New Portobello High School - PPAG Judicial Review

[Porty]

[Porty]

[Epykat]

You're absolutely right. Thanks for that Porty.

Still don't think they raised enough money that night to fund 3 days in Court though. Maybe I should have bought that final strip of raffle tickets. It might just have tipped the balance over. Maybe that's what caused the delay.

[Porty]

[seanie]

[Scoop]

[seanie]

[Scoop]

I don't care one way or the other, so I have no need to draw any conclusions. It is none of my business. And it should be none of yours. But if I did care, and if I did draw a conclusion one way or another, I do not have to justify to anybody. It would be my opinion, informed, or otherwise. However, your point reminded me of something which has stayed with me for a long time. When I was learning to drive, my driving instructor set a multiple choice test for me. One of the questions went like this:

The car in front of you is indicating right. does it mean:

a. It is turning right
b. It is turning left
c. It's right indicator is working

I picked "c", it was obvious to me even then that just because something seems to mean one thing, it does not necessarily follow that that is the case. However, I didn't get the question right about which way to turn the wheel when skidding on ice. Maybe it's a girl thing.

[seanie]

Or maybe it's an evading the question thing?

[Scoop]

It doesn't matter. Just because you ask a question it doesn't follow that you have some automatic right to an answer. It really is none of your business.

[Makaveli]

But it is in people's interest if the funds were raised under false pretences non?

Not only that but as other have asked why has there been such a big delay?

If my kids were due to be going to the new school I would be pretty pissed off that a couple of people who think that the park is an extension of their back garden have tried to thrown a spanner in the works out of what appears to be just pure wickedness.

[seanie]

[Scoop]

[seanie]

So why do think Alison Connelly wasn't telling the truth about the fundraising?

[Puerto bella]

Scoop and Sean - you need to get Seashell to help out. Lets face it - you're never going to agree and you're struggling to understand each other's positions - call in the Mediator.

[Scoop]

[Scoop]

[seanie]

Do you doubt that they've been touting the fact that they obtained a legal opinion contrary to the Council's position as far back as 2006?

Really?

Because it's been referred to by PPAG in numerous flyers, letters, e-mails, in delegations to the Council, on their web site and elsewhere since 2006.

[Scoop]

[seanie]

And do please clarify why I'm wrong to place any reliance on the claims of Alison Connelly.

Why do you think no reliance can be placed on what she says?

[Puerto bella]

There was a talk from a Mediator at the CC a while back. A lot of resistance to the technique from some people as I recall. Its never been new to P'bello - there is a Mediator on the CC also.
Part of the problem in building on the fragments of the relationships which are left is the shit stirring on this forum and the airing it all in public with no real repercussions for those who make accusations on here and assume they are right because the party being accused doesnt come forward to defend themselves on a community gossip forum.
Many people I speak with, and no I'm not going to name them in triplicate Sean to satisfy your wants, dont give two hoots about the school or the park or the council or any of you but they know something really unhealthy is going on.

[Scoop]

[Scoop]

[Epykat]

[seanie]

[seanie]

[Scoop]

[Puerto bella]

The Portobello question - are you with them or with us?
Sounds like sectarianism

[Puerto bella]

[seanie]

Sounds like bullshit to me. Who has posed that question?

[Puerto bella]

Its the topic suggestion you asked for - keep up

[seanie]

[Scoop]

[Puerto bella]

[seanie]