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• Posted by graeme perks, 14:05, Tue 9 February 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #

  I suspect over the past decade, support for communities to be supported has been replaced with programmes which do it to you - that's alright until the public funds run out - lets get back to the old ways of supporting those that want to do things for themselves and their communities! Localism should mean sustainability and when public funds are used they need to be assessed for best value and effectiveness - trust local people be it in planning or community volunteering! Graeme Perks Ludlow

• Posted by tony phillips, 17:25, Tue 9 February 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #

  Although there has been talk of this issue for some time no one seems to want to realise that the strategy of continuing committment to the Federal European Union by all the main parties has meant regionalisation across the UK and across Europe, this trend will continue to the detriment of small communities and villages in our country by design, from Brussel,s waste and incompetence, everyone knows what should be done but the commitment by the establishment is not there and any money available will be used for politically correct immigration issues. I am incensed that David Cameron has said that aids victims on the African continent will have an automatic right to come to the UK for free health treatment, Labour with their track record will probably extend this 'right'to include the rest of the world,providing of course that they are spending our money to do it. I will be very interested to see what the conservative party 'want' to do with small communities and how 'they' are going to fund it after caring for the rest of the world, charity as they say, begins at home.

• Posted by graeme perks, 07:33, Wed 10 February 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #

  Dear Tony

  I suspect supporting those that are most vunerable is a good thing for anyone to do what ever their political views. A few years ago I wanted to see how communities in Eastern Europe saw the EU internal labour market and why the opening up of borders with the collapse of communism had resulted in such economic migration.

  Personally for me the quality of life I saw in Rural Rumania looked ideal(unless you needed a hospital) to me the grass was greener and I suspect they saw the materialistic world I came from likewise.

  I feel Britains living and working in other parts of the world have to fit in as those coming to our shores need to. We should however try to support those in the communities they live, to reduce the negative impact of waves of mass migration. I think Conservatives should be understanding for the plight of others (seriously at risk not just economic wonderers) but I do agree that appropriate responses are needed and for me a starting point must be to look at the source of the problem, it does amaize me that we are not the first country border in the EU (unless coming from Ireland) but it is where a large number gravitate too once in the EU territory. I think the Conservatives just need to be consistant in the message of Firm and Fair.

• Posted by tony phillips, 19:31, Thu 11 February 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #

  Hi Graeme, In 1998 when Labour came to power, they colluded to force three million immigrants onto an already crowded island to gain votes for Labour and to destroy the democratic right wing, In perpetrating this criminal act they have endangered our country by letting in terrorists and, by over burdening our social services whilst taking houses and free benefits. I can understand Labour doing this because they are Marxist and intend to destroy democracy in this country by any and all means. I find it difficult however to believe that the Conservatives could be so stupid having seen like the rest of us, the effects that mass immigration and ten years of Marxist/Labour criminal incompetence have had on our country and way of life, to follow the very path taken by Labour since 1998. We as a country and people are in a very dangerous era from the traitors in the establishment, it is time to stop immigration,withdraw from Europe and look inwards to help the suffering people of this country, the young and the old, we have done far too much and interfered in other countries for too long.

• Posted by ian collett, 22:30, Thu 11 February 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #

  what about the need of affordable to-buy or rent homes for growing rural families? Thanks Ian Collett

• Posted by tony phillips, 05:28, Fri 12 February 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #

  Ian, I feel for young people with families in this area in particular, too many homes have been built for the rich and the priviliged making it very difficult for young families, however, at the other end of the scale there are housebuilders who are building small houses very close to each other in their haste to fulfill the government's dictat to build social housing and in doing this they are creating the slums of tomorrow. It all comes down to the fact that the Labour government has put too much emphasis on helping the rest of the world whilst doing nothing or very little to correct the huge social problems in our own country, the conservatives are just as guilty as labour in this regard; it all comes down to the fact that most politicians are more interested in their money making schemes to realise that in fact they are servants of the people for the people and the British people come first before any of the other countries of the world. If Labour get in at the next election they will further flood this country with immigrants because of the ruling to do so from the European Union, we aregoing into deep waters here but if anyone reading this post would be interested to google in 'The Frankfurt School' they would see what Labour with their Marxist idealism have done to our country aided by the Communist Internationale, read the ten points and apply them to what has happened in our country since 1998 and to what is happening today.

• Posted by graeme perks, 10:59, Fri 12 February 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #

  Tony I suspect both the migration out of towns to our rural area's and those wanting to come to our shores is all about freedom of choice - I suspect the process of integration has not always been handled as well as it could have been and what you say appears to echo the general view since pressures are showing - I hope we can resolve it passionatateley.

  Re Ian's comments about affordable housing when I was a district councillor, I was frustrated that well meaning policies to burden developers with 50% affordability was "killing the goose that lays the golden egg". Now you have joint venture projects which the owners do not own really! and they are also paying mortgage and rent! we need social housing and encourage privated tennenats by making the letting laws just more appropriate. The days of renting and when placed to get a mortgage wil retun once the housing bubble deflates and speculation about property reduces - a house is a home not just an investment when you live in it.

• Posted by graeme perks, 06:43, Sat 13 February 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #

  Tony your reply to Ian about the Frankfurt school is very informative thank you, googled sites proved very enlightening, terms like "interdisciplinary general theory of society" are indeed concerning if ever such approaches to life become main stream. I would be the first to admit that middle of the road sorts like me, perhaps do always see the bright side of life and that we do have to be watchful of perhaps others with other less wholesome agenda. My fear is that the tonic we have to take now will be a very bitter pill and just like Winston Churchill found out post war, the electorate may not reward those who do a good job in 5 years time - assuming the next parliament is robust enough to run a full term.

  Thank you for raising the profile of the far left - like the far right they do pose a threat if allowed to get a foot hold in mainstream democracy, I have seen in the green agenda dark forces working behind the scenes but that does not mean that moderate thinkers cannot also engage in the process in fact the more the better to see what the extremists are up too! - we need a majority conservative government in place to turn things around as in the 80's (following labours previous experiment in running the country) but they may be thanked for the medicine that needs prescribing! Lets support Philip Dunne a proven local MP, so that atleast we in our rural area can have confidence in our vote in London.

• Posted by tony phillips, 08:59, Sat 13 February 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #

  Hi Graeme, Philip Dunne is a good bloke as a private person and as an MP, however, I am deeply concerned at some of the immature crass comments of David Cameron in recent months such as having the na'ive view that he can somehow control the power that Brussels has over the running of our country and, the allowing in of aids victims to this country for free health treatment,(will they be going home afterwards ??) The deeper underbelly of 'New Labour' has shown itself to be anti democratic and anti British and avowedly communist. Jack Straw stated that he is a Stalinist in a letter to Robert Fisk of the Independant, he also stated that; "The british as a race are not worth saving" It would very dangerous for anyone who cares about this country of 'Great Britain' to vote labour at the general election, I cannot overstate the danger we are in as a country and as a Christian people. On the subject of the far right, if you mean the British national Party, they are not far right by any standard, they were in the past but have changed to an acceptable democratic political party which stands against the corrupt menace of communist Labour and against the nai've stupidity of some MP's in the Conservative party,, the Liberal Democrats are lap dogs to anyone for a glimpse of power. The manifesto of the British national party is a sensible one designed by British People for the british people of all colours and creeds who have the goodwill of this country at heart.

• Posted by graeme perks, 07:13, Sun 14 February 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #

  Thank you Tony for a thoughtful response - I suspect we both see the need for an inclusive approach. I suspect that both the right or the left, once it gets power can go off track and be taken over. Realistically I think middle of the road politics needs to snake a bit to keep a true central representation. I think the election of good local representational MP's, as we have with Philip is the way to ensure West Minster and the party leaders refelect what most people want. Let's ensure we get Philip back for a second term. Regards Graeme

• Posted by tony phillips, 08:22, Sun 14 February 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #

  Graeme, i'll agree with that but the Conservative party if and when they get to power needs permanent lobbying to ensure that they comply with the proper needs of the electorate. The MP's are there to serve the people not, as the present Labour 'government' interpret democracy as to serve themselves with as much of our money as they can cram into their already overstuffed pockets. It is for this reason that I wish the British National Party were fielding more candidates in the election.

• Posted by graeme perks, 14:34, Sun 14 February 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #

  Tony - I have learnt much from this last week of information exchange and thank our MP for providing the opportunity, for us to widen our thinking. I look forward to commenting on future topics Philip posts if I have a view - personally what you have flagged up to me is that the "New Labour machine" has resulted in a more discrete left agenda which is positioning itself behind the scences - a factor I had already picked up with the green agenda. Regards Graeme

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