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Post by Strontium Dog on Jul 19, 2022 19:53:36 GMT
A debate on pylons. Not exactly a high point! I for one am surprised to hear that the Commons have been debating Ancient Egyptian temple architecture, but pleased. Maybe civilisation is under less threat than I had thought. I always said that Jenkin was possessed of a stele disposition.
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Post by CatholicLeft on Jul 19, 2022 20:13:02 GMT
exactly so. It was spearheaded by Alderman Herbert Carden, originally an independent socialist councillor, who believed passionately in expanding & reforming Brighton. Some of his wackier ideas, thankfully, were not adopted. What do you mean "thankfully"? His ideas sound marvellous.
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Post by batman on Jul 19, 2022 20:32:00 GMT
he wanted to knock down some things which would be unthinkable today, especially on the seafront itself, and replace them with things which would very quickly have been seen as monstrosities. There was nothing wrong with expanding the town's boundaries, but some of his other ideas were not good at all from a planning point of view.
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Post by carlton43 on Jul 19, 2022 20:53:47 GMT
'Ellwood was in Moldova. A Conservative Party source said: “Other Conservative MPs cancelled foreign trips, left poorly relatives and one MP’s mother died on the morning of the vote and still attended and voted.”' I'm interested as to why the one with the dead mother is, so I can mark them down as 'lacks integrity.' Sir Bernard Jenkin, I think. See his opening speech in this morning's debate on pylons. I believe that the poor soul is an absolute martyr to them.
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Post by yellowperil on Jul 19, 2022 21:00:29 GMT
'Ellwood was in Moldova. A Conservative Party source said: “Other Conservative MPs cancelled foreign trips, left poorly relatives and one MP’s mother died on the morning of the vote and still attended and voted.”' I'm interested as to why the one with the dead mother is, so I can mark them down as 'lacks integrity.' I'm assuming the "why" in that last sentence was a typo for "who". Otherwise , the "why that person exists" is an interesting question.
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Post by neilm on Jul 19, 2022 21:09:27 GMT
'Ellwood was in Moldova. A Conservative Party source said: “Other Conservative MPs cancelled foreign trips, left poorly relatives and one MP’s mother died on the morning of the vote and still attended and voted.”' I'm interested as to why the one with the dead mother is, so I can mark them down as 'lacks integrity.' I'm assuming the "why" in that last sentence was a typo for "who". Otherwise , the "why that person exists" is an interesting question. Indeex, I have just changed it!
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Post by finsobruce on Jul 19, 2022 21:20:20 GMT
exactly so. It was spearheaded by Alderman Herbert Carden, originally an independent socialist councillor, who believed passionately in expanding & reforming Brighton. Some of his wackier ideas, thankfully, were not adopted. He wanted to knock down the Brighton Pavillion!
One of the two Labour candidates in the old Brighton constituency in 1923.
Buses now bear his name:
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Post by batman on Jul 19, 2022 22:55:46 GMT
yes, that was but one example, although probably the best-known thing he wanted to knock down. the Brighton Pavilion is a rare example of a municipally-owned royal palace - it was given to Brighton Corporation by Queen Victoria, who hated Brighton but nevertheless did the town a favour in that respect.
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Post by Khunanup on Jul 19, 2022 23:02:52 GMT
I for one am surprised to hear that the Commons have been debating Ancient Egyptian temple architecture, but pleased. Maybe civilisation is under less threat than I had thought. I always said that Jenkin was possessed of a stele disposition. I dunno, he's always come across as a bit of a Nome to me. Though you Narmer know, he might have Bes of steel...
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Post by maxque on Jul 19, 2022 23:18:14 GMT
yes, that was but one example, although probably the best-known thing he wanted to knock down. the Brighton Pavilion is a rare example of a municipally-owned royal palace - it was given to Brighton Corporation by Queen Victoria, who hated Brighton but nevertheless did the town a favour in that respect. Wasn't it sold by the government, rather?
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Post by J.G.Harston on Jul 20, 2022 1:08:33 GMT
yes, that was but one example, although probably the best-known thing he wanted to knock down. the Brighton Pavilion is a rare example of a municipally-owned royal palace - it was given to Brighton Corporation by Queen Victoria, who hated Brighton but nevertheless did the town a favour in that respect. Isn't it held up with horse hair and good intentions, and Vicky was just getting rid of a crumbling white elephant.
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Post by finsobruce on Jul 20, 2022 8:09:13 GMT
yes, that was but one example, although probably the best-known thing he wanted to knock down. the Brighton Pavilion is a rare example of a municipally-owned royal palace - it was given to Brighton Corporation by Queen Victoria, who hated Brighton but nevertheless did the town a favour in that respect. Wasn't it sold by the government, rather? At a cost of £53,000.
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Post by bsjmcr on Aug 13, 2022 21:40:46 GMT
Really wasn’t sure where to put this and was thinking of putting it in the Bury South thread but decided I’ll just leave it here. Bury South in the news again (albeit Guido) - there aren’t any Labour councillors left in Radcliffe!
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Post by greenhert on Aug 24, 2022 15:59:13 GMT
According to today's Private Eye, Neil Coyle has been campaigning for re-selection in Bermondsey & Old Southwark even though he is still suspended from Labour and is still deprived of the Labour whip.
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Sept 7, 2022 19:21:07 GMT
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Post by batman on Sept 7, 2022 19:43:39 GMT
blimey that's come as a surprise
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Post by stb12 on Sept 7, 2022 20:58:27 GMT
He must know where a lot of the bodies are buried with the multiple spells as Chief Whip
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Post by finsobruce on Sept 7, 2022 21:07:51 GMT
He must know where a lot of the bodies are buried with the multiple spells as Chief Whip Especially as he buried most of them. *
* metaphorically, obviously.
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Post by 🏴☠️ Neath West 🏴☠️ on Sept 7, 2022 21:58:30 GMT
That's on the face of it a terrible shame. I have no idea about the complaint's merits, but I have an awful lot of respect for Brown.
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Post by batman on Sept 8, 2022 7:42:34 GMT
Given his seniority & previous (as far as we know) unblemished disciplinary record, it presumably is a complaint of some seriousness, whatever it is.
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