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Could (and should) a strong commercial shipbuilding industry save Portsmouth dockyard?
For years there was obviously a Portsmouth fan working on South West Trains who ran the electronic timetable displays. Everytime you'd get on a train to Portsmouth you'd see that Portsmouth was home of the premier football club on the south coast. For a handful of years Portsmouth was the best football club south of the capital. However sadly that has ended but those few years pale into insignificance compared with how long the city has been home to the Royal Navy.
If you ask non Portsmouth people about what they know about the city, then it would be all about the Royal Navy and our naval history. The Mary Rose, the Victory, the Warrior are all on display in the city. If I was to finish the quartet of house groups from Meadowlands Middle School where I went then throw in the HMS Alliance, which is a submarine currently on display in Gosport (for the record I was in Victory and we dominated everything, from sports to brains – we were kick arse).
The point is Portsmouth's naval history isn't exactly a new thing, it is something that identifies the city. The dockyard is still by far the biggest employer in the town and that doesn't even include all the small companies supplying the dockyard around the place.
Now I'm all for moving forward and diversifying and I won't change my approach on that. Having one sector that dominates the landscape opens up issues like what we are seeing now, a government decision has placed a real impact on the city. It has happened before and look at how the mining communities have struggled to recover from Margaret Thatcher sticking it to them. There is one significant difference between the two situations though – the shipbuilding industry isn't being culled – it is just being consolidated away from its natural home.
I won't sit here and type that shipbuilding on the Clyde is a new thing because it isn't, the problem has been the lack of a long-term shipbuilding strategy to ensure enough work for both dockyards. The world isn't what it was in the early part of the last century and as we've seen for many centuries before that, but we live on an island nation and our role in patrolling the high seas should not be overstated.
There is a report in the Portsmouth News today entitled Commercial hopes for city's shipyard given a boost with interest from firms wherein commercial opportunities seem abound to essentially move into the dockyard and build non naval vessels, either ensuring jobs or indeed creating new ones. On one hand this seems like a great save and would go a long way to saving both the pay packets of many Pompey folk and the supply chain that has built up but it forgets one thing – identity.
Portsmouth was – and is – and will continue to be the home of the Royal Navy. However shipbuilding in the city has been around since King Alfred in the 9th Century although it wasn't until King Henry VII when the city played host to the first permanent home of the navy and shipbuilding. It is believed to be the world's oldest dry dock. Basically what I'm saying is without naval shipbuilding in Portsmouth then how long until the Navy itself gets moved to another location?
This isn't about where is better to build ships but more about a cohesive long-term naval strategy, which is something that seems lacking. The Cold War may be in the rear-view mirror and if we were to see another major worldwide conflict, it would be fought in a very different way to the first two, still the Royal Navy has its place and the fleet needs to be updated. It seems to me that long-term planning is not something that is happening at the moment and that the defence secretary doesn't seem to be undertaking. If we suddenly needed to build ships for whatever reason and the Portsmouth dockyard had been shut for several years then we really are in a bind.
With the Type 26 Global Combat Ships set to start being built in 2016, these ships are the ones that should be built in Portsmouth. It was understood that BAE were to build these vessels in the city, until last week it was considered that Portsmouth would be shut after the portion of HMS Prince of Wales being built in Portsmouth was completed. Of course shipbuilding has been halted once before in Portsmouth before being reopened and it is hoped that this will be the case yet again.
Back to the commercial aspect, it would keep the supply chain stocked and no doubt plenty of naval shipbuilding would be able to get jobs in the commercial shipbuilding industry, but at what cost? Portsmouth is a naval city and the Royal Navy should be at the very centre of the identity of the people and the city.
I'm positive we haven't seen the last of this story and BBC Question Time is coming from Portsmouth this week. I wonder how long ago this was planned because either the BBC got lucky or they know it is going to be feisty. Expect a large demonstration before the broadcast and expect the atmosphere to be heated to say the least. If the government can put up the defence secretary then it might be one of the most memorable episodes in a long while, I may even watch it this week for the first time in years. If it was down to the audience I'd bet my bottom dollar on the whole show being about the dockyard but I suspect David Dimbleby will try to move it along, at some point, but I certainly don't envy him one jot.
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Mike Hancock's major opponent in 2015 – the Pompey Party?
Last week came the announcement that basically the government have shafted the people of Portsmouth. The city of my birth (so I have a tonne of bias) has been the home of the Royal Navy for eons and should always have that at its heart. So when it comes to building new ships for the Royal Navy then it should be Portsmouth first and anyone else second if there is enough business to go around. I know that sounds like bias (it kinda is) but the home of the Royal Navy is the home of the Royal Navy.
I'm not the only person to think this unsurprisingly. As of just now the Save Portsmouth Dockyards Facebook page had just under 73,000 'likes' – not too shabby for what four or five days? It makes the No More Page 3 Facebook page look pretty stale in comparison with 15,000 likes doesn't it? Well this blog isn't about me talking about the pros and cons of boobs but about how a real issue that people care passionately about can gain traction.
Tonight at the Shepherd's Crook in Portsmouth there will be the first meeting of the 'Pompey Party' which is advocating putting up an alternative candidate in I suspect Portsmouth South. I do not know if they plan on this being a one-issue party of the Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern ilk that saw Dr. Richard Taylor spend nine years as an MP for Wyre Forest, but I will say this, if there is a constituency in the country that is ripe for a one-issue party then Portsmouth South is most certainly it. Lets be honest here if someone went to the 2015 General Election on the sole ticket of the Portsmouth dockyard then they wouldn't be laughed out of town.
People are proud of where they come from and proud of their identity. I live in Essex these days and many people here revel in the Essex stereotype but Pompey folk are different. I think of Pompey people as roll up your sleeves and just get it done people. Look at the fact the football club is now owned by the fans and what people went through to get that done. I thought it had no chance because the obstacles were too great but I was proved wrong and if the 'Pompey Party' actually gains some good leadership and knows what its goals are and the infighting is kept to a minimum then they won't be a joke.
Nearly 73,000 have clicked on a link to Save Pompey Dockyards, which is easy enough to do but there is something underlying here. Around 200 protesters braved the rain for an impromptu rally against the loss of shipbuilding at the dockyard, imagine how that would be with some proper planning and time to get the folk of the city educated and up to speed on this issue?
The sitting MP, Mike Hancock knows of the damage done by this decision and spoke about why shipbuilding for the Royal Navy will remain in Scotland but not in the home of the Royal Navy:
"It is a big mistake on the part of the government to put all their eggs into one basket and say that shipbuilding in Portsmouth should cease to exist. It is a very, very big mistake and one that they will live to regret.
"Whatever happens Alex Salmond in a no lose situation. He can claim credit for jobs being saved in Scotland because the UK government are running scared of him, or if they close a yard in Scotland he'll say they are punishing Scots because of the referendum. The government ought to have seen through that."
Leader of Portsmouth City Council was just as vocal in his opposition, saying the following on BBC Radio Four:
"Portsmouth is the last place in England that has the ability to build advanced warships for the Royal Navy and I'm very concerned that with a potential independence vote in Scotland, if Portsmouth shipbuilding is shut down, what would remain of the UK would have no ability to build advanced warships."
"It would just mean either that that would have to change and the Royal Navy would have to buy ships from France or Germany – or we'd have to spend a huge amount of public money re-employing people, re-skilling people here in Portsmouth".
Downing Street is on record as saying that the dockyard was closed in the 'national interest' which is basically them saying, 'this is a sweetener to Scots not to go independent' and that really hacks me off. Jobs and livelihoods should not be used as a political football but it seems as though the powers that be have decided that Portsmouth is a good sacrifice to keep the United Kingdom together. I suspect that sentiment is not exactly echoed on Portsea Island.
The 2015 Portsmouth South contest looked set to be one of the most interesting in the country before last week, with the sitting MP elected as a lib Dem but having been stripped of the whip because of a civil suit against him, the Tories had hoped to make inroads here and take the seat back. UKIP also have been praying to whatever God they pray to for a by-election here as after the success of Eastleigh, where they would have won had they just been a few days quicker off the mark. So throwing in an independent one-issue party if it does gain that all important traction and leadership would just make it fascinating.
Oh and you might wonder why Labour haven't been mentioned as a potential winner. They aren't a relevant force in this particular fight. If Mike Hancock (or any Lib Dem) wants to win in 2015 then they have to get this decision reversed. I think the Tories will be burnt just as much as Mike by this decision in Pompey South and it really does open the door to a potential four-way contest. I just hope that by 2015 the Dockyard has been given a reprieve and nice new orders for naval vessels to be built in Portsmouth because if it hasn't then Portsmouth South will solely be a one-issue election.
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Why Brentwood Tories have disgusted me in their treatment of Lib Dem Cllr. Chilvers
My blood rarely boils. Tonight it is pumping about my body like nobodies business. You see this evening the Tories banded together and decided that Cllr. Karen Chilvers wasn't up for being Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee because basically she was scrutinising them and wasn't letting them do whatever they like. Interesting decision.
So they put a motion to remove her as Chair (which from what I can gather is against the actual constitution as currently written, although this seems to have been up for much debate) which succeeded tonight. A Conservative councillor will now oversee the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, I'm positive a Tory will really hold the Tory administration to account but whatever. However there were two things that really fucking hacked me off.
Firstly about how personal it got. Some of the things said about Cllr. Chilvers were vile. Look you can not like someone, we get it but why does politics get so personal? It was character assassination at its absolute worst. Whatever you think of Cllr. Chilvers, like her or not, you can't arue that she is an effective councillor who works thoroughly hard for her constituents.
At local level I really do believe that there are plenty of terrific councillors from all parties. Yes I would naturally gravitate to saying the Lib Dems are the best but I won't sit here an say everyone from other parties or independents aren't standing up for the people they represent and work hard to ensure they get their voice heard in council.
Tonight though the vote went along party lines, a 20-15 vote was predicted and a 20-15 vote is exactly what we got. The whole opposition spoke glowingly about Cllr. Chilvers, whether they agree with her politics or not, they thought she was working hard and being effective in her role as chair of this committee. The Tories though all banded together because they decided they didn't want to actually have effective scrutiny, they wanted life on easy street and that brings me the second point that really made my blood boil.
The Tories clearly do not have the best interests of the residents at the core of this motion. They would prefer to have ineffective scrutiny as long as it makes their lives easier and fulfills their personal vendetta against Cllr. Chilvers. Ensuring their personal vendetta is worth them screwing the people of Brentwood they are meant to represent. How can any politican honestly think this is a good thing? How can any councillor look a constituent in the eye and say they'll do the best they can to get the best thing done for them, when in fact they'll do the opposite as long as it makes them feel big.
Cllr. Chilvers is a big girl who'll carry on working hard for the people she represents. I do hope and firmly believe the people of Brentwood West saw what life was like without her and swiftly voted her back into power. These voters had so much dislike and mistrust of the Lib Dems nationally that they lost a great hard-working councillor and they quickly realised that local and national politics are vastly different.
So what have we learned from the events tonight?
Well basically the Brentwood Tories put their own agendas above those of the residents they are supposed to represent. They don't like Cllr. Chilvers and decided that she should be removed from her position to make their lives easier and to stroke their own egos. I didn't see the whole debate as I was on air this evening and the webcast was paused, but from what I saw seemed pretty clear that Cllr. Roger Hirst will go home this evening, look in the mirror whilst cleaning his teeth and he'll smirk to himself, nod and think, 'I'm a big man, I'm awesome.'
The events of tonight put the whole council to shame. It wasn't a debate. It was a witchhunt. Cllr. Chilvers had no chance because the Tories all decided that Cllr. Chilvers was unfit for the position. Cllr. Murphy said all the councillors should be disgusted and embarrassed at what was going on. She claimed she didn't know what a whip was and despite being appalled by everything, she still voted to remove Cllr. Chilvers. If she was that disgusted and embarrassed surely she'd be most outraged by the person who brought the motion?
I worry about politics when things get this personal. I worry when people can stand and look at another person and say some of the things they said tonight. If this was in any line of work you'd say they were bullying. One thing though is the opposition parties can point out that the Tories now do not work for residents first, they work for their own personal gratification first and that is not what the people of Brentwood deserve.
Like Cllr. Chilvers or not, she works hard and was an effective chair of that committee. Having her in that position was the best thing for the people of Brentwood but as we now know, the best thing for the people of Brentwood is not what the Brentwood Tories want. The best thing for the Brentwood Tories is what the Brentwood Tories want first and foremost and that is now plain to see to anyone that follows the local politics scene of this particular Essex borough.
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Why I'm disappointed with Tim Farron over his nuclear comments
Tim Farron today spoke to the Huffington Post about his dismay over the new nuclear power station and why he personally isn't supportive of it. I have no problem with this. He can have an opinion just as well as the next person. It is part of what makes being a member of this party good in my view – people can openly express opinions even if they differ from the party line. However I am disappointed because it doesn't seem like a grown-up and mature reason for being unhappy.
The popular MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale believes that, 'an equally ambitious investment in renewables would be a better solution,' than investing the money in this nuclear power station. Quite possibly but that is an idealistic approach. I'm not privvy to top-level government talks but I'd be somewhat surprised if any company – either UK based or foreign – are ready to invest £16bn in renewable energy schemes in the United Kingdom. So this means that Tim is calling for the UK tax payer to fund these schemes and last I heard, money wasn't exactly swilling around the government coffers.
Of course if the Lib Dems were in control then money could be found, heck the Tories or Labour could find the money as well. There is money but it is all a question of what people see as a priority. High Speed Rail 2 is a costly exercise and opinion seems to be split on whether this is value for money to the UK tax payer. We all know that the Lib Dems wouldn't write a blank cheque to replace Trident so money could be found there. However that isn't the situation as it stands but remember none of this investment is coming from the UK tax payer. They are in effect getting 7% of their electricity at no start up cost to them.
The money is coming from overseas and Tim isn't completely down with that either, talking in the same article he did 'seriously question what is going on when so much of this investment is going to bleed overseas.' Now if a UK company was willing and prepared to fund the new build then good times, however the long and short of it is K businesses do not have that type of money to invest long-term. The economy isn't strong enough and therefore foreign companies – and money – from countries who have capital to invest in long-term is the most sensible way forward. They say 25,000 jobs will be created in the construction phase of this project and the vast majority will be from UK sources. Whilst it isn't ideal, it is the grown-up approach.
It does seem to me that Tim is talking to the left of the party and further positioning himself to be Nick Clegg's successor. He is well liked by the left and the centre of the party. After Nick then I do think those in the left of the party will want a Tim Farron to lead, the only question is whether the left of the party will have enough members to elect Tim when the time comes or whether they'll have given up their membership and/or departed for Labour.
Do I personally disagree with what Tim has said? No. The difference is I think these kind of deals are where the real world is at the moment and we don't live in an ideal world. This is why I was pleased with the party at Conference to get behind nuclear power in limited circumstances. I felt it was the sound of the party growing up. Nuclear power isn't great but is it better than fossil fuels? I'd argue that it was and it is a step in the right direction.
Also this deal means that the UK tax payer isn't burdened with the build cost and if the costs spiral out of control then we might be extremely grateful for that. Remember how a significant number of the population were pissed off at the spiraling cost of the Olympics? Imagine what they would say at a publicly funded nuclear power plant doing the same?
Would I prefer lots of money going into renewable sources? I would but again I don't see that the UK tax payer would be so willing and I don't see foreign companies lining up to fund this. Renewable energies are moving forward but until they become more cost-efficient for the power they give out then the tax payer will not be getting value for money. The Severn tidal barrage started off with a £15bn estimation for cost but now it's £25bn and would provide just 5% of all energy requirements in the country – also it would have needed thirty years of state support. It would be good long long-term but would it be value for money? No.
The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project looks set to cost between £550m and £650m and would provide power for all the homes in Swansea (for 14 hours a day). It is an interesting project but they are looking for investment. Does Tim believe that this investment should only come from UK firms or is foreign investment ok for renewable schemes?
To cut a long rambling blog post short, I would love to see more renewable projects funded but when budgets are so tight it is hard to justify it. The Late 90s and early 00s was the perfect time to invest in large long-term capital projects like these and hopefully towards the end of the decade, when the economy is flourishing once more then it would be easier to get value for money for these projects. If foreign companies want to invest in the UK infrastructure then I'm all for it, whether it be for nuclear power, renewable energies or whatever.
Sometimes ideology has to take a back-seat to the realities of the world and that is where myself and the good MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale seem to differ.
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Nick Clegg's ideology represents more voters than any other political leader
6% of people think Nigel Farage is an extreme left-winger, which is pretty funny but that isn't the important thing that Ipsos-Mori has uncovered. The pollster asked people in one of their latest polls to describe their place on the political spectrum and the place of all the main party leaders. Now unsurprisingly the poll has found that most people see Ed Miliband on the left with David Cameron and Nigel Farage on the right. Nick Clegg is placed in the centre. Ticks all round.
Now when it comes to how people describe their own political views then there is a bigger spread, but the highest number based themselves in the centre-ground and that is exactly where Nick Clegg is placed.
This goes to support my long-held belief that if people truly believed that the Lib Dems could form a government on their own, then they would be far more happy to vote for them. The thing is Labour and the Conservatives have dominated government for just so long that people still think that the Lib Dems are a wasted vote. If we could get people over that prospect and just looked at all the manifestos without knowing who write them, more people would vote for the Lib Dems than any other party.
I do genuinely believe that most people sit in the centre-ground or lean slightly to the right or to the left. Whilst extreme views are growing, they aren't anywhere near the number of people who sit in the middle ground. This is the Lib Dems biggest problem, getting people to vote for the political party who best represents them and not just listen to the highlights. If the party can do this then we can progress and keep moving forward
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Southend Council will not move to four-year all-up elections
At 23:54 tonight the process of moving to four-year all-up elections in Southend came to a juddering holt as 26 councillors voted against the proposals. They were voting on whether their should be a full consultation regarding the matter, which would then lead to a special vote on the issue down the line. Had the proposal made it through this special vote then 2015 was the year when we'd see all-up elections.
The debate did concentrate along party lines but the numbers show that a couple of Tories had to have gone against the motion. At the named vote I couldn't make out some of the votes as people had quiet voices but seven of the eight Liberal Democrat councillors in the chamber did vote against. I was unable to hear Cllr. Wexham's vote but when he stood up in the debate he strongly hinted that he was against the proposal so I suspect he did indeed vote against but I could not make out his response.. Cllr. Betson was not at the meeting.
The debate rested on two issues, firstly the saving of around £50k a year that would be saved by going to all-up elections and whether the people of Southend are better served by having all-up elections or not. Several councillors including Cllr. Velmurugan and Cllr. Longley said that the money could be saved by reducing the allowances, Cllr. Longley said that reducing allowances by £1,000 a year would indeed save the same amount of money.
'The Price of Democracy' was the buzz sentence. Councillors who were in favour of this move believed that the public were fatigued by voting in three of every four years for a councillor, they had the opinion that if they only voted once every four years then they would become more engaged and enthused with the democratic process. Whilst I do believe that there are people who don't like getting their doors knocked by people looking for votes, there are many who like to be fully engaged and enjoy hearing from political activists, councillors and potential councillors.
I think it was Cllr. Terry who made the point about the hypothetical situation if Boris were to get Boris Island through that an 'Anti Boris Island' Party could spring up in Southend and swing into power on that one standalone issue. This would be fine but it was a good example as to how one issue can dominate an election and result in good and experienced councillors being kicked out, leaving their experience on the sidelines for at least four years.
Personally I'm in favour of electing in thirds as it means councillors can't rest on their laurels. I like the fact that nine wards in Southend aren't just solely represented by one party. I may be a card carrying Lib Dem but I don't think people should vote for someone – certainly not at local level – solely because of who they stand for. Local elections should be about local issues. If the best person is standing for a party you might not vote for nationally then vote for them. Councillors can't change the world but they can sort out day-to-day problems and that is who people should vote for.
I think all-up elections would lead to disillusionment and allow councillors to rest upon their laurels, I really do. Also all-up elections mean that national trends and swings can overshadow what is actually going on locally. There are other ways that money can be saved that don't impinge on the democratic process and the evolution of council. I'm sure any dominant party would prefer all-up elections as that will lead to them being able to push through more ideological measures with greater ease, but as a liberal I think the more debate and variety in the chamber leads to more middle of the political spectrum politics and unsurprisingly I'm all for that.
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Vote Peter Bone & Nadine Dorries as Best non-Lib Dem MP of the Year!
When I filled in the latest Lib Dem Voice members survey this afternoon I was asked to vote for some awards. Some were no brainers like the best Lib Dem MP of the Year. I mean seriously Julin Huppert is about as beloved in Lib Dem grass root circles as Doctor Who and with very good reason.
He is a man who has Lib Dem core values permeating out of his pores and it is people like him who many of us cling on to in the hope that Lib Dem core values are still very much in place and we aren't just Tory-lite which has been thrown at us from all angles so Julian should and surely will be Lib Dem MP of the Year.
As for Councillor of the Year 'm obviously voting for the woman who out-chased The Dark Destroyer on The Chase (oh and is a superb local councillor) in Karen Chilvers. I'm not voting for her because I know her but because she has the all-around package I'd want from a councillor. Works bloody hard, deeply cares but also has good media savvy and is part of a local party that is growing and flourishing despite the national climate (although it should be said that membership in my local party has also increased throughout this quarter). Karen is a fine councillor and should she win then it'll be just deserved. It really will be.
However I then had to vote for who I thought was the best non-Lib Dem MP and I was given the options of Peter Bone and Nadine Dorries for all their hard work for the liberals. I did laugh and then I did vote for them. Not because they are good MPs or because they do anything constructive but because it would be funny. It would show that the membership still have a sense of humour. I also wonder how the media will spin it and see them self-combust trying to work out if the Lib Dem membership had gone mad or were sarcastic as hell.
The main reason I want them to win though is I really really want to know what Mrs Bone would say over the breakfast table knowing that the Lib Dems see her husband at their best asset outside of the party…
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Lib Dems select candidates for Prittlewell & Westborough wards for the 2014 Council elections
Last night the Liberal Democrat members of Prittlewell and Westborough wards met for their regular branch meeting and chose their candidates for the 2014 Southend Council elections to be held on May 22 2014.
Cllr. Mike Grimwade who has represented Prittlewell ward since 2006 was re-selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate and hopes the people of Prittlewell once more believe he is the right person to represent them. Cllr. Grimwade looks forward to keep working hard and continuing the active casework that has helped the residents of the ward get their issues solved as quickly as possible.
He has recently been in the news for helping get a Post Office back into the ward following the one in Princes Avenue closing last autumn. The new Post Office is set to open on September 30th in nearby Eastbourne Grove.
Speaking to The Southend Echo Cllr. Grimwade said:
"Longer opening hours mean the new post office is much more accessible to residents, and it is very conveniently placed, so everything is in its favour.
"The Post Office was most helpful throughout the process – together we toured the area, looking at several different locations to try to find the best site. It listened to all our suggestions and was fantastic to work with."
A few minutes later it was also unanimously agreed that Cllr. Paul Collins would stand as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the neighbouring Westborough ward. Cllr. Collins was first elected as a councillor for Westborough ward in 2010 and has worked hard – just like his Prittlewell colleague Cllr. Grimwade – to listen to local residents and deal with the problems that they bring to him.
The issues facing Westborough are different to those of the people in Prittlewell but Cllr. Collins has been hard at work to help bring these issues to the attention of the council. Car parking is a long-term issue in the ward but only recently more double yellow lines were removed and extra car parking spaces made available thanks to his hard work.
He has also been very active helping the new Westborough Community Association get formed and stay stable. Recently he has been standing up for Westcliff Library which is under threat of closure.
Both Cllr. Grimwade and Cllr. Collins are hard-working local councillors and they hope come May 23rd 2014 they'll be able to carry on their hard work and continue with their ongoing active casework to solve residents issues and problems.
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Why I nominated Karen Chilvers aka @LDKatz71 aka Cllr. Sexy Boots for Councillor of the Year
I didn't nominate in every category for the BOTYs this year but along with my nominations for Blog of the Year I did ensure that I proposed a name in one of the new categories. With a new 'Councillor of the Year' award up for grabs I thought it was a good time to give Karen Chilvers a bit more recognition as to her excellent work locally both for her residents and for the Liberal Democrat party.
The reason why I decided to do this wasn't just because I coined her nickname of Cllr. Sexy Boots (hint for women of the world – high heels are great but knee high boots…yeah). The reason I did it is because she ticks so many of the boxes that promote the party and works hard for her residents. Now I know many many councillors work hard for their residents but having media savvy so that everyone knows is something that I think many councillors fall short at, Cllr. Chilvers certainly doesn't lack in that capacity.
She runs the Brentwood Lib Dem website, which is always up to date and shows off the good work all the local Lib Dems are doing. She has a good media presence locally and can often to found lurking around Phoenix FM and in doing so keeping the people of Brentwood up to speed as to what is going on council wise. She also has reached the stage where the cartoonist in the local newspaper features her, which I think it is fair to say is a point not many councillors reach.
She lost in 2011 on the back of the national wave of apathy and distrust of the party and instead of walking away she came back stronger and was part of a very successful night for the Lib Dems in Brentwood. When a local party goes against the national trend then they must be something – no scratch that – they must be doing a whole lot right – and there is little doubt that in Brentwood the Lib Dems are very much on the up due to three core factors. Firstly how poor the incumbant Tories seem to be, secondly due to good media savvy and presence by the local party but thirdly and most importantly the local Lib Dem councillors work bloody hard and people are seeing that so they are voting for them on the back of that.
I think Karen deserves this award for two keys reasons – her passion and dedication to helping out her residents is truly first rate. I have read on her blog many a time about things such as a resident e-mailing her asking why they hadn't to receive a reply only for Cllr. Chilvers to reply that she is already on her way round to see the resident about the problem face-to-face. It is so easy to respond to an e-mail or to make a phone call but to see a resident in person you get a much better feel for the issue and can act on it in the most constructive manner.
Secondly – and this one involves several people but she is a big part of it – being part of a local party that is bucking the national trend and in a constituency that doesn't have a Lib Dem MP. We've seen up and down the country that Lib Dem MPs have a strong network and the vote has held up ok but to make gains in an area that doesn't have that financial and deep rooted support is mightily impressive and I think Cllr. Chilvers is one of the big driving forces behind that.
So if you are looking for reasons to vote for Cllr. Chilvers as your Lib Dem Councillor of the Year then I hope I've given you an overview as to why I both admire her and believe she'd be a worthy winner who could inspire and be a terrific template for many serving and aspiring councillors to follow.
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My Lib Dem Blog of the Year nominations 2013
I have just sent in my nominations for Lib Dem Blog of the Year and I wanted to explain why I nominated the four blogs that I did.
First of all I wanted to point out my personal criteria. I only considered blogs that on average are above 400 words per piece and are in my opinion thought-provoking and base their blogging on an opinion rather than just reporting news. My opinion on what blogs are is writing something that makes me both think and helps me understand why another person has that point of view. That was my criteria.
In alphabetical order (as they show up on Lib Dem Blogs so first names…):
Alex Marsh – Alex's Archives – Now this nomination comes with the caveat that I do not religiously read his blog solely because he blogs a lot about a subject that doesn't push my buttons – housing. However I appreciate the quality of his work and when he isn't writing about housing I enjoy his pieces. Blogging to me in the context of awards isn't about just what I'd read but also what I perceive as the quality of the writing and I think Alex's work has considerable merit.
Alex Wilcock – Love & Liberty – Look lets get this out in the open. I don't watch Doctor Who and couldn't give two hoots about it so there is a considerable percentage of his posts that I wouldn't read. However the quality of his writing on political issues and opinions is first rate. This isn't a surprise to anyone who has read his work and if you haven't then I implore you to do so.
Jennie Rigg – Automated Attack Monkeys, Scalpel Mines, & Acid – Now Jennie and I have this faux hate/hate thing going. No love here (well from her end anyway, I may have a little shrine *glances to his right and sighs*) but these nominations aren't about people whom I like and who like me. They are about people who write thought-provoking pieces with a large dollop of opinion and are of significant length. Jennie fits the bill and in terms of pure style her blog might be the one that I find easiest to read. She tells me she can't win as she's too anti-establishment but I said I couldn't get a girlfriend and look at me now…oh wait…maybe you can't win Jennie. Sorry.
Louise Shaw – From one of the Jilted Generation… – Louise writes when her gander gets up on a certain subject and when she does she uses a mixture of research and opinion to put her pieces together. When I see one of her blogs pop up I find myself clicking and reading to the end and I suppose that says a lot.
They were my four nominations.
For the record I would have nominated Richard Morris' blog – A view from Ham Common – but most of his work these days is primarily produced for The New Statesman and as so I deemed his work is published by a commercial outlet and not on his own blog. Otherwise I think there is little doubt his writing is in the upper echelons of Lib Dem Blogging.
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MORE disruption is set to affect Victoria's schools with teachers voting to continue their industrial campaign, while the government says progress is being made on a pay deal.
Hundreds of schools were closed on Thursday due to a 24-hour strike as an estimated 10,000 teachers and school staff decked out in red attended a rally in Melbourne before marching to Parliament House.
School staff packed Hisense Arena and spilled out onto the lawns as they voted to continue their campaign, with half-day regional rolling stoppages planned from second term and continuing 38-hour week bans.
But a move to introduce 48-hour rolling stoppages during the Naplan testing period was voted down.
Australian Education Union Victorian president Meredith Peace said the union was prepared to negotiate with the government.
"Over $2 billion of cuts and broken promises is what they've done in two years of government and they refuse to do a deal with the staff of our students in public schools," Ms Peace told reporters.
"It's not good enough. It's time for the government to come to the table with a fair and reasonable offer."
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Minister Responsible for the Victorian Teaching Profession Peter Hall says he believes good progress has been made on negotiations, which have been under way for 18 months.
Mr Hall said the government and union had met six times in the last two weeks and another two meetings were scheduled for next week.
"I think the gap between what the union wants and what the government wants is narrowing and I think it is possible we can find a solution to this, but marching in the streets of Melbourne isn't going to help," he told AAP.
The union wants the government to honour its pre-election promise to make Victorian teachers the best paid and is against performance-based pay.
It revised its offer to the government in November, offering 4.2 per cent per year over three years, but it failed to resolve the dispute.
The government lost a federal court bid for an injunction to stop Thursday's action and Mr Hall has not ruled out taking further court action to prevent future strikes.
"That's a decision we will take after the meetings that are planned for the next week," he said.
The government said schools that remained open had supervision arrangements in place.
Premier Ted Baillieu said the strike added nothing to negotiations and just caused students, schools and families disruption.
The education department said 331 schools reported they had told parents students were not required to attend, but remained open for those that did.
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The Cleveland Indians have released pitcher Brett Myers.
The right-hander was a total bust in Cleveland after signing a $7 million, one-year contract during the offseason. He went 0-3 with an 8.02 ERA in three starts and one relief appearance before going on the disabled list April 20 with a strained tendon in his elbow. He gave up 29 hits -- including 10 homers -- in 21 1-3 innings.
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On September 2 this year, McLaren Group will celebrate its achievements over the past 50 years with the words of their founder - "Life is measured in achievement, not in years alone" - still ringing strongly.
McLaren (killed in a smash in 1970) was 27 when he penned those words in 1964 and his then new company, Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd, was less than a year old.
In those days, McLaren's vision was shared by fewer than half a dozen loyal souls, who slogged across the world to race his self-made cars. Nowadays, the McLaren Group employs more than 2000 people.
McLaren Group says that if they were to follow their founder's words to the letter, there would be little time for recollection.
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* A Formula 1 team that has become a global household name. Since arriving in the sport at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren has won more races (182) than any other constructor, started from pole position 155 times and scored 151 fastest laps.
* McLaren has now led more than 10,000 racing laps in F1.
* In the North America CanAm series, McLaren steamrollered the opposition, lifting five successive championship trophies (1967-1971) and winning an incredible 43 races in the iconic, thundering V8-engined sportscars.
* McLaren won the Indianapolis 500 for the first time in 1970 and again in 1974 and 1976.
* Today, every car in Formula 1, the Indycar Series and NascarR relies upon McLaren Electronics' standardised ECUs to control their engines and feed data back to the garage.
* Introduced back in 1993, the McLaren F1 road car remains the fastest naturally aspirated production car in the world. In GTR racing guise, it won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, also scooping third, fourth and fifth places on its debut in 1995.
* The next roadcar project was with Mercedes-Benz and resulted in the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren which became the best-selling carbon-based car ever.
* Since its launch in 2010, McLaren Automotive has developed into a world-class road car manufacturer, successfully developing and building the 12C and the 12C Spider high performance sports cars.
* McLaren Automotive is poised to open its 50th global dealership ahead of the worldwide launch of the P1 – the company's newest model.
* McLaren Applied Technologies helped British cyclists, rowers, sailors and canoeists win 15 gold medals last summer. McLaren worked alongside Specialised to design Mark Cavendish's world championship-winning S-Works Venge bicycle.
Echoes of McLaren's past will reverberate throughout a series of unique events and celebrations to be held across their anniversary year.
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We will be spending 12 days in Sicily in early April and have an 8:30 AM flight to Munich on April 18. I have read that it takes about an hour to get from Palermo to the airport, Since we need to be at the airport by 6:30 AM, and we don't want to be up at 4:30 AM and be dead tired in Munich (we only have 24 hours there), I was hoping to find a decent hotel near PMO airport. Any suggestions? If not, what is the fastest way to the airport from Palermo?
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a - You do not need to be at the airport by 6:30am.
b - Early in the morning, it will not take long for a taxi to reach the airport.
Stay in Palermo, enjoy yourselves, order a taxi for 6:30 or thereabouts.
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I agree with Tarquin above. We had a similar flight schedule last April. Here is what we did:
Checked in online for flights the evening before and ordered a taxi to pick us up at 6:30 the next morning. Had a nice evening in Palermo, returning to the hotel about 10:00. Requested a wake-up call for 6:15 the next morning, set our (phone) alarms for 6:15 as backup, then packed up before turning in for the night. Woke as scheduled at 6:15, threw water on faces, nightclothes into bags, quick once over with toothbrushes and hairbrushes, then downstairs to meet taxi at 6:30. Quick trip to the airport, arriving just before 7:00. Plenty of time for a coffee at the airport.
We travel carry-on only, no need to check luggage. Suggest you do the same if you can - makes early morning departures simple and quick.
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