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| ivan burit |
Are you Honest...Are they Honest.... If not whats next......Dear local resident,I'm writing to ask you to help me defend our local services. Many people feel really angry with what has happened right across Tendring. Enormous sums of money have been spent - yet where did all the money go? · Millions were spent on the new Harwich hospital, yet it is two thirds empty and basic treatments are still not available locally. · A fortune was spent on building the brand new Bishops Park College, yet there are question marks over its future. · Council tax hikes mean more money in the council coffers - but have local services got better? · NHS grants made to a popular Clacton charity that supports vulnerable older people, have dried up. · Money pledged for a new set of sea defences in Holland-on-Sea got spent - but not on sea defences, and not in Holland. Please help me add to the list of waste and mismanagement with your own comments on my blog site at www.TalkCarswell.com <http://www.TalkCarswell.com> or <http://www.talkcarswell.com/> I promise to then tackle the Minister in Westminster directly on your behalf - and to keep up the pressure. I believe that local people have a right to deserve better than this. Thank you for your support. Warm regards, Douglas Douglas Carswell MP Member of Parliament for Harwich & Clacton PS. I've improved my website at www.douglascarswell.com <http://www.douglascarswell.com> or <http://www.douglascarswell.com/text.aspx?id=1> to help ensure that I'm answerable directly to you |
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| Vicar |
Oh Damn.
I thought it was just me that he had written to asking for help. I was quite flattered. But I suppose it makes more sense to ask two of us we can do so much more. |
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| amenity |
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| Vicar |
That's what you get for inviting Douglas to be a friend on facebook.
Three of us eh? Things are looking up. If we can get Lin on side there'll be enough of us to annex the Sudetenland and then invade Poland. Form an orderly line behind Douglas and wait for further instructions (and Lin). |
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| Lin |
 I didn't get a notification ,still that's what I get for not saying what they wanted me to say .
Off to sulk 
I don't want to invade Poland ,not that there would be much opposistion as they are all in Peterbrough ,be like a walk in the park. Now there is one place I'd like to invade ...you know it ...behind closed doors ect 
While you are at it Vicar ,can you please have a quiet word with your boss about this wery (oops a Jonathan Woss moment)unseasonal weather ,up last night watching the best storm for years and cooped up all day with two Grandsons who have invaded my lounge with plastic soldiers so am having to use the bedroom as a retreat.Cheers 
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| Vicar |
Well I'll a have a word, but he doesn't usually reprogram thunderstorms for anything less than an all-night vigil, a couple of novenas and an hour or so of heavy duty hymns which must include his favourite (Trade Secret).
You could ask His Eminence, the Lord Mayor of Frinton to intervene. It's probably easier for him as we've just been advised that he's next to God. No-one's ever said this to me, but last night was truly spectacular wasn't it. (I mean the storm of course) Must share my lightning story. When my daughter was about eight she was scared by a particularly violent storm and came into our room. We all stood looking out of the window while I explained that we were safe because lightning always strikes the highest point around. We lived on the side of a hill and I showed her that the two rows of houses opposite were much higher than ours. As we looked out, the house opposite ours was hit and the roof burst into flames. I have never heard a noise as loud in my life and we all jumped six feet in the air. Now watch one badly shaken father explain to one very badly shaken daughter and his still-shaking wife that once a house has been struck by lightning lightning will never ever ever strike anywhere near there ever again. Honest. |
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| amenity |
They are saying that the old Harwich school caught alight during the storm, struck perhaps?
Other buildings around here that have "got in the way" have had amazing fires. What rotten luck. |
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| ivan burit |
All this talk of invading Poland has got me worried....
I thought i do quite well on my own when i go shopping off the leash. I invade Iceland, complete with my little shopping basket from inside the emporium. Brillient storm though. not everyone will agree though. a certain little Vic wanted a cuddle during Gods showing off his power, but said 5 minuets later that my arm was too heavy.... Talking of Gods power and showing off, all stand for his higheenaship, the Taj of Mahal... Strange sucular groups do practice strange ritualls though...... The more you see on telly, or read in the papers about the "strange" goings on in Frivulous Frinton, the funnier it gets.. More akin to a school pantomime, with the magic genie rubbing his lamp, but now the genie rubs a begging bowl.......More please Sir....or like the baddie at the back, with the kids all shouting to centre stage........... HE`s BEHIND YOU.....................the reply......... OH NO HE`s NOT........... Or was that his local voting community shouting, oh no he`s in again....lol |
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| Vicar |
In order to clear up any niggling doubts that readers might be entertaining at this point if they have read the above and immediately jumped to the wrong conclusion. For the duration of the storm I was at home ALONE with my wife and therefore well out of arm's reach of anyone in Jaywick. My lawyers have been instructed to take legal action if these slanderous allegations are repeated. Thank you. |
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| ivan burit |
Oh dear Vicar...perhaps you thought i was God in my posting (does God get posted.?)....(do vicars get posted too.?)
Those that know of my friendship and love to a little Vic, knowingly belive it to be the only ray of sunshine in my dreary old life. I have but only one little Vic, for my heart is surely not big enough for two Vics. My ray of sunshine burst out of heaven just over 8 years ago, and to her old grandad it came not soon enough, even though it was a bit of a life changing situation when it did happen, she is most definately not going away from my heart. At times like this week, the most single word in the whole English alphabet is just a single plain old English word, but repeated so many times, its like an echo....echo....echo..... "grandad--grandad--grandad--grandad".............. Fear not B I G Vic, know doubt we still love you (though i`m not sure who)......lol. Oh, by the way, i have been in corrispondance also with the Legal Profession..... |
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| Lin |
 
Well ,I suppose it takes all sorts you know ...(the mind does boggle at the thought of those two wrapped in each others arms )
I must agree though it was the best storm we have had here since 1994 when we had a spectacular show of lightning that turned the sky a shade of purple .I was driving back from Cambridge Folk Festival and we had to stop several times due to the roads flooding . We have had our Grandsons here for the week and when I checked the youngest one (big brother slept through it) all I could see was two eyes like saucers peeping out from a mass of black hair where the dogs had taken refuge with him .I asked if he was ok and he said "God picks some right times to have a move around ,doen't he Nan" . Good show of sheet lightning though. |
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| Vicar |
Most assuredly Ivan. Last Saturday night I was posted as a newt. |
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| Lin |
'Ere Ivan ,I'd put off invading Iceland for a while ,pretty shaky there at the moment.
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| ivan burit |
well for a man with more wobbly bits than a giant jelly, i`d better take head of your advice young Lin..  ...lol.....
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| ivan burit |
Looking back at this heading,
left me wondering. Was me crystal ball left switched on i wondered ?. I mean, how else would i have known about TDC`s regeneration arm being "called in"...........ummmmmmmm ! ! |
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| amenity2 |
I suppose it could have been the exception to the rule Ivan, however since they (TDC) have on one certain and clear case been caught out lying in court and the High Court at that (the Brickfield Parkeston fiasco) and also in that case to have mercilessly and callously conspired to bend their own legal rules, the chances are that your seeming lack of confidence in the integrity of TDC would one day be seen to be the product of a very rational thought process. |
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| amenity2 |
From todays Gazzette
Tendring: Leaked papers show "appalling" housing scheme 11:30am Thursday 16th October 2008 Comments (23) Have your say » By Dominic Bowers » THE Gazette has been given confidential council documents which say a council grant-giving process was so “appalling” it created an environment in which “fraud and corruption could and may have occurred”. A study into the affair did not lead to any specific criminal charges being brought and now new policies have now been put in place to ensure such a situation does not arise again. Some four years ago Tendring Council was given £480,000 to bring properties in Jaywick up to decent homes standard. It was part of a £30 million Government plan to improve privately-owned homes. However, police became concerned in February 2006 about one of the payments. This led to a widespread independent investigation, carried out by Castons chartered surveyors. The investigations looked into more than 30 grants and went on to highlight 52 issues with the process ranging from incorrect calculations on estimates to inadequate checks to building regulations. Mike Cole, the council’s head of internal audit, writes in the confidential report: “Whilst not having been presented with any evidence that fraud and corruption has occurred, I would have to conclude the appalling circumstances have created an environment in which fraud and corruption could and may have occurred. “Clearly such a situation is totally unacceptable and must now be dealt with in a thorough but transparent manner.” Specific cases in the preliminary investigations include: * The pricing of windows/doors at properties in two streets differed by more than £1,000 but the work appeared to be identical in scope and quality. * Photographic evidence suggests 80 per cent of work at one property was completed nine days before the grant was approved. * Schedules and estimates were rarely dated which could have let to them being generated after the approval of the grant. * Doubts about the compliance with hazardous waste regulations. * No procedures were there to allow for changes to the original approved grant. For example, the original price for work at one property was £7,900. The final invoice was for £14,425. * A total of 23 out of 31 properties had works costed at just above £20,000 and therefore able to attract the maximum grant award of £10,000. It is not known if any of the problems highlighted were proven, and Tendring Council has refused release the details. In mitigation, the report says the grant concept had to be developed and implemented at short notice. Tendring Council referred the Gazette to a meeting of the council’s audit committee last month. It says a follow up audit has been completed following the investigation into the grants/financial assistance in 2006/07. It concluded controls are now of a satisfactory standard. Nigel Brown, Tendring Council's communications manager, said the council was unable to answer questions arising out of a private and confidential report and it is not the council's policy to discuss internal staffing issues. "The matter is also subject to a further report," he said. |
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