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Nov 30 2010, 01:57 PM
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QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 29 2010, 11:31 PM) DELETED ????
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Nov 30 2010, 02:00 PM
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QUOTE (Bill1 @ Nov 30 2010, 01:57 PM) ???? I think the answer may lie here...... http://www.newbury.net/forum/m-1291073346/s-0/Mr Garvie is trying to get protesters out on the Streets of Newbury!
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Nov 30 2010, 04:02 PM
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QUOTE (Blake @ Nov 30 2010, 02:21 PM) I think it's clear; Garvie is the new Alf Garnett. I'm not so sure - I think this might be him...
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Nov 30 2010, 05:31 PM
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QUOTE (Blake @ Nov 30 2010, 04:21 PM) I think it's clear; Garvie is the new Alf Garnett. I don't think so - Alf Garnett was most definitely Conservative!
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Nov 30 2010, 06:40 PM
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First of all, I found out that there was going to be a protest and I totally agree with what they were protesting against. There was students protesting against tuition fees and the removal of EMA, there were union members taking part representing care and youth workers and we also had users of those centres present too. I turned up and expected there to be very few in attendance, even though 300 were expected. Numbers vary at the minute, but around a hundred marched from the Market Place to Richard Benyons office, and then to West Berks offices in Market Street. Around 60 protesters took part in a sit in, leaving as requested by the council at 5pm. I stayed behind to help clear up, and I think everyone will agree that it was a positive demonstration.
There wasn't much organisation, but I brought along a loudhailer which the students enjoyed using to get their feelings over!!! Lots of banners and placards too, who says all youngsters shouldn't be allowed to protest?
(I should just state that although there were a number of Labour Party members and Unison members in attendance, it was organised by the students themselves and it was nice to see other political members and candidates present on the day, I'll let them name themselves if they so wish)
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Nov 30 2010, 07:15 PM
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QUOTE (Bill1 @ Nov 30 2010, 01:57 PM) ???? Another gaffe from Mister Garvie. Apparently only 40 people turned up and some of them were only to there see what was going on.
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Nov 30 2010, 08:03 PM
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QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Nov 30 2010, 07:37 PM) I'm also anoyed and frustrated at the personal comments members of this forum continue to direct at the originator of the thread. This is a discussion forum, so can we discuss the issues please, and not the individual. The original post says "DELETED", this is what we're discussing.
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Nov 30 2010, 08:04 PM
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QUOTE Lots of banners and placards too, who says all youngsters shouldn't be allowed to protest? Having watched the antics in London it seems that education is wasted on them. Painting graffiti on Nelsons Column is hardly going to help. Now GLAl will have to spend money that would be better used on essential services in cleaning it off with out damaging the stonework. If you look through the many many photos taken, you'll see home-made placards with terrible spelling.
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Nov 30 2010, 08:13 PM
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QUOTE (Darren @ Nov 30 2010, 08:04 PM) Having watched the antics in London it seems that education is wasted on them. Painting graffiti on Nelsons Column is hardly going to help.
Now GLAl will have to spend money that would be better used on essential services in cleaning it off with out damaging the stonework.
If you look through the many many photos taken, you'll see home-made placards with terrible spelling. I'm not totally sure what the 40 people who bothered to turn up were actually disgruntled about. Reading the Facebook page it seems to be mainly free parking for council staff plus various other random stuff. I'm all for protesting but I wonder how many of these non-taxpaying people would be willing to volunteer to work to keep local services going.
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Nov 30 2010, 08:46 PM
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QUOTE (Richard Garvie @ Nov 30 2010, 08:34 PM) You were there, you would have seen what the banners said. Tuition fees and Day Centre closures. No I wasn't there, I think you have me confused with someone else. I didn't see anything of the protest. It says "the council spend £1.3m on free parking for council staff" on the Facebook group. Whilst this is seems untrue (exactly who do they pay this £1.3m?) it's certainly one of the things they seem to have been protesting about. It's there in black and white in More Info.
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Nov 30 2010, 08:50 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 30 2010, 08:13 PM) I'm not totally sure what the 40 people who bothered to turn up were actually disgruntled about. Reading the Facebook page it seems to be mainly free parking for council staff plus various other random stuff.
I'm all for protesting but I wonder how many of these non-taxpaying people would be willing to volunteer to work to keep local services going. How do you know these were 'non-tax paying' people? Why would you think that?
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