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The current political system does not express the wishes of the electorate, but I'm sure that labour/conservative parties are quite happy with that. For generations one was in power whilst the other sat in opposition - still claiming fat, unjustified salaries/benefits and doing little for the majority of people who pay their wages. What if the parties all signed a legally binding contract with ...

@From The Grave - i feel i must correct you, the toilets were closed before 2016 with porta-loos placed outside the closed w.c's. the w.c's have been reopened, but a far reduced facility than was originally there. Further reading below:- Below is the link to the 38degrees Dawlish Warren cycle hire campaign. https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/dawlish-warren-cycle-hire-campaign ...

27 Apr 2017

Still no change in the status of this phantom cycle hire buisiness, why couldn't Breaking Wind be allowed to open it. At least he would make a go of it. Considering this dates back to 2014. Anyone got any info on this one?

Clean air
27 Apr 2017

If the lack of U.K. Government intervention in the V.A.G's emmision cheat fiasco is anything to go by I wouldn't hold your breath for any actions being taken short or long term in relation to these court case decisions.

Voting
25 Apr 2017

@DSC24601 I feel your sentiment on this subject and I have also felt like not voting, but if you want a better system you have to use your vote. As has been seen over the last few years to present day, the electorate are sick of the usual rhetoric of the main parties who believe they have a God given right to be in power. They say what they have to to get in and then back pedal on their ...

Pics
20 Apr 2017

Seems a shame the flowers in the baskets fixed to the two bridges in town have not been watered in a while and are wilting away.

A sunny Sunday
10 Apr 2017

Nice pics ZIGGY, thanks for sharing.

Considering so few new builds around Dawlish are for housing association/local people, where do all these buyers come from. Most of the houses built are sold at current market value. I thought the whole point of this 'cycle path' style attitude for these building projects, created by central government, was to get all those people who were local/ low payed/ homeless somewhere to live. All that ...

7 Apr 2017

See the sort of money the fat cats pay themselves in the Trust's http://www.devonlive.com/nhs-top-earners-money-saving-director-earns-340-000-a-year-15-times-as-much-as-a-new-nurse/story-30233408-detail/story.html