Is it real politics for the people or just selective spin to keep us all in the dark?
As usual, Labour is seeking
to gain additional support in Southport. They have recently even presented an article on OTS News. With an election around the corner they are, as expected, showing their faces again.
Labour may perhaps be congratulated for taking a harder stance against the local Tory clownship, which exists
under group leader, Cllr Terry Jones. Financial irregularities are something that must of course concern us all and be properly addressed. Nevertheless, it must be stated that Labour did absolutely nothing to
help needy residents when Ainsdale's Tories attacked local residents on various issues
including the on-going Woodvale Woodland Project (WWP) volunteer ban
fiasco. http://woodvalewp.blogspot.co.uk/
They also did nothing when concerns were raised about the dreadful self-promotional conduct of local Tories. This
extent of political engineering of some was even 'known' by the Tory group
leader who apparently just let the issue slide.
In many ways it now appears that the Southport Tory coterie is crumbling
into even greater insignificance. Of course the activists behind his
embarrassing fiasco can only blame themselves. Their blatant lack of good logic
and rational judgement has ensured that it’s been easy for members of the public
to highlight their gross inadequacies all along. Their on-going absurdities
have been almost pitiable and even their most ardent supporters have been lost
for words at times. Somewhat comically, it was announced that the ex-policeman behind the
amazing WWP fiasco, Cllr Ted Hartill, will NOT be defending his seat at the
next election and is subsequently retiring.
Sadly for poor old Cllr Hartill, his inattentive Conservative colleagues could not even spell his name correctly, when presenting
this news on their site.
Ainsdale's Tories also blocked good proposals to improve needy areas for
residents. The Tories (as Labour know) also failed to help in the fight to
save the Brookdale Resource Centre.
Then again, did Labour bother to highlight the fact that Tory, Cllr
Terry Jones was given short shrift after he unwisely sent a nasty legal threat
to an Ainsdale family, who had previously assisted him in many issues, including private financial problems?
Did Labour do ‘anything’ to highlight such matters to the public or did
they (like the Southport newspapers) keep the community in the dark?
Consequently, one can only see their
latest, pre-election, news as typical spin that is intended to selectively
sway some people who are simply very impressionable to shrewd political
propaganda tactics. If the Labour Party is ever to be taken 'seriously'
they need to 'practise what they preach' and be there for residents in need of
real help.
The ongoing WWP fiasco has been plastered all over numerous news sites (not alas in
our more faint-hearted newspapers of course though) so the issue is indeed
well- established. The injustice behind these on-going,
politically-biased, situations was also we believe brought to the attention of
Labour brass by other more concerned councillors who had realised how outrageous the
Tories had acted against the community.
The result however was that the
community heard absolutely nothing from Labour. That apparently was the extent
of their commitment to local residents in need.
NB See Also: Is Southport Labour Party Seeking To Rewrite Local History Over Lost Hospital Services For Our Children?
Truth behind the spin is something that we must all become aware of,
because sooner rather than later it will affect us all! When the people of
Ainsdale needed help the most, Labour was just as invisible as the self-promotional, plastic politicians, wearing blue rosettes.
The old saying comes to mind,
‘When you want a job doing then do it yourself.’
Now on OTS News
http://www.otsnews.co.uk/is-it-real-politics-for-the-people-or-just-selective-spin-to-keep-us-all-in-the-dark/
http://www.otsnews.co.uk/is-it-real-politics-for-the-people-or-just-selective-spin-to-keep-us-all-in-the-dark/
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