Gary Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Words fail me!!! http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2016/01/12/mayor-of-warrington-de-selected-by-labour-party/ Geoff has been a great ambassador for the town and has been a great ward councillor. Good to see him standing down with dignity. Would love to see what happened if he stood as an independent. If we had more independent councillors not gagged by their political parties I am sure a lof more good work would get done. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey_man Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Words fail me!!! http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2016/01/12/mayor-of-warrington-de-selected-by-labour-party/ Geoff has been a great ambassador for the town and has been a great ward councillor. Good to see him standing down with dignity. Would love to see what happened if he stood as an independent. If we had more independent councillors not gagged by their political parties I am sure a lof more good work would get done. I couldn't agree more. I suspect what would happen is that the main parties would stitch them up and do everything they could to drive them out, whatever it took. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeborn John Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Mr Settles commitment to the community rather than to a clique of political game players has done him no favours. He's better off out of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 The Labour Party is a festering mess particularly around the Poulton area. Stand as an independent Geoff it will be a doddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 It says in the article that it was a national decision and not a local one.... which goes to prove that the lefties really have taken over the asylum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reader Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Geoff has been one of the best local councillors I have met and I dont think they will replace him with such a dedicated worker to this ward. I for one and many others round here will I suspect be "deselecting them" this year, They must be out of their heads 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 A fair minded and honest man and that was his downfall, probably wouldn't tow the party line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 I am hearing that Geoff isn't the only good councillor who has been deselected, they will be replaced by "quota women". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey_man Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 What was the question Geoff said he answered wrong? Without knowing this it's impossible to comment on whether his de-selection was logical or not. If it was "Do you support the Labour Party?" or "Can you commit your time for the next 4 years?" a 'NO' answer would leave them no alternative but to deselect him. Instead of leaving the issue open to speculation why didn't he just give the facts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 I have heard a few other serving councillors have got the bullet due to the fact there has to be a woman candidate standing in each ward. Nothing against women in politics - all for it - but should be best person for the job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 That's ridiculous and surely that shouldn't be allowed. Why does each ward have to have a woman standing ?If the rules state that then before you know it there will have to be a coloured person standing, a disabled person standing etc etc etc. I mean no disrespect by using those as examples by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Can you imagine the size of the ballott papers if every party decided that every "type" of person were to be represented in each ward??? Just shows how crackers the labour Party has become.... So when the woman Labour candidate comes round canvassing, the first question you ask should now be "are you here because you are going to be a good councillor or because you are a woman"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey_man Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 We have to be aware of the world that is coming in this regard. There will be quotas for women in all the roles they want but not in those they don't. So expect to see 50 percent female councillors (which is fine by me unless it's imposed) but not 50 percent female refuse collectors. By the way, there are already academic institutions where meetings on any subject cannot take place unless there are women speakers and that men are not allowed to speak ahead of women. This kind of practice will enter the mainstream within a few years. I'm all for egalitarianism, and women obviously are disadvantaged in many ways, but the new wave of feminism which manifests itself in the imposition of women rather than the best candidate says that it is not an egalitarian movement at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 Think you'll find that this is all about control and the Wicked Witch has struck again ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 btw: What happened with the allegations about computer hacking by a Councillor? Seems the press haven't followed up the story ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 A conspiracy of silence ? ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Not really it is just that any mention and the site in question gets hacked and the post removed. either that or he has got a job in a call centre in india. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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