Moon boy Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Labour council leader Linda Thomas has conceded defeat, Conservatives have got a coalition with other parties, been Labour for 40 years!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 We're on the up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon boy Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Might get Long Lane re-tarmaced now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon boy Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Sorry got excited, can someone transfer this to ‘Behind the stands’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 20 minutes ago, Moon boy said: Sorry got excited, can someone transfer this to ‘Behind the stands’ It might have some BWFC content sooner or later as the council might have a big part to play in the immediate future of the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 A land of milk and honey awaits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon boy Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 22 minutes ago, kent_white said: A land of milk and honey awaits! Don’t think they’ll be able to improve on 40years of Labour control, it’s almost perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 19 minutes ago, Moon boy said: Don’t think they’ll be able to improve on 40years of Labour control, it’s almost perfect Aye, hospital pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Alf Hartigan Posted May 9, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2019 Can't see what difference it will make to the town as a whole, still going to be subjected to the same cuts from government. My personal worry is that, working in social care, we have been told by senior managers to wait and see the result of the local elections before deciding what direction we are taking. No opinion either way until I see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burndens Bogs Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) Be glad to see the back of the bent bastards. Cliff Fucking Morris, deary deary me. 40 years of cuntish bentness. Edited May 9, 2019 by Burndens Bogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 hour ago, boltondiver said: Aye, hospital pass Ah - the old 'look what a mess we inherited' line being trotted out after just a few hours in power When things are almost exactly the same in 10 years time - come and give me a shout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, kent_white said: Ah - the old 'look what a mess we inherited' line being trotted out after just a few hours in power When things are almost exactly the same in 10 years time - come and give me a shout. Just glad I live over the border with the council tax froze for the last six years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 No surprise, anyone voting labour is a major notright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon boy Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 6 hours ago, kent_white said: Ah - the old 'look what a mess we inherited' line being trotted out after just a few hours in power When things are almost exactly the same in 10 years time - come and give me a shout. You’re right, we need to continue with more rough sleepers in town, more Asylum seeker/Refugees taking up Council housing, more bigger and better Mosques, more funding for dodgy Asian solicitors, less funding for outlying area community facilities Lets not waste 40years of hard work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 8 hours ago, kent_white said: Ah - the old 'look what a mess we inherited' line being trotted out after just a few hours in power When things are almost exactly the same in 10 years time - come and give me a shout. taking a nibble, there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted May 10, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 10, 2019 8 hours ago, kent_white said: Ah - the old 'look what a mess we inherited' line being trotted out after just a few hours in power When things are almost exactly the same in 10 years time - come and give me a shout. If they're still in power in ten years then Bolton will be booming. Not easy to change historical voting patterns; you must acknowledge that labour themselves have done that rather than any great appeal of the conservative party. It shows the issues with having local government run politically. Hopefully, a coalition will be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwfcfan5 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: If they're still in power in ten years then Bolton will be booming. Not easy to change historical voting patterns; you must acknowledge that labour themselves have done that rather than any great appeal of the conservative party. It shows the issues with having local government run politically. Hopefully, a coalition will be better. Coalitions are almost always better. Its a shame that nationally we are still locked into partisan bollocks for our politics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted May 10, 2019 Members Share Posted May 10, 2019 Great news. Makes one rather proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Moon boy said: You’re right, we need to continue with more rough sleepers in town, more Asylum seeker/Refugees taking up Council housing, more bigger and better Mosques, more funding for dodgy Asian solicitors, less funding for outlying area community facilities Lets not waste 40years of hard work Let's see if anything dramatically different happens. I suspect not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 They spent 15m quid on a bloated, ugly dead dog (The Crompton Place) - which would've been fine if the plan was to bulldoze it and turn it into anything but a fucking shopping centre... I dunno why our resident 'would've been booted from the Conservative Party many times over' Conservatives are 'proud' though, it's the venality and incompetence of the Labour incumbents and Labour voters seeing sense and saying 'enough is enough' that has brought this situation about - rather than owt Conservatives (party and voters) have done. Like Kent writes I'm also suspecting nowt much will change. Meet the new boss etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Does anyone moaning about 'asylum seekers' in Bolton know any btw? What they've been through, or the terms and conditions they live under here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadfrog1 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Youri McAnespie said: Does anyone moaning about 'asylum seekers' in Bolton know any btw? What they've been through, or the terms and conditions they live under here? Should have gone to the first safe country. We can't be a house for all the worlds problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted May 10, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 10, 2019 3 hours ago, bwfcfan5 said: Coalitions are almost always better. Its a shame that nationally we are still locked into partisan bollocks for our politics. Ultimately, you always need someone to make a decision. Ruling by committee still requires a majority, and acceptance from those that don't agree. Don't mind a majority government- they can get on and do "stuff" then be judged accordingly in a few years time. Useful for the macroeconomic situation for a whole country. At a local level, I agree that such party politics can be at odds with what's best for local communities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwfcfan5 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Ultimately, you always need someone to make a decision. Ruling by committee still requires a majority, and acceptance from those that don't agree. Don't mind a majority government- they can get on and do "stuff" then be judged accordingly in a few years time. Useful for the macroeconomic situation for a whole country. At a local level, I agree that such party politics can be at odds with what's best for local communities. The thing with majority government is one lot get in, then another lot and change everything...even sometimes within the same party. You need decision makers but coalition brings voices into the mix and changes the dynamic. Ultimately you have a government that make decisions but they don't need to be one party at exclusion of all others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, leadfrog1 said: Should have gone to the first safe country. We can't be a house for all the worlds problems. Is that what you'd do? Doss down in the nearest 'safe country' and sit twiddling your thumbs until it all blows over? I'd also argue they're not a 'problem', 99% of 'em. The problem(s) is what they're trying to get away from. I base my judgements on real life, not on what some twat like Farage spouts. He (Farage) probably secretly views a good portion of born and bred Brits as a 'problem' too, he's just got enough nous to keep schtum on this view. Edited May 10, 2019 by Youri McAnespie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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