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Kebelle posted a blog entry

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:05:00 America/Los_Angeles

Election violence, the Pinoy way
Despite the claim that the Philippines is a beacon of democracy in Southeast Asia, election, which has to be the people’s...
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exemplar72 posted a blog entry

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:49:59 America/Los_Angeles

Top Online Candidate Articles of 2009
As an end of the year wrap-up, we present the most popular Online Candidate articles of 2009.
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fstaheli posted a blog entry

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:02:00 America/Los_Angeles

How Government Destroys Charity, Family, and Community
United States presidents in centuries gone by had a healthy respect for the Constitution. Now it receives regular disdain by...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:25:49 America/Los_Angeles

Catford to be nationalized behind closed doors
Just as we celebrate the “liberation” of the expenses’ list Lewisham Council’s bosses decided that the...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:14:54 America/Los_Angeles

Victory on Councillors’ expenses transparency
From this week’s News Shopper: A Council spokesman said: “Papers published ahead of the standards committee did...
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Cycroft posted a blog entry

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:30:00 America/Los_Angeles

Canadian human rights community: sanity prevails
The “professional” Canadian human rights community—you know, the ones who make money from so called hate...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:16:30 America/Los_Angeles

Catford to be nationalized
Lewisham Council has apologized to the people of Catford for the Plessy Road Retail Island, Eros House and Milford...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:52:49 America/Los_Angeles

Letter in the South London Press
On Friday the South London Press published this letter of mine about the new pool at Loampit Vale. Tagged: Ladywell Pool,...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:44:46 America/Los_Angeles

Dangers of delegation
One item approved without too much fuss by Lewisham Council last week was a scheme of delegation so that officers can take...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:43:06 America/Los_Angeles

Councillors’ expenses – the petition!
We the undersigned ask Lewisham Council to make the Councillors’ expenses list available online from the Council’s...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:27:21 America/Los_Angeles

Labour keeps democracy out of Council
I sat through the whole of last Full Council meeting last Wednesday and frankly, it was one of the worst meetings I ever saw....
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Quiet_Man posted a blog entry

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:51:00 America/Los_Angeles

Well that's 3% that we probably haven't got anyway
Prepare to tighten your belts (again) we're in the midst of a recession, probably heading into the second part of a double dip...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:51:56 America/Los_Angeles

Sad dives
Everytime I asked at Council why the specifications of the “state of the art” new swimming pool planned for Loampit...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:15:38 America/Los_Angeles

The cost of security
I just received the replies to my questions for tomorrow’s Council meeting, here’s the first. PUBLIC QUESTION NO....
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:56:37 America/Los_Angeles

Not the Labour Party Weasels again
To whom it may concern: If you received through the letterbox this Lewisham Central Labour Party Newsletter (click picture to...
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Kebelle posted a blog entry

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:36:00 America/Los_Angeles

Utter heartlessness
I was really shocked by this afternoon’s report – that close to 40 persons died of election-related violence in just one...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:59:47 America/Los_Angeles

Consultation on Local Development Framework
At last week’s Mayor and Cabinet the Mayor agreed to a public consultation on the very important Core Strategy of the...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:28:08 America/Los_Angeles

Lib Dems have the best record of questioning Lewisham Council
When a few days ago I received a copy of the Councillors’ questions for next Council (thanks to Cllr Mike Keogh for...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:03:51 America/Los_Angeles

Campaigning masterclass from Obama’s top campaigner
The dynamic Libdem candidate for Lewisham Deptford Tam Langley (here in the picture just after miraculously turning a tree...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:21:32 America/Los_Angeles

Action for Lewisham public meeting report
Yesterday’s public meeting of the Central Lewisham Action Group was much better attended that I expected, halfway down...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:56:18 America/Los_Angeles

Sock puppetting wave hits Lewisham
A few days ago it was Darryl’s turn, yesterday it was my turn, only that this one is actually a bit worse. The unadorned...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:31:44 America/Los_Angeles

Public meeting on Loampit Vale
This coming Thursday 12th November, at 7:30pm at the Tabernacle, Algernon Road SE13 7AT there will be a public meeting held by...
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Phillip B posted a blog entry

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:21:33 America/Los_Angeles

No digital billboards in Durham
Not everyplace needs to look like Times Square. Let New York be New York and Durham be Durham. This is it. The billboard...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:43:58 America/Los_Angeles

Lewisham Labour loses a wheel
Looks like star candidate David Micheal didn’t leave Lewisham Labour quietly: Michael believes he has been shabbily...
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MaxV posted a blog entry

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:16:41 America/Los_Angeles

Out and about with James – weekend roundup
Me and James Jennings were out leafleting last Saturday, here he is on Hither Green Lane, standing in front of the famous...
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