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‘Quaint quotes’ – 22nd December 2009

David Cameron’s policies ‘revolutionary’?

In one of his quainter quotes, to date, that’s the term ex Labour Councillor  Knowles (defected) used when he applauded national Tory policies.  In a prepared ’speech’, read at Monday’s Council meeting, he out-paced his new Conservative chums by loudly voicing what seemed like ’born again’ loyalty for national Tory policy - declaring it to be ‘revolutionary’, no less.   

It was surreal to hear Denis applauding David Cameron’s ‘New’ Toryism with words like ’revolutionary’ - although in his ’Labour Left’ days he was never at a loss for such mantras which forever popped up from his lexicon of political cliches.  It seems he hasn’t grasped that perhaps he should find different ones now he’s changed into a Tory.  

Weeks before defecting to Wallasey Tories (which he did about six hours after signing Labour’s loyalty pledge) Denis was so warmly disposed to Cuban revolutionaires that he commended to a Labour Party  meeting the superiority of Cuban Communism over Western Capitalism.  He quoted Che Guevara who, he says, gave the world this advice: 

“At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality.”

Yes, that really was the ‘New Tory’, Denis Knowles, quoting one of the historical figures who inspired his politics before his ‘eureka’ moment last May!

What greater ’love’ – ‘revolutionary’ or otherwise – could Denis now show his Seacombe electorate, who so loyally put their political trust in him as their Labour candidate, than to let them demonstrate their ’love’ for him  as a Tory – in a by-election? 

Good wishes for 2010

John and Adrian, and officers and members of Seacombe Ward Labour Party

wish a Happy Christmas 2009 and a Prosperous New Year to all.

22nd December 2009

Yesterday’s meeting had only one significant item of business. 

The “Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007″ required the Council to review its governance arangements by 31st December 2009.  The Conservatives wanted to oppose both of the two choices available in favour of a third, of their own invention - which was not available. 

They felt that by signalling opposition to both options a transitional arrangment might have been followed so that in the event that there should be a new government, offering different choices perhaps taking us back to the old committee system or something similar to it, then an arrangement more to their preferences could emerge instead.  However, a decision was made to adopt a system not dissimilar to  the existing Cabinet arrangements that have been in force for some years.