tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post8739242401888953039..comments2023-11-03T23:18:25.999+00:00Comments on BIGNEWS MARGATE: Labour and Stephen Ladyman’s great acheivementsTony Flaighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-50964802014914691332010-05-03T09:52:05.574+01:002010-05-03T09:52:05.574+01:00The Liberal Democrats have a rich history, and per...The Liberal Democrats have a rich history, and perhaps a rosy future. There is nothing silly about that. Criticism of your unsubstantiated rants and resorting to insults when your rants are questioned is also not silly. But hey, it's your blog; enjoy wallowing in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-41137804076933991632010-05-01T21:42:35.959+01:002010-05-01T21:42:35.959+01:00anon 8:11
I am happy in the belief that I fit wi...anon 8:11 <br /><br />I am happy in the belief that I fit with the Liberal Democrats, <br /><br />Your earlier point, you seem fixated, just so you understand <br /><br />"The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community, and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.<br /><br />Please no more silly commentsTony Flaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-30964252730188358202010-05-01T20:11:11.822+01:002010-05-01T20:11:11.822+01:00It is clearly not worth exchanging views with you ...It is clearly not worth exchanging views with you Mr Flaig. You have fixed, pre-conceived ideas, you have no regard for fact, and you become insulting when anyone points these traits out to you. You possess none of the qualities of a Liberal Democrat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-90249432588577539072010-05-01T19:35:52.908+01:002010-05-01T19:35:52.908+01:00Thanet South improved?
Leave it out!
Industry......Thanet South improved? <br />Leave it out! <br />Industry...Gone. <br />High Street....Gone. Tourists....Gone....<br /><br />I have lived here for 40 years and when my sister comes to visit from America she shes how run down the area has become.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07544330463651281468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-63443984987934875112010-05-01T18:09:32.995+01:002010-05-01T18:09:32.995+01:00Tony, I do think you're being a little unfair ...Tony, I do think you're being a little unfair here - Thanet south has improved much over the years and continues to do so. So too has the NHS, so too have the local schools and so too has the transport infrastructure of the area. <br /><br />You may choose to view life through a half empty glass, it's your right, but I suspect you'll not be content in 4 year's time whoever runs the place and whatever happens to it.Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402958176140459186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-84840064036756289602010-05-01T14:05:09.770+01:002010-05-01T14:05:09.770+01:00Anon 11 43 your contempt is matched only by your a...Anon 11 43 your contempt is matched only by your ability to bore bully and patronise <br /><br />Which reminds of Labour leaders similarly challenged by members of public who dare to think and questionTony Flaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-48814170840189129602010-05-01T11:46:33.089+01:002010-05-01T11:46:33.089+01:00Mr Flaig, you have no basis whatsoever for that re...Mr Flaig, you have no basis whatsoever for that remark. I do not treat people with contempt, but how the hell would you know anyway? Clearly when pressed to evidence your rather wild claims and opinions, you can't. Fine. At least we all know.<br /><br />I am beginning to see why so many local bloggers have heaped scorn on you. I always thought they were being unfair, but I am seeing more clearly now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-34769899509490947072010-04-30T21:19:15.961+01:002010-04-30T21:19:15.961+01:00anon 8 35 you and Labour treat ordinary people wit...anon 8 35 you and Labour treat ordinary people with contempt, the point to some extent was the superficiality of Labours acheivment and no connection with people hence Browns recent outburstTony Flaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-2077995053239288172010-04-29T20:35:49.711+01:002010-04-29T20:35:49.711+01:00Mine was the first post here, Mr Flaig. My own pol...Mine was the first post here, Mr Flaig. My own politics are irrelevant. Firstly, I was questioning your ability to reconcile your anti-immigration stance with the rather different policies of the Liberal Democrat party - no reference to anyone else at all. Secondly, I was querying the basis for your assertion that the increase in the general population is way ahead - presumably percentage wise - of the increase in the numbers of teaching, medical and nursing staff. I notice you have ignored that, so presumably it was a baseless assertion and challenge on your part. This is my gripe with so many political commentators - the construction of a spurious argument around false analysis.<br /><br />And please don't fall back on the weary old chestnut of "anonymous blogging". You don't carp when they agree with you, so don't carp when they don't. And don't presume to say that I - or any other anonymous blogger - lacks integrity. That is outrageous. If you don't want anonymous posts, block them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-90944034160025011242010-04-29T15:54:19.009+01:002010-04-29T15:54:19.009+01:00Hmm. I saw that video, which I thought was a slick...Hmm. I saw that video, which I thought was a slick propaganda effort. But are the things the Labour MP talks about his personal achievements? Does re-building a school make the school any better, or is it an excuse to erase history and reorganize an institution along exploitative corporate lines, e.g. the Marlowe Academy?<br /><br />Don makes a good point. After all, the British colonized the world, so it is only just that the world now gets the chance to colonize us...but seriously, immigration has been allowed on an unprecedented scale in this country because it provides venture capitalism with lots of cheap labour: being anti-immigration is not necessarily the same thing as being anti-immigrant.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18392364550618807893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-21177789413558098982010-04-29T10:23:29.864+01:002010-04-29T10:23:29.864+01:00Balfour Beatty cut the jobs and then have to pay c...Balfour Beatty cut the jobs and then have to pay contractors huge wages to do the work. I see no saving in that but I am not an accountant. Immigration is a fact of life we all stem from somewhere else, from far away places in our ancestory. The world is a small place but because we are already settled here we dont want 'johnny foreigner' coming here to take our jobs and live in our houses.<br />the fact that 200 or more years ago our long dead relatives were themselves 'johnny foreigner' escapes many.Don Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099505939055955603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-11336395302959696382010-04-28T23:48:08.030+01:002010-04-28T23:48:08.030+01:00What Ladyman forgets is the amount of money that h...What Ladyman forgets is the amount of money that has gone into the QEQM from the local people. The Tear appeal, the cancer appeals etc.<br /><br />Someone ought to remind him that on the North Kent line, most of the HS 1 trains are empty and dont benefit anyone in time saved.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10839434030408111572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-4382592322518499492010-04-28T16:32:17.716+01:002010-04-28T16:32:17.716+01:00anon 12 53 yours is a cheap shot no doubt from a l...anon 12 53 yours is a cheap shot no doubt from a labour supporter<br /><br />My criticism of recent migration is the way it has resulted in abuse and exploitation of both uk nationals and migrants <br /><br />A view which is honest and fair further more I at least have the integrity to use my own name<br /><br />Yes I do feel I fit in with the Liberal Democrats I suggest you read my earlier post late last year in which I explained why I rejoined.<br /><br />Incidentally this blog is not intended to represent any political party the views are entirely my ownTony Flaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-70258554686435664822010-04-28T12:53:45.304+01:002010-04-28T12:53:45.304+01:00Mr Flaig, you are encouraging support for the Libe...Mr Flaig, you are encouraging support for the Liberal Democrat Party in this Election. Great, but do you understand the principles that underpin the Party's policies? They do not include constant negative references to immigration, for example, which seems to be - through your posts here and on others' blogs - a real bee in your bonnet. Do yiou really feel you "fit" with the Lib Dems?<br /><br />Your first point in this post apears to be that the increase in medical, nursing, and teaching staff numbers over the past 13 years is way behind the general poulation increase. I think you will find that is a wildly inaccurate argument on your part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com