Andrew's Posts on Dawlish Discussion

@TheObserver - he does he earns a living developing websites and apps  which is presumably where he honed his excellent people skills.

@Lynne i read that letter. i thought the professor made some excellent points and his argument was evidence based. unfortunately politicians who are highly educated dismiss views of experts in their fields. publicly at least they don't display the same disdain as the two contributors on that thread. however politicians like gove and johnson have an ideological agenda to shrink the state and ...

@leatash , so you wouldv'e seen it in the early days, we had the 40th anniversay in 2014. i was up there last month, yes it could look better, the shabby comment is made often by folk. the visitor/tourist side needs investment, recently more money has gone into the graduate school for the environment (gse) at the top end, you might have e used the cafe there and seen the rammed earth lecture ...

@burneside i'd happily engage in discussion with you if you didn't have to resort to insults.

thanks @ken

@Paul i'd stay indoors if i were you.

@leatash you're right about Dawlish. Perhaps the town has the council it deserves.

@ZIGGY who have i played games with, why do you accuse me of being a troll? care to substantiate your claims?

A UKIP supporter voting Tory isn't really tactical, it's more like a home-coming for the far-right.

former UKIP voters have Theresa May as their leader now.

@burnside. Fair point, I was only looking at the Newton Abbot constituency, it depends on how many Labour or Green supporters votes tactically for the Lib Dems versus how many UKIP supporters vote Tory, which is highly likely given Brexit. The rest of Devon looks like a blue-wash in waiting, bar Exeter. I don't dream of a Lib Dem victory, but that's the second worst option after the Tory ...

It is Westminster that needs to radically reform. Only then can we build a society that is socially, economically and environmentally progressive and fair. Brexit is just a vehicle for the right-wing agenda. Trade unionists and miners were the targets in the 1980s, now the targets are immigrants, asylum seekers and EU bureaucrats. But why not London bankers, rich CEOs and corrupt MPs? The ...

This is an intersting insight into those who represent us in government; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-freeman/are-politicians-psychopaths_b_1818648.html This excerpt stands out from Dr Martha Stout. "Anyway, when I asked Dr. Stout if there’s any truth to the contention that politicians are more likely to be psychopaths, she said in an email that no solid statistics were available to ...

How come? The breakdown of society, an ideology of austerity, a lack of compassion, desparation., political apathy., crime as a last resort, drug abuse as a means of temporary escapism from a harsh reality.. leading to an unsafe environment...same story all across fragmented Britain. The amount of agrees to the original post is not a great advert for Dawlish