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That's certainly tempting :)

8 Apr 2015

I will use my ballot paper - but still undecided whether to vote for a candidate or express my opinions otherwise.  There is a moral duty to partake but not necessarily to support any of the choices offered.  I think this but am open to persuasion

1 Apr 2015

This is a strange state of affairs, as I am not intending to vote Conservative.  However, I believe in fair treatment, so will share the following information I've just read on AMM's website "As you know, Parliament has now dissolved and there are no MPs until the General Election on 7th May. I have had the privilege of representing the people of the Newton Abbot constituency as their MP ...

31 Mar 2015

Sounds like you and I are in agreement then Flo.  Politics should be about all the issues you mentioned and more.  I'm taking my own stand by leaving Twitter because it's full of gossip and snide attacks and very few facts.  Now if we can stop Jeremy Paxman obsessing about North London geeks we could be making progress .........

31 Mar 2015

@flo . i'm probably being idealistic but it seems to me that if we stop treating politics as soap opera there will be more focus on what the politicians are actually saying - to the disadvantage of those who need replacing How would Churchill or Attlee cope with the wretchedness of the current political environment?

31 Mar 2015

Politics should be about values and ideas.  Too often now it is about character assassination of the opponent - I'd rather we discuss the bedroom tax, the crisis in social care, zero hour contracts Not how Ed Miliband eats a bacon sandwich, whether Anne Marie Morris is having a holiday or if Nick Clegg and Vince Cable are quarrelling http://youtu.be/U76mluOWSf0

31 Mar 2015

I think it will only change if we all demand better, and challenge it when we see it

31 Mar 2015

Wow Lynne what a nasty grubby article - I feel like washing my hands now. We will never have decent political discussion in the UK when this sort of "journalism" is peddled.  Shame on all concerned

Alternatively, visit Teignbridge website and the committee section, for news of last weeks Planning Committee

19 Jan 2015

Latest news on this application please cut and paste into your browser http://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=42996&p=0

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