| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Control Panel |
Posted - 10/06/2007 : 19:23:19
"Of all the towns in England, Brighton is the one where I can honestly congratulate the Mayor, Corporation and officials for what they do to keep the character of the town and make it cheerful and welcoming." This is what John Betjeman wrote in the Spectator in 1956, and he said that the great Victorian churches of St Bartholomew's, St Martin's, St Michael's and St Mary's rose "like huge red battleships over the chimney pots and Georgian crescents".
What would he make of the Council in the quarter-century since his death, and in particular what would he have to say about the behaviour of Councillor Watkins who shirked the opportunity to cancel the grotesque King Alfred application?
The Election which soon followed this led to a substantial drop in the LibDem vote, especially that for Councillor Watkins, and the Greens - without any particular effort - were in hailing distance of ousting him.
As the next Election now begins as soon as the previous one has finished, it will be interesting to see what moves all the parties make in this key ward. Will the LibDems be so rash as to put Councillor Watkins up again?
As things stand, the Greens are set to take one if not two seats there especially as they have councillors upon all the Committees while the LibDems no longer merit a place on such crucial Committees as Planning.
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| 30 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Control Panel |
Posted - 28/11/2008 : 19:17:42
Although the situation for Labour and the Tories is volatile, this poll shows that there is a continual trend for LibDem support to drop away. Elgood and Watkins are symptomatic of a party that people no longer trust.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/nov/28/icm-poll-labour-conservatives |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 23/11/2008 : 12:15:49
Heaven help Hove and Portslade if he ever gets in. He is self serving! |
| Control Panel |
Posted - 23/11/2008 : 11:39:42
Word from within the LibDems is that Elgood proposes to stand again as MP for Hove and Portslade! |
| Control Panel |
Posted - 15/11/2008 : 18:47:22
The LibDems now say that the King Alfred should be run as a community trust. So why did they vote through at Planning committee an application which would have been the very opposite of that?
This certainly makes you wonder whether you can believe anything they say. |
| Infinite Poppadum |
Posted - 06/11/2008 : 16:52:04
Perhaps Chicago can find a role for Elgood among the Mob and thereby free the Brunswick "patch" from his control. |
| Daveb |
Posted - 05/11/2008 : 20:17:39
Has he really gone?
Why?
Who is paying?
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| Control Panel |
Posted - 05/11/2008 : 17:27:56
The pleasure has soon been taken off Obama's victory by news that Elgood has gone to join the crowd in Chicago. What an opportunist. Obama would not be pleased to know about his and Watkins's duplicity over the King Alfred. |
| Control Panel |
Posted - 29/10/2008 : 17:30:21
Paul Elgood appears to want a directly elected Mayor. He writes about Stoke getting rid of a Mayor. |
| Infinite Poppadum |
Posted - 27/10/2008 : 14:51:10
quote:
Originally posted by Control Panel
They look like McCain men to me.
they both look as though they are partial to his oven chips. |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 27/10/2008 : 12:27:56
quote:
Originally posted by Control Panel
They look like McCain men to me.
Palin boys maybe  |
| Control Panel |
Posted - 27/10/2008 : 12:03:08
They look like McCain men to me. |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 27/10/2008 : 11:07:40
They'll probably wait till after the elections and then say that the incumbent was their own personal favourite from the start. |
| Infinite Poppadum |
Posted - 27/10/2008 : 10:56:49
Elgood and Watkins are strangely quiet on their choice between McCain and Obama. |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 15/10/2008 : 13:08:13
quote:
Originally posted by Control Panel
Watkins is in fact just sitting it out as a councillor. His position is meaningless.
No change there then. He only ever really was a waste of space. |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 15/10/2008 : 12:59:34
quote:
Originally posted by flaming pie
Mim - You would really confiscate all his chairs??
You are heartless
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| Control Panel |
Posted - 15/10/2008 : 12:51:59
Watkins is in fact just sitting it out as a councillor. His position is meaningless. |
| flaming pie |
Posted - 15/10/2008 : 12:47:34
Mim - You would really confiscate all his chairs??
You are heartless |
| Miriam Binder |
Posted - 14/10/2008 : 21:57:47
If Watkins was my son, he wouldn't be sitting for quite a while either. |
| Edwin the Scot |
Posted - 14/10/2008 : 21:24:47
I gather that Councillor Watkins will not stand next time. |
| Infinite Poppadum |
Posted - 19/09/2008 : 15:48:33
What a hypocrite Councillor David Watkins is.
He is in the Argus's Inquisition today to say that Hove is suffering from Brightonisation . But he was the one who voted through the ghastly King Alfred proposal.
A complete and utter hypocrite. A good thing that the LibDems are on the way out here. |
| Infinite Poppadum |
Posted - 18/09/2008 : 18:05:31
Elgood has a letter in today's Argus, and he tries to muscle in on the liberate Hove idea while having it both ways. |
| Infinite Poppadum |
Posted - 17/09/2008 : 11:18:42
Elgood is quiet on this clamour for Hove and Brighton to separate.
The Greens' view will be interesting as they are taking steps to gain Hove seats. |
| Infinite Poppadum |
Posted - 16/09/2008 : 19:57:56
Mrs Poppadum remarks that Paul Elgood has been surprisingly quiet about the closing down of Bona Foodie in Palmeira Square.
If there's one thing he'd fight for, it's that. It looks as if the fight, such as it was, is going out of him. |
| caeos |
Posted - 05/09/2008 : 11:42:34
I seem to recall making a very similar comment about it last year..
quote:
Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum
Elgood is here trying to claim credit for the so-called Brunswick Festival. It's just a glorified jumble sale and, far from being "local", seems to be a dealers' outlet.
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| Control Panel |
Posted - 24/08/2008 : 20:04:35
Today on the seafront promenade in Brunswick there was a large display all covered in material by its sponsor, Andrex.
It will take more than that to clear up after the mess made of the ward by Elgood and Watkins. |
| Infinite Poppadum |
Posted - 24/08/2008 : 11:47:10
Elgood is here trying to claim credit for the so-called Brunswick Festival. It's just a glorified jumble sale and, far from being "local", seems to be a dealers' outlet.
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/letters/argusletters/3605261.Festival_is_huge_success_again/ |
| Control Panel |
Posted - 17/08/2008 : 16:38:14
There was surprise at the Brunswick Festival that Paul Elgood did not show any interest in the Cuba Solidarity stall. Some say that he could do with some lessons from Havana in how to cling onto power for as long as possible. |
| Control Panel |
Posted - 10/08/2008 : 17:00:27
Paul Elgood's Brunswick Blog never excites anybody to make a comment. |
| Furzewick |
Posted - 26/07/2008 : 21:50:28
quote:
Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum : Topic Celia Barlow Spotted!!
What sort of effort will the LibDems put into Hove? They are useless, of course, but that is not so widely known outside Brunswick.
Perhaps some Brunswick residents have not noticed. |
| Control Panel |
Posted - 25/07/2008 : 10:05:36
The LibDems lose their deposit in Glasgow East. It does not look as if anybody is turning to them as an alternative. |
