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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Dec 26 2012, 10:49 AM


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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Dec 26 2012, 10:40 AM) *
The country was doing well; however, Brown broke his own fiscal rules and started borrowing to finance debt. Labour's spending on the things you list as improvements were and are unsustainable. Labour fooled us into thinking we can have our cake and eat it.

It's the sustainable economy that neither Labour or Conservatives seem to get. Capitalism and it's 'free trade' model relies upon boom and bust - with the goal of staying on the boom whilst others bust. There is always a looser in this approach with conflict, hardship and exploitation following in it's wake.

If they were in any way visionary they would look at sustainable fair trading models and look to remove the casino economy.
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Dec 25 2012, 10:25 AM


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Have a great and chilled out Christmas break and New Year all. Pax Vobiscum!
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Dec 10 2012, 11:17 AM


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QUOTE (JeffG @ Dec 10 2012, 11:14 AM) *
According to this, it's not under his control:

The tax avoiding family trust fund eh. Not under his or his families control - my ar se.
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Dec 3 2012, 10:29 PM


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QUOTE (blackdog @ Dec 3 2012, 09:19 PM) *
Do try to keep up - a link to that story was posted by NWNReader yesterday.

(Blush)
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Dec 3 2012, 10:28 PM


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QUOTE (spartacus @ Dec 3 2012, 09:06 PM) *
Meanwhile the anti-shooting group think it's some sort of 'fox-in-a-chicken-house' frenzy of killing every time a shoot takes place....

But your question needs clarification and caveats. Define 'things'.
Different answers to different 'things'.

Rats, foxes, badgers, pigeons, crows? (Vermin or problem-causers so yes)
Deer, pheasant, game (Left to rot? No... Into the pot? Yes....)
Dogs walking with their owners? No.... Dogs attacking herd of prize cows? Yes (My father shot and killed one and wounded another and got into a bit of bother with some townies years ago until sense was restored by the local police up in Scotland...)

Key here is "for fun", not the thing itself. Why would you need to kill anything for fun?

Perhaps the definition of townie should also be reconsidered, I know many townies that go on shoots, and many country folk, like me, who just can't see the fun in it. I would imagine that pro-shooting-things-for-fun brigade are in a considerable minority.

NWN to be supporting it is perhaps is just a sign of where their funding comes from rather than the community they should represent.
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Posted on: Dec 3 2012, 08:43 PM


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The big problem that the pro-killing-things-for-fun group is that they can't answer that basic question: is it acceptable to kill things for fun?
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Dec 3 2012, 08:42 PM


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QUOTE (Darren @ Dec 3 2012, 05:57 PM) *
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2012/anger-o...at-ufton-nervet

OK a bridge will cost more but surely it's safer than a level crossing and when trains are coming, no delays??

Me thinks the councillor is just moaning so they can hear their own voice.

It's a good idea, but one that will impact the local area (visual etc) and delay getting something done (funding/building could take a while). On the whole though it seems like a good idea. Well done rail track.
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Dec 3 2012, 04:39 PM


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QUOTE (Penelope @ Dec 3 2012, 11:55 AM) *
If you read the thread you may realise that the idea came from me, AH merely picked up on my idea. He is a politician after all.

Agree, thanks for raising Penelope. It's something that's been brought up many times in the past when these issues have hit the headlines, but I can't find a serious reference of any council actually doing it. Not sure why - guess H&S, insurance, landlords etc?? - anyone know why or got any examples of success?
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Posted on: Dec 3 2012, 04:37 PM


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Dodgy activities already from New Labour and Tory PCC's:

"The thin blue gravy train: How new police commissioners are appointing their friends as deputies - on up to £68,000 a year"

Other rags covering too, but the daily wail always get a laugh in the forum.
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Dec 2 2012, 01:23 PM


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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Dec 2 2012, 10:55 AM) *
It seems your interest is more about Reading than Newbury. huh.gif

Used to work there, so I helped out where I can. It's never been a huge problem in West Berkshire (Newbury is only one part of West Berkshire remember). Perhaps you should be wondering how these people got into this situation and why the support was taken away?
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Dec 2 2012, 10:48 AM


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Do I detect a staged question and answer. ROFL.

Always good to take part and do something about this. Reading has a far more serious problem that I've been helping to tackle for many years. It's a difficult one to solve as funding for many of the shelters has dried up and few people are putting hands into pockets to donate. The news that the rates in Newbury have gone up is not good news and a sign of the economic times - 'austerity' has only accelerated the problem.

A fair housing solution is the only thing that will help here, but that's a long term goal and not something that can be done immediately. Tackling empty homes has been a great success for the Greens in Oxford, but again these take time to renovate or make available. The council is likely to have a stock of empty office buildings that could be quickly converted to provide some support. If safe space can be found, there are good temporary housing solutions and perhaps people with enough space to offer out a room; but both of these carry risk for both parties.

There is another homeless carol service this year in Reading, 13 Dec at 6pm in the Minster. It was good last year and funds raised go to the homeless. Can't find any reference of anyone in Newbury running a similar thing, perhaps someone reading the post is able to organise?
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Dec 2 2012, 10:29 AM


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QUOTE (NORTHENDER @ Dec 1 2012, 09:52 AM) *
I asked a question of AH three days ago re half dead game birds. He has been lurking at the bottom of the page in the list of who is online all that time and has had plenty of time to answer. I need to fill my freezer and will not be going on a shoot till Jan so knowing the location would be a great help.
PS. once again, did you get the RSPA out to tend the birds?

Do you actually enjoy killing things for fun?
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Posted on: Dec 2 2012, 10:29 AM


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QUOTE (NORTHENDER @ Dec 1 2012, 09:52 AM) *
I asked a question of AH three days ago re half dead game birds. He has been lurking at the bottom of the page in the list of who is online all that time and has had plenty of time to answer. I need to fill my freezer and will not be going on a shoot till Jan so knowing the location would be a great help.
PS. once again, did you get the RSPA out to tend the birds?

If you knew anything about it, you would know that they don't last long - I'm guessing that winged they would last a day at most in this cold. There are enough things out here ready to eat them - not least our 'super rat' problem. Of course, they can also snack on all the starving birds that will soon stop being fed.
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Nov 27 2012, 02:42 PM


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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Nov 27 2012, 12:37 PM) *
You miss the point.
It is the gaining of pleasure from the killing (or maiming) and calling it a "sport" that does not, in my opinion, fit in with today's society.
You do not find folks reveling in killing lambs, cattle, pigs etc., calling it a "sport" and devoting a newspaper column to it.
We've made killing foxes for fun illegal so why birds?
If pheasants or other birds are required for food then why not farm them in the same way as other types of farmed bird?
Yes I know............. country "sports" make money. sad.gif

The number of half dead birds we see around here is sickening. I wonder perhaps if killing baby seals would give these people as much pleasure? after all the birds are bred to fly low they are overfed to ensure they fly slow. There is no sport in it at all. Killing things for fun is just sick.
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Nov 24 2012, 09:53 AM


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QUOTE (Darren @ Nov 24 2012, 08:47 AM) *
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2012/56796

6080 fines for using Park Way bridge since it was restricted.

How many were repeat offenders?

Either way that's a scary amount of inattentive drivers out there, but I'm sure they all had a perfectly valid 'excuse'... rolleyes.gif

I must admit, that it's going to be difficult for people to argue about it this time around. The locals should be used to the road layout by now and anyone who doesn't know the area should have a good deal of observation built into their driving. Perhaps instead of fining people WBC could offer a driving observation course or a few hours of community service?
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Nov 22 2012, 09:43 PM


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QUOTE (Penelope @ Nov 22 2012, 09:33 PM) *
Except the turbines won't work in storms.

Most feather and run in high winds but even a failed turbine causes little damage and little impact to the power network. A failure of your beloved Nuclear in storms has far greater problems - Hinkley Point was cut off this week as roads flooded around it - still with the prevailing wind coming from due south it would only wipe out Wales, Northern England and Scotland - NIMBY.
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Nov 22 2012, 09:28 PM


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QUOTE (Penelope @ Nov 22 2012, 09:26 PM) *
Stop whining about power cuts, if your beloved wind turbines were in place none of us would have any power tonite, get used to it.

Foolish. It's the local lines and sub-stations that are broken. If we had local power creation, the impact of the loss of larger carrier lines can be reduced or negated.
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Nov 22 2012, 09:26 PM


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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Nov 22 2012, 08:04 PM) *
Sorry Adrian, what I should have said was, please give examples of decisions that are currently made nationaly, that should be made more local?

My thoughts are that things run by a central government are things that are most practically shared by the whole country - rail networks, power distribution, roads, defence, strategic goals etc. The rest should be down to the region - this includes the creation of an English parliament and a reworking of the current UK parliament system. If, for example, West Berkshire wants to have the highest standard of housing in the country, we should be allowed to mandate it.


QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Nov 22 2012, 08:04 PM) *
So if you get into power, what will you do. Leave the EU?

No. The EU has it's faults, but it has it's advantages too. Greens work throughout Europe to move to a consensus agenda, focused on sustainability, peace and community. I would not advocate the Euro though for the UK. At this time, I cannot see how it would benefit the country and would just move many of the decisions points from the UK to the EU.


QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Nov 22 2012, 08:04 PM) *
Do you have any policies in mind?

Greens world wide believe that the people have an individual and collective responsibility to ensure sustainability, human rights and social justice. One policy that may open the debate a bit more is to achieve greater equity between the UK and non-Western countries - in the longer term, I would look to progressively reduce UK immigration controls and tackle the source of the problem directly (this is a simple statement with a lot behind it!)
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Nov 22 2012, 08:40 PM


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Hope everyone is ok out there tonight, strong wings, flooding and power cuts to top it off. Can be a difficult time for anyone, so please check in on your neighbours and be careful with candles!
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Posted on: Nov 22 2012, 06:09 PM


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QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 22 2012, 05:54 PM) *
I wasn't involved with politics in 2010...

bingo.

Was the first time for me and a great learning experience, especially when you realise these 'professional' politicians we've seen here in Newbury are nothing more than people kept by large trust funds or wealthy spouses. One thing is for sure, in my short dabble in politics, I've never tried to rig an election, never pushed for personal headlines and never used politics to gain commercial or financial advantage.

Interesting to note Sarah Teather Would Rather 'Poke Her Eyes Out' Than Join Labour. Seems to be a common theme with the Lib Dems denouncing links to Labour which would make a Lib-Lab coalition less likely.
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Adrian Hollister
Posted on: Nov 22 2012, 05:51 PM


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QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 22 2012, 04:08 PM) *
That's almost the same amount of votes you got in 2010 isnt it?? ;-)

How many votes did you get at the last election... 0?
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Posted on: Nov 22 2012, 12:50 PM


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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Nov 22 2012, 12:18 PM) *
That's fine, but would you give examples?

Good examples:

Finance: Greens don't support the UK joining the Euro; but we do think that creating an arrangement of co-operative fair trade is better than the current lopsided 'free' trade system.

Nationalism: Greens think that co-operation builds peace, as it has done in Europe. Our geography means that we are part of Europe. We believe in Europe, but not in a European superstate.

Immigration: Don't blame the migrants - look to understand why they are migrating. Our international policies must seek to reduce the economic, political and environmental factors that force people to migrate. Emigration should be a positive choice, not the outcome of desperation. In particular, free movement within the EU is a fact and we should press for EU policies that make all parts of the EU an attractive place to live.

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Posted on: Nov 22 2012, 12:07 PM


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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Nov 22 2012, 11:53 AM) *
Marvellous shopping opportunities in Didcot!! tongue.gif

I wonder if WBC have calculated the potential loss from the Town Centre to places such as Didcot, Wantage, and the out of town retail parks? Would be interesting to understand the comparison between income from parking and potential lost income to trade.
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Posted on: Nov 22 2012, 11:54 AM


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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Nov 22 2012, 11:22 AM) *
Spider seems to be saying: it is happening anyway, so lets be honest about it. Everyone from the centre-right to the left want to merge into Europe, in my view.

A fundamental principle of Green politics is that decisions should be taken at the lowest practicable level: sometimes things dealt with at national level might better be decided regionally or more locally. However there are matters – safeguarding basic rights, peace and security achieved through mutual understanding, environmental protection, the spread of culture and ideas, regulation of the financial system – where I think that being part of the EU is appropriate.
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Posted on: Nov 22 2012, 11:50 AM


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QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 22 2012, 09:05 AM) *
But where is the evidence that people are leaving Labour and supporting the greens? With all due respect, you stood in 2010 and got the lowest Green Party vote in Newbury Constituency in history (excluding the By-Election where there was many more candidates). You stood no candidates in the locals or the PCC elections, I just struggle to see where you get the whole "people look towards the greens" statement that you keep coming out with. Where is the evidence?

As for Labour, we have done nothing but increase our support locally, far beyond the national trends. If the PCC elections are anything to go by, our position as the 650th ranked CLP would improve to around 430th. That shows the progress we are making and the support we are gaining locally. In West Berkshire district, we have over 200 Labour Party members. How many members do the Green Party have?

"If we could hear from their PPC, councillors etc it would help, but I suspect they won't as they are expecting a 'look at me' ambush instead." - your type of reply is the reason other political people out there don't put their real name to answers.

But, apologies forgot for a moment that this thread was all about you. Unlike New Labour in Newbury, I am not everything Green in West Berkshire. I am not the centre of attention, I'm just one of the team speaking out.

Just for info, 110 and counting in Newbury with Berkshire and Reading (our region) growing massively - and our Reading councillors are excellent and very respected.

PCC was a waste of tax payers money - how or why anyone would want to politicise the police I've no idea - it's just madness. Showing your continued support just shows how out of touch New Labour is - how many voted for the PCC system? I'm betting if you took off hard core party activists you would find no one voted and no one wants it.

Nice evasion from the points about the Lib Dems though. Way to get some more attention eh.
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