tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post3097309026664705426..comments2023-10-04T16:22:32.920+01:00Comments on Thanet Strife: GOSE, THE ODD LETTER AND UTTER CONTEMPT FOR THE PUBLICBertie Biggleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197385124719226254noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-91995391955067168272008-11-01T23:14:00.000+00:002008-11-01T23:14:00.000+00:00Don't have a go at Bertie. I am a member of the pu...Don't have a go at Bertie. I am a member of the public who has written to GOSE and directly to the Sec. of State regarding the incompetance of this Council and the undemocratic shambles of the <BR/>9th October meeting. I have also received the same standard reply. It seems the whole Govt. process from bottom to top is rotten. Forget free speech or free will we are all sleepwalking into dictatorship.<BR/><BR/>PS: Why don't you have the courage to publish your name?<BR/>MollieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-53239749232641759322008-10-27T17:15:00.000+00:002008-10-27T17:15:00.000+00:00Perhaps 14:50 could tell us why the CE was there t...Perhaps 14:50 could tell us why the CE was there then, yet Brian White was not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-40036375412406431572008-10-26T21:58:00.000+00:002008-10-26T21:58:00.000+00:0014.50, you seem to be unable to grasp the principl...14.50, you seem to be unable to grasp the principle in question here. Whether a donation was £5 or £5,000,000 or in this case £12,500, to accept it whilst a live planning application was in process has effectively undermined the integrity of TDC. For the monitoring officer to 'rule' that the whole Council accepted this 'gift' was an obtuse interpretation of the situation. The Cabinet , as a whole, has accepted a gift from a developer, has clearly shown premeditation (if cabinet resposibility means anything)and therefore the planning process has been compromised. There never has been a suggestion that any individual Councillors have benefitted from CGP's gift of sponsorship of 'The Big Event'. As for GOSE, to send a reply to a letter that was written prior to receipt of that letter smacks of similar premeditation of the isssue. We are examining here a principle of integrity concerning the planning process, that you and many fail to grasp.Bertie Biggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197385124719226254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-61042147763600324102008-10-26T14:50:00.000+00:002008-10-26T14:50:00.000+00:00Your issue is with GOSE. The TDC Monitoring Office...Your issue is with GOSE. The TDC Monitoring Officer stated that the whole Council shared responsibility for accepting the donation, but that it was not a reason not to vote on the application.<BR/><BR/>I think "reasonableness" comes into this with regard to the amount. Ezekiel and Latchford did not take part, and have not received personal benefit. You are entitled to your view, but for many your view is becoming vexacious, and I suspect that GOSE thinks the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-53381323818483719412008-10-25T18:20:00.000+01:002008-10-25T18:20:00.000+01:00Sounds as if you are singing from the same song-sh...Sounds as if you are singing from the same song-sheet as a 'Jean Murphy' of Ramsgate in this week's Your Thanet, 09.49.<BR/><BR/>The planning process allows appeals to The Secretary of State. This is part of the democratic process and is meant to be a safety net to safeguard the planning process from corruption or perverse decision making. <BR/>It is not an unreasonable expectation to have a reply from GOSE based on an appeal request. To receive a letter written to CPRE before a request to GOSE had even been opened smacks of complete disregard for the planning process. <BR/><BR/>You fail to understand 09.49, that a gift to a Council from a developer whilst its application is 'live'is utterly unacceptable except in TDC led by Cllr Ezekiel. As a Tory I am ashamed that my Party tries to make political capital from Lord Mandleson's contacts with a Russian Billionaire whilst at the same time my local Tory led Council doesn't even realise that it has accepted a financial gift from a developer whilst its application is being processed. How large a sum of a gift would cause you concern? £100,000; £2,000,000? £5,000,000?Bertie Biggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197385124719226254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-74580528592018870442008-10-25T09:49:00.000+01:002008-10-25T09:49:00.000+01:00So the views of 40 odd elected representative majo...So the views of 40 odd elected representative majority count for nothing in your view? In my humble opinion it is you that have a twisted view of what democracy and beaurocracy is about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-48497271510845615942008-10-23T20:05:00.000+01:002008-10-23T20:05:00.000+01:00And you are surprised! Since when did the views a...And you are surprised! Since when did the views and concerns of the populace count for anything - especially in Thanet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-44256604367074980362008-10-23T17:59:00.000+01:002008-10-23T17:59:00.000+01:00My experince is that this is enterly normal - even...My experince is that this is enterly normal - even with TDC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com