(06-19-2025, 02:01 PM)Protheroe Wrote:

(06-19-2025, 01:41 PM)SW4Baggie Wrote: Can someone answer me this... if we get rid of Labour, who is going to come in and fix things?

Kemi? She makes this lot look competent and capable...

Reform? I guess at least they haven't even bothered to cost their proposals - it will be a catastrophic economic crash that will dwarf Liz Truss and Brexit...

Lib Dem? Probably the best of a bad bunch but woefully inexperienced and need a spell as official opposition.

Greens? Lol.

We have never been more in need of a benign dictator. Democracy won't work when the caucus of over 50s is so powerful - I shall be watching the Bromsgrove Council Meeting tonight about the housing allocations for the Local Plan. Needless to say everyone round here is up in arms about a sensible infill to the urban form of Hagley with 530 houses. No one in the whole Borough - which is 90% Green Belt FFS - wants anything anywhere, including every shade of Councillor.

I honestly couldn't tell you who someone in their 20s, 30s and 40s should vote for. 

If they looked up from their phones for a minute they might foment a revolution.

(06-20-2025, 11:08 AM)Kit Kat Chunky Wrote:

(06-19-2025, 02:01 PM)Protheroe Wrote:

(06-19-2025, 01:41 PM)SW4Baggie Wrote: Can someone answer me this... if we get rid of Labour, who is going to come in and fix things?

Kemi? She makes this lot look competent and capable...

Reform? I guess at least they haven't even bothered to cost their proposals - it will be a catastrophic economic crash that will dwarf Liz Truss and Brexit...

Lib Dem? Probably the best of a bad bunch but woefully inexperienced and need a spell as official opposition.

Greens? Lol.

We have never been more in need of a benign dictator. Democracy won't work when the caucus of over 50s is so powerful - I shall be watching the Bromsgrove Council Meeting tonight about the housing allocations for the Local Plan. Needless to say everyone round here is up in arms about a sensible infill to the urban form of Hagley with 530 houses. No one in the whole Borough - which is 90% Green Belt FFS - wants anything anywhere, including every shade of Councillor.

I honestly couldn't tell you who someone in their 20s, 30s and 40s should vote for. 

If they looked up from their phones for a minute they might foment a revolution.

I see the Local Plan has gone to consultation. Christ knows how the roads network will handle the traffic if these houses are built. Building cycle lanes etc proves the point - nobody uses them, other than for recreation.

Who do those below 40 vote for? Nobody unless they have passed through the school of Student Union economics. And therein lies the problem. How you fix it? Haven't a clue.

(06-20-2025, 11:08 AM)Kit Kat Chunky Wrote: I see the Local Plan has gone to consultation. Christ knows how the roads network will handle the traffic if these houses are built. Building cycle lanes etc proves the point - nobody uses them, other than for recreation.

Who do those below 40 vote for? Nobody unless they have passed through the school of Student Union economics. And therein lies the problem. How you fix it? Haven't a clue.

(06-19-2025, 02:01 PM)Protheroe Wrote:

(06-19-2025, 01:41 PM)SW4Baggie Wrote: Can someone answer me this... if we get rid of Labour, who is going to come in and fix things?

Kemi? She makes this lot look competent and capable...

Reform? I guess at least they haven't even bothered to cost their proposals - it will be a catastrophic economic crash that will dwarf Liz Truss and Brexit...

Lib Dem? Probably the best of a bad bunch but woefully inexperienced and need a spell as official opposition.

Greens? Lol.

We have never been more in need of a benign dictator. Democracy won't work when the caucus of over 50s is so powerful - I shall be watching the Bromsgrove Council Meeting tonight about the housing allocations for the Local Plan. Needless to say everyone round here is up in arms about a sensible infill to the urban form of Hagley with 530 houses. No one in the whole Borough - which is 90% Green Belt FFS - wants anything anywhere, including every shade of Councillor.

I honestly couldn't tell you who someone in their 20s, 30s and 40s should vote for. 

If they looked up from their phones for a minute they might foment a revolution.

(06-20-2025, 02:55 PM)Protheroe Wrote:

(06-20-2025, 11:08 AM)Kit Kat Chunky Wrote: I see the Local Plan has gone to consultation. Christ knows how the roads network will handle the traffic if these houses are built. Building cycle lanes etc proves the point - nobody uses them, other than for recreation.

Who do those below 40 vote for? Nobody unless they have passed through the school of Student Union economics. And therein lies the problem. How you fix it? Haven't a clue.

If Bromsgrove or any other local authority wants to avoid Angela Rayner wading in with her designer DMs to decide speculative planning applications then they need to get a shift on. This was the premise of last nights 3 1/2 hours handwringing marathon. Sam Ammar was hilarious, though for once she didn't manage to defect from her Party. David Nicholl argued in favour of an option abutting Longbridge which every Birmingham City Councillor down there opposes and Steve Colella complained of a Labour / Tory stitch-up to play to the gallery.

For once the only grown ups in the room were Labour & the Tories who did indeed stitch up the correct course of action. Well done them.

(07-11-2025, 07:10 AM)man in the corner shop Wrote: Oh dear. Not a good day for Rach.
More tears in the offing.