Printable Version of Topic

Posted by: Blake May 8 2017, 06:03 PM

Can someone explain to me the specific reasons why Councillor Julian Swift Hook is such a controversial figure in West Berkshire?

Posted by: gel May 9 2017, 10:23 AM

How About Compiling a List; First 2 here:

Fingers in far too many pies & gross incompetence on a grand scale.

Posted by: motormad May 11 2017, 09:08 AM

I met him once. He has an interesting car so he's OK in my book.

Posted by: On the edge May 11 2017, 06:27 PM

I suppose the biggest issue is about being straight. All sorts of populist wheezes which when analysed seem designed only to keep power, which has lead to going wholly against principles which drove a whistle blower from office.

Posted by: Turin Machine May 12 2017, 08:07 AM

He's actually a good guy, once you get past the rather bad press he's ok,. Gets my vote.

Posted by: Andy Capp May 12 2017, 08:16 AM

He's a bungler in an area where it is easy to bungle, but I would not vote for him. He puts office before people, which I know is not uncommon.

Greenham warehouse
Simon Kirby's hush contract
Greenham Common Tower

Are a few things I resent, but I will credit him with coming through with the dewatering of Vickie Park, despite it appearing to me that he was abandoned by those who I think should have supported him better.

Posted by: je suis Charlie May 12 2017, 08:50 AM

What's he got??

Posted by: Andy Capp May 12 2017, 12:18 PM

A metal thing with wheels and headlights.

Posted by: Simon Kirby May 12 2017, 04:52 PM

Is JSH the individual a controversial figure? The Greenham Parish Council's Tower of Control was the brain-child of JSH and it has attracted some minor criticism for the Council's bungling mismanagement, but there's really no great controversy is there, and the bungling is the Council's collectively, not JSH's personally? Amongst his fellow politicos, both Conservative and Lib Dem, I'm not aware that he's anything but a solidly mainstream establishment chap, and I doubt very much if the public at large know who he is.

Do you know any different?

Posted by: motormad May 15 2017, 02:57 PM

Not really sure it would be fair of me to say. But it was from Europe, saloon, is quite rare, but not pretentious. I've only seen a few of them around.

Posted by: Turin Machine May 15 2017, 03:29 PM

Marque?

Posted by: newres May 16 2017, 05:11 PM

Honda?

Posted by: motormad May 16 2017, 05:40 PM

Yup, they are European

Posted by: Simon Kirby May 16 2017, 09:08 PM

I see there was a Trabant in Newbury the other day and they're European. Just saying.

Posted by: je suis Charlie May 16 2017, 10:58 PM

Get used to it, if the Trot's get in that's all anyone will be driving in ten years time. If we're lucky. Still, as you're such a loyal comrade to the glorious socialist Revolution you might get a Zil, and your own lane on the motorway to drive it down. Top down socialism.

Posted by: Andy Capp May 17 2017, 07:00 AM

At least foxes will get to roam free from persecution.

Posted by: Turin Machine May 17 2017, 08:03 AM

Comrade, in glorious dawn of new Soviet state of Britain, fox hunts you!

Posted by: On the edge May 17 2017, 10:21 AM

Or there is the Conservative/LD ideal, that land of the free, the States.

I'm not totally sure sitting in my vest in the trailer just watching endless trashy TV and scrounging a church pot roast once a fortnight is much of an alternative...

Posted by: Turin Machine May 17 2017, 11:10 AM

We'd have to ask Judge Judy on that one! 😎