Many Labour Councils did not have money in Iceland, and therefore excercised better judgement on this matter than our Conservative Council.

Easy to track anyone who publishes anything on the web if you really want to, especially if they use their real name.

Some of us are not bothered, as we believe in free speech, others are rather more circumspect.

Deborah’s identity couldn’t be traced by her employer (or anyone else) unless she was subjected to illegal hacking.

It would seem that Wokingham Council worked in line with government directives to invest in high interest rate Icelandic Banks, whereas others used their own initiative and better judgment.

You may be interested to note that you (the general public) cannot object under current Planning rules, for anything which threatens health and safety of the population in any Planning application.

Neither which may cause you distress, such as noise or dust.

So there you go, only need to convince a few planners to be on your side, and hey presto no one could object.

You may find that Deborah actually works for said Council, and thus is preserving her Job !!!!!!

Which is a good reason not to disclose the name.

Not all Conservative Councils are run as efficiently as they could be, or are the best thing since sliced bread.

It is simply not the case that all Labour Councils are Bad, and all Conservative Councils are good.

Our own Conservative Council (Wokinghham) lost £5,000,000 in Iceland. Although by and large they seem not bad. JR thankfully has some sensible comment to make when thay are being unusually silly, like trying to ban short term 30 min free carparking spaces in the Town recently.

You sound a very sensible man from your regular Blogs.

Why not rig up the cycle wheels to a generator then all of you at the gym could power the lights, what better incentive, no point in wasting energy. Then next shift could take over while you could have a drink (water that is from the tap)

It would give a new meaning to spinning.

Tell me why do all those who go to the gym always want to park near to the entrance ?

If you want excercise I would have thought that they would all park furthest away.

Just think of all of that energy from all who attend the gym being wasted, all making hot air which needs an air conditioning unit to cool them all down.

And you pay as well !!!!!

Suggest you all dig the garden and grow a few vegetables, then come the revolution you could still feed yourself and family.

Sure you will take this in the spirit it is written !!!!

Keep healthy.

Hows that for a politically correct answer!!!!!!!

Just out of interest how do you Know Gordon reads this ?
I would of thought one of his minnions may, Unless of course you are Gordon in disguise !!!!!!

Perhaps if Gordon does read this, he may pick up on some of the themes and realise that he needs to give a sensible answer to some sensible questions for a change, instead of just preaching and evasion.
Come to think of it most politicians (of all Party’s) need to do the same.

How very unusual – the name of the Council in question is ?

I remember when I was a kid my vaguely leftish father confidently telling me that oil would run out by the year 2000. That was in between telling me that the task of the British government was management of decline, and that the National Health Service was “the envy of the world”.

Bercow’s appointment by the ‘ruling party’ was preordained; his (reported) arrogance is apparently on a par with Miliband’s – father (reportedly) was a Marxist.