Council Election 2007

by **Bob Jefferson** » 10 May 2007, 17:57

I think Mrs Mangle raises an interesting point concerning how the responsibilities for the 3 councillor ward will be divided up. Each councillor was elected to represent the entire Portobello/Craigmillar ward, from the Brightons to Bingham, not just the bit they fancy.

Up until now, if I wanted to raise an issue with my local councillor I would direct it to either Lawrence or Maureen, depending on which ward it related to, or both if I felt it was a Portobello-wide issue. Their roles were distinct but also complementary and that teamwork produced results.

Now, with three representatives from three different parties, who knows how it will work? As far as I am aware, the three haven't yet met to discuss it.

In any case, I have already decided to adopt Maureen as my local councillor, whether she likes it or not. Who will you adopt?

by **Dadaist** » 11 May 2007, 15:14

by **Mrs Mangle** » 11 May 2007, 15:54

by **Bob Jefferson** » 11 May 2007, 16:48

by **Dadaist** » 11 May 2007, 17:01

by **magbagpuss** » 12 May 2007, 08:22

by **Bob Jefferson** » 16 Jul 2007, 10:40

by **Puerto bella** » 16 Jul 2007, 23:01

by **Poppy** » 16 Jul 2007, 23:12

He makes some valid points, I suppose, but why say that "the poor and elderly" were the ones to miss out most - does being poor and/or elderly naturally make you stupid. Does that mean the better-off and young are geniuses? Doubt it!! That's an emotive slant [and kind of lazy one - if it is true it needs to explained] that doesn't help the argument.

by **bearcub** » 17 Jul 2007, 22:12

by **Lawrence Marshall** » 19 Jul 2007, 21:30

by **ali** » 20 Jul 2007, 09:20

by **Porty** » 20 Jul 2007, 09:58

by **Lawrence Marshall** » 21 Jul 2007, 13:11

Porty,
thanks for the nice compliment!
I had thought before the election to change my name to Aaron Aaranovitch - but that seemed a bit drastic! Maybe I should just drop the "M" from Marshall!
I'm going to get on with my life and hopefully still try to make a contribution to life in Portobello and further afield - but I thought that I should at least try to see if I could make some points that I thought of relevance to the current inquiry into this year's elections.

Lawrence

by **Porty** » 21 Jul 2007, 13:54

No problem at all Lawrence.

I have had a rethink and instead of dropping Marshall I think we should incorporate it in your new name.

Lawrence: Marshall of Arabia.

I would say that its a winner given the alphabetically impaired opponents that you are likely to face. I wouldn't get to comfy or optimistic tho.

As I'm sure you know Politics is a dirty business and it will only be a matter of time before some wise guys in the enemy camp come up with something like:

Maureen: Child of ABBA

or

Mike: Bridgman of Alcatraz

by **Epykat** » 21 Jul 2007, 20:27

by **Sandra** » 21 Jul 2007, 21:42

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