-01-02T17:39:39.852+00:002014-01-02T17:39:39.852+00:00Not at all Don, and if the new station was propose...Not at all Don, and if the new station was proposed at the actual airport I might support it. Instead they're going to put people on buses from the train station, something they can do just as easily from Ramsgate. It's also going to cause huge traffic problems for the quite village of Cliffsend.<br /><br />Tony obviously supports it though. His silence speaks louder than any words. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-86793680484597469162014-01-02T17:36:42.941+00:002014-01-02T17:36:42.941+00:00We' here in the RICHMOND AVE,WINDSOR AVE,VICTO...We' here in the RICHMOND AVE,WINDSOR AVE,VICTORIA AVE area of MARGATE have had no proper collections since 10th Dec ,18th only partly taken, Xmas Eve no collection ( altho Santa still did his rounds with only Reindeer for power with no problems !!) that nite. New Years Eve no collection again, probably too sunny or something. Then informed by Thanet Gateway put it all out today and every thing will be collected in one go later today. I have just bought the red bag back in and put the bins out of harms way till tomorrow.<br />Point one..having set the precedent with cancellation due to high ?? winds, what is going to happen over the next few days with more strong winds forecast...and secondly at this time of the year when there is so much more waste of all description created it apparently will now all go on the same truck..WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT OF ALL THIS RECYCLING !!!<br />Totally unacceptable situation !!Its Bin Very Hardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-43019086273741511182014-01-02T17:04:03.969+00:002014-01-02T17:04:03.969+00:00Strange indeed because all the houses round me exp...Strange indeed because all the houses round me expected to have their rubbish collected as per the normal schedule, and this was confirmed by the council, I would assume your collection day is different probably Wednesday? <br /><br /><br />Tony Flaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-2263607410618932392014-01-02T16:37:20.776+00:002014-01-02T16:37:20.776+00:00Strange Tony all around me are houses with bins ou...Strange Tony all around me are houses with bins out expecting a collection. We never wasted our energy put the bins out because the leaflet we received before Christmas said no collection this week. IF people bothered to read the leaflets they would know when the collections were due rather than the put it out and hope that people are moaning about. Christmas time is a holiday and there will be some disruption be real folks and put the bins out on the right days then the rubbish wont be blown around for a week while you hope the bin me will miraculously apear. Don Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099505939055955603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-47463763754485869522014-01-02T16:29:15.492+00:002014-01-02T16:29:15.492+00:00Anons still knocking the fact Ramsgate has got an ...Anons still knocking the fact Ramsgate has got an airport by the side of it and heavens above airports have planes that fly from it. Don Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099505939055955603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-29025848285811948622014-01-02T15:48:15.580+00:002014-01-02T15:48:15.580+00:00Of course Tony thinks it's a good idea as it&#...Of course Tony thinks it's a good idea as it's work for him and his mates. Ironically, the old left-wing "I'm alright Jack" attitude. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-49141260851816479822014-01-02T15:41:18.819+00:002014-01-02T15:41:18.819+00:00Tough choices? Are you saying that you think buil...Tough choices? Are you saying that you think building a station in the middle of nowhere for a failing airport is a good idea? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-47854759776348102762014-01-02T15:33:53.783+00:002014-01-02T15:33:53.783+00:00Good old Will making the tough choices, still sinc...Good old Will making the tough choices, still since he's role seems to be Robin( the boy wonder ) to Clive Hart's Bat Man, I can't help thinking he'll get a clip round the earholes when the leader finds outTony Flaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-91749244930458204552014-01-02T15:09:05.973+00:002014-01-02T15:09:05.973+00:00Funny you should say that I rang a councillor whom...Funny you should say that I rang a councillor whom I will not name, and they said they couldn't do anything since nobody was available to answer the phone. <br /><br />Try it yourself!Tony Flaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-79558428280668955232014-01-02T14:49:41.330+00:002014-01-02T14:49:41.330+00:00Tony, I see Labour's Will Scobie is supporting...Tony, I see Labour's Will Scobie is supporting the white elephant that's Manston Parkway to the detriment of the people of Ramsgate. Any thoughts? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-58382590519287882002014-01-02T14:34:09.491+00:002014-01-02T14:34:09.491+00:00You are obviously discontented with the performanc...You are obviously discontented with the performance of TDC staff and of their elected leaders. Why not put together a detailed proposal of what should be done around waste collections and press this on your local Ward Councillor. That may have more influence than this blog. Do you have any feel for how many people are dissatisfied with the current system?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com