tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post6868492586335328136..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Some Would Call It CorruptionIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-63934690041689727672010-08-25T13:40:51.829+01:002010-08-25T13:40:51.829+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-73029919334378222652010-08-25T12:05:39.358+01:002010-08-25T12:05:39.358+01:00@ Bob Piper
Some sort of race, is there?@ Bob Piper<br /><br />Some sort of race, is there?Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4395803586841054612010-08-25T10:30:11.906+01:002010-08-25T10:30:11.906+01:00I think this comes under Pickles's category of...I think this comes under Pickles's category of govt lobbying govt.<br /><br />I don't share his penchant for ordering councils about. Properly, this is a matter between the people of the said shithole and their elected representatives. Except that it isn't. We pay them to do this through subsidies. Their reward for wasting our money shouldn't be to order them not to do it but to take away their grants, all of them. Then stand back and watch how voters react.<br /><br />This is another case of what IDS would call encouraging failure. It's not just benefit payments to individuals that are a problem; it's the whole way we subsidise local government. The more they fail, the more money we give them. No wonder so many keep failing.Scary Biscuitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039289019338752778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44922115974390114582010-08-25T07:24:42.797+01:002010-08-25T07:24:42.797+01:00Bit late on this one, Iain. Didn't you see the...Bit late on this one, Iain. Didn't you see the bit about those public sector organisations - not just Councils - donating to the Conservative Party, ooops, sorry, exhibiting at the Conservative Party Conference, at political Scrapbook a week ago!<br /><br />http://politicalscrapbook.net/2010/08/tory-hypocrisy-over-sponsorship-as-party-flogs-conference-packages-to-public-sector-bodies/<br /><br />Oh, go on make Thorpe happy and slip that little story in to your newspaper review.Bob Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792439016502695274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-74979764239965244212010-08-25T07:21:37.276+01:002010-08-25T07:21:37.276+01:00"I'd happily ban all councils... from exh..."I'd happily ban all councils... from exhibiting at party conferences. "<br /><br />In truth, there are probably laws already that ought to prevent this sort of thing. It just wants somebody with the 'nads to take them to court.<br /><br />Knowsley... isn't that where Derek Hatton came from?Rush-is-Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860467341217977185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-75917844864486853712010-08-25T00:35:36.000+01:002010-08-25T00:35:36.000+01:00I can see an argument for the local council of the...I can see an argument for the local council of the town/city hosting the conference having a stand but perhaps they should be given a free stand by the organisers or venue.JMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862227988978988383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44269461850612220502010-08-25T00:07:18.879+01:002010-08-25T00:07:18.879+01:00What's our very expensive (now ex-) audit comm...What's our very expensive (now ex-) audit commission been up to? Or were they also exhibiting?English Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271488641341955140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-21457422974706935572010-08-25T00:01:50.438+01:002010-08-25T00:01:50.438+01:00Oh go on Iain - be a devil. Why not drop this lit...Oh go on Iain - be a devil. Why not drop this little factoid into your conversation at the next Sky News paper review with the delectable Sally Bercow - purely in the interest of balancing her rather charitable views of the Labour Party?Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937013013431307255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40452433100979953862010-08-24T23:00:48.075+01:002010-08-24T23:00:48.075+01:00Not to put too finer a point on it - and apologies...Not to put too finer a point on it - and apologies in advance to the residents there - but knowsley comes "towards the bottom" in the lists of 'nice place to live', 'good for children' 'best education' etc...Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31013102535942650282010-08-24T22:52:16.882+01:002010-08-24T22:52:16.882+01:00@Matt
Only if the Countryside Alliance also coun...@Matt <br /><br />Only if the Countryside Alliance also counts as donating to Labour. <br /><br />They also have a stand, arguably equally pointless. (obv i take the point its not taxpayers money!)<br /><br />I was brought up in Knowsley, they have several wards where Labour are elected unopposed at locals, and the local MP has a majortity of approx 30k.BrendaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710288545981163419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-77136412001267525852010-08-24T22:33:30.466+01:002010-08-24T22:33:30.466+01:00To be honest im a Councillor (Conservative) and ca...To be honest im a Councillor (Conservative) and can't understand why Councils do attend...the only good thing I ever got was a miniture wheelie bin from Tyneside Council one year. Alhtough Iain I still have those cards you gave out once (was it 'Tops Cards'??)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736893789292377635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-23874514606777001812010-08-24T22:29:27.233+01:002010-08-24T22:29:27.233+01:00What we need in this country is publication of det...What we need in this country is publication of details like this. If more people knew about such things it would soon end.<br /><br />But, as more people are worried if Katie will be kicked off the X-factor we get what we deserve.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736721730683702040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86472266672655691392010-08-24T22:12:02.246+01:002010-08-24T22:12:02.246+01:00Should this not be reported to the authorities as ...Should this not be reported to the authorities as a donation to the Labour Party?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774822085901274565noreply@blogger.com