Quote of the day 7th August 2020
"Golden Rule: it's only wrong when someone I disagree with does it."
(Cllr Gareth Ellis on the double standards so prevalent in today's political conversation)
Nick Herbert on his visit to flood hit areas of Cumbria
Please note that the post below was published more than ten year ago on 21st November 2009 Nick Herbert MP, shadow cabinet member for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, was in Cumbria this morning to see the areas affected by the flooding. He writes on Conservative Home about his visit. Here is an extract. I’ve been in Cumbria today to see the areas affected by the floods. I arrived early in Keswick where I met officials from the Environment Agency. Although the river levels had fallen considerably and homes were no longer flooded, the damage to homes had been done. And the water which had got into houses wasn’t just from the river – it was foul water which had risen from the drains. I talked to fire crews who were pumping flood water back into the river, and discovered that they were from Tyne & Wear and Lancashire. They had been called in at an hours’ notice and had been working on the scene ever since, staying at a local hotel. You cannot fail to be impressed by the
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As for the anonymous comment - it happens that Gareth is a Tony as anyone who bothers to google him would quickly discover, but so what?
Look hard enough and you'll find socialists quoted on here if they've said or written something which I think makes any sense. (It does happen occasionally.)
And at least people like Gareth and Jim who post under their real name or a consistent part of it give anyone reading the platform concerned a chance to make an informed decision whether they want to take an interest in what he has to say and to put it in context with his other posts.