General Discussion
I was in T'mouth last Friday and again bought a copy of the Teignmouth Post as the lead story (again) concerned the background to Tracy S's resignation. I held off, until today, posting anything on here concerning this latest newspaper report as I thought there might be something in today's Dawlish Gazette as it is also a Dawlish story given that Tracy S was also the town manager for Dawlish ...
Just found this: In July and August 2016 the Teignmouth and Dawlish Community Interest Company asked people in the street in Dawlish questions about plans to build a play park for children under 8 on The Lawn in Dawlish. (The idea is to build a park large enough to compete with the one in Teignmouth to bring more trade into town.). Also available in a few places on paper, and on-line, ...
Overwhelmingly in favour of a playpark? Really? Surely it should be more like 'of those who voted, a majority expressed a wish for there to be a playpark on the lawn". For context it would be useful to be reminded of how many voted in total, and of that number how many expressed a wish for there to be a playpark on the lawn. @DEEDOODLE should be able to tell us.
People complain when there’s a perceived lack of transparency. People complain when there is obvious transparency. Good grief! “They” aren’t trying to “get another one”. It’s not about votes - that has already happened and the result was overwhelmingly in favour of a playpark somewhere on the lawn. These presentations will relay the results of the Lawn Working Groups hard work in fine ...
They are trying to get a consensus on what the future of the lawn might be given that the earlier proposals, from the previous consultation, proved contentious. Public notice about dates, times and locations of this consultation on page 27 of today's Gazette plus an article on page 4.
I thought they had already had a consultation!!!!!!!! SO for what reason are they now trying to get another one. Is there a similar situation regarding BREXIT where they had a ref, it didn't go the way that some would have liked and are still trying to get another ref. When there is an election, most accept the result, what is so different to the two situations mentioned above? Why can't ...
DATES, TIMES, LOCATIONS - PUBLIC CONSULTATION Dates and timings for Dawlish Town Council, Lawn Working Group Presentations For public feedback Sat. July 28th Manor House 10.30 – 2.30pm (Council Chamber) 7.00 – 9.00pm Wed. Aug. 1st The Strand 12.00 – 3.00pm Fri. Aug. 3rd St Agatha’s Hall 3.00– 7.00pm Wed. Aug. 8th Cockwood Village Hall 3.00 – 7.00pm Fri. Aug. 10 th Holcombe ...
May, cynically and cowardly, announced her decision yesterday just as parliament breaks up for its long summer recess thus protecting her from a rebellion. She's bought herself a bit of time, but it won't save her political skin, come September the knives will be out and it really will be the end of her leadership. It will be good riddance to the lying, deceitful piece of manure.
Shouldn’t those Brexiteers moaning about May’s choice of advisors, erm, “get over it”? And, like I read yesterday, I assume that they’ll be up in arms about official plans to introduce eye tests for drivers who have reached a certain age? As, of course, only the original result ever counts...
I think the Prime Minister understands things only too well. And I think she has made a decision based on that understanding. You may not like that decision for your reasons and I may not like it for mine. But nontheless she has still made a decision. Civil servants are by definition unelected. What they do is give advice. Politicians decide whether or not to take that advice.