Discussion
The question of where jobs are best provided is an interesting one, Lynne. While many people in the digital economy have been freed up to work at home, there is also a growing number of people who are coming to Dawlish who are prepared to commute to work. Many see the trade-off between (say) an hour's travel and a lovely place to live as an acceptable one, however the quicker they come, the ...
So.....subsidised (ie paid for by taxpayers) bus fare monies help create the profits of private sector bus companies? What happens to the profits? Bit like subsidised (ie paid for by taxpayers) housing benefit monies going straight to private sector landlords?
The pensioner £1 per journey 'donation' is an interesting proposition Lynne, but given the changes just brought in by our Conservative government (below) I suspect much of the cash generated would only serve to fatten the bottom line of the private bus companies. https://weownit.org.uk/blog/government-just-got-away-banning-new-public-bus-companies
Another member of the audience raised the issue of there needing to be more jobs in Dawlish. She pointed out that it was all very well for Exeter to be expanding in terms of job provision but that necessarily involved commuting from Dawlish and back everyday. She pointed out the cost of this both in literal financial terms and also the impact on the environment. Costs of our local bus ...
More a central government (therefore general election matter) than a county council one is the issue of bus passes for those of state pension age. Someone at the meeting last night suggested that instead of these passes enabling the holder to travel free of charge (to themselves that is) that those of an age entitled to a free bus pass should instead pay a nominal fare of £1 per journey.
Great if a £2 million cut to education funding is prevented, but How? Even if the Lib Dems won a majority at County Hall, they'd need to win the General election and suddenly become an anti-austerity party. and somehow service the national debt and deficit. They'd need radical national policies, they don't have any. They were part of a austerity coalition government from 2010 until 2015, ...
What has happened at this West Cliff Road site recently is the removal of a large number of mature trees. Whether or not the site has been sold by Devon County Council I am not sure, but it is saddening to see such wholesale destruction, without any planning application having been put before Dawlish Town Council. Perhaps DCC are clearing the site to make it easier for the purchaser to develop?
Until it was mentioned last evening I had completely forgotten about the closure of Daw Vale. How long ago was that? Last time I had any correspondence with any cllrs about its future use I was told that it had been sold and that the plot would be redeveloped for housing. Don't know what type of housing was being planned (houses/flats, open market/affordable/social). But whatever was/is ...
Perhaps Mr Bulpin is concerned that campers who have booked at his campsite for some peace and quiet might turn themselves away.
Will Mr Bulpin be tuning away any booking from campers that will go to the Festival. It's only one day Not a week. It looks like it's NOT Bulpin idea, so you can't have it.