Mayor plan is key to Bradford jobs, says Cameron (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Mayor plan is key to Bradford jobs, says Cameron
9:50am Tuesday 24th April 2012 in News
By Jo Winrow, City Hall Reporter
Prime Minister David Cameron has warned people in Bradford that failing to adopt the idea of electing a US-style mayor will see the city lose out on jobs and investment.
Mr Cameron yesterday appealed to voters in ten cities across the country, including Bradford, which are holding referendums on May 3 over the issue of a directly-elected mayor.
He warned that they needed to “join the race or fall behind” in attracting cash and added that a high-profile figure at the helm of major urban areas would help close the north-south divide.
Votes are due to be held next month in Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, Birmingham, Bristol, Coventry, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, and Sheffield.
Speaking in Bristol, Mr Cameron said they were all “in an out-and-out race for jobs, wealth and investment” with rivals across the globe as the West seeks to recover from the financial meltdown.
He said he wanted mayors to follow his lead of travelling the globe to seek out contracts. “Whenever I go on a major trip abroad I load up a plane with business people so we can bang the drum for trade. I want a whole load of powerful British mayors with the same attitude pressing their business cards into the hands of those who can bring wealth and work back home,” said Mr Cameron He went on: “If the CEO of some big Japanese manufacturer or Gulf investment fund wants to call Bristol or Leeds or Bradford, they need to know who to call.
“They don't want to speak to an anonymous official, they want to talk to the person with clout, who holds the purse strings, calls the shots and runs the city. And that person is the mayor.”
Promoting the election of mayors as a weapon to combat the north-south divide, he said: "There's been a yawning gap between north and south.
“Frankly nothing we do in Westminster – no policy we pass or investment we make – can compete with having one energetic champion on the ground, whose round-the-clock, unrelenting focus is on seeing their city succeed.
“So our dream is to have real heavyweight, influential figures in the north, the Midlands and the west, ones who can give their city a distinctive identity, who can fight their corner and who will help rebalance our country.”
But Councillor David Green, Labour-run Bradford Council’s portfolio holder for regeneration, economy and sustainability, last night said the Prime Minister’s argument did not stack up.
“I know that in Bradford we have people fighting extremely hard for the district’s interests and we have 90 of us working with a clear direction of travel set by the largest group,” said Coun Green.
“The implication that having an elected mayor is the only way forward is disingenuous because that would depend on the who that individual is.”
Councillor Glen Miller, the Council’s Conservative group leader, said: “I think that we have been given a chance for residents of the district to make their choice known – either yes or no for a directly elected mayor.”
Liberal Democrat group leader Councillor Jeanette Sunderland said: “What concerns me is that these statements made by the Prime Minister seem to be directly at odds with the policy direction that he’s set with the Local Enterprise Partnerships and that the powers that are on offer for the mayor are not sufficient to get a Bradford Boris Johnson.
“What we will end up with is the vast majority of policies being set regionally and the mayor just being a very expensive figure with a seat on the LEP board.”
Comments(46)
Joedavid
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10:58am Tue 24 Apr 12
legallyblonde wrote:So we just do nothing to try to change things then?
The man is mad - whether we have an elected mayor or a monkey Bradford is finished, has he actually been to Bradford and seen the state of the place - no one will invest here, it is an experiment gone wrong, and now we have Galloway so what hope is there.
mad matt
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11:03am Tue 24 Apr 12
Prisoner Cell Block A
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11:07am Tue 24 Apr 12
Avro
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11:17am Tue 24 Apr 12
legallyblonde
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11:21am Tue 24 Apr 12
Joedavid wrote:It will cost a fortune and make no difference, just had my postal vote I though GG was having a candidate in the locals - already he has fallen down as the only choice is the big 3. Of course we should change things, but being forced to go for an elected mayor is not the way to do it, it will be costly and what choice will we actually get.
legallyblonde wrote:So we just do nothing to try to change things then?
The man is mad - whether we have an elected mayor or a monkey Bradford is finished, has he actually been to Bradford and seen the state of the place - no one will invest here, it is an experiment gone wrong, and now we have Galloway so what hope is there.
Albion.
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11:25am Tue 24 Apr 12
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:Please! Not a return to Brown and Co! How about a Lib- BNP- Green alliance They couldn't fall out more than either of the last lot could they? ;-)
Sounds more like a threat to me...go with it or lose out. I can tell you now Dave, make the most of it lad because you and your twisted cronies are out at the next general election, so enjoy your bullying and tormenting now but remember he who laughs last....when you're swinging from a tree on Hampstead Heath we won't cut you down.
jonathancrewdson
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11:27am Tue 24 Apr 12
If we choose to go down this route then in the end it'll all be based on who we get as mayor as to how well it works but I certainly have very little confidence in the Council as it stands. They've not exactly got a great track record when it comes to city centre regeneration, education or pretty much anything else.
johnhem
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11:31am Tue 24 Apr 12
scottie dog
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12:06pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Prisoner Cell Block A
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12:16pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Albion. wrote:I think the BNP are fracturing and are now becoming the British Freedom Party, amongst other things. So they can't even agree to be hateful amongst each other, doubt they'll get along with green people.
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:Please! Not a return to Brown and Co! How about a Lib- BNP- Green alliance They couldn't fall out more than either of the last lot could they? ;-)
Sounds more like a threat to me...go with it or lose out. I can tell you now Dave, make the most of it lad because you and your twisted cronies are out at the next general election, so enjoy your bullying and tormenting now but remember he who laughs last....when you're swinging from a tree on Hampstead Heath we won't cut you down.
lesbrook
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12:17pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Not to mention... " Kilpatrick's mayorship was plagued by numerous scandals and rampant accusations of corruption, with the mayor eventually resigning after being charged with ten felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice. Kilpatrick was sentenced to four months in jail after pleading guilty to reduced charges, but with good time awarded to county jail inmates in Michigan, he was released on probation after serving 99 days. On May 25, 2010, he was sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in prison for violating his probation, and served time at the Federal Correctional Institution, Milan. He is also under a 38-charge felony indictment on additional corruption charges, in what a federal prosecutor called a "pattern of extortion, bribery and fraud" by some of Detroit's most prominent officials."
Albion.
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12:19pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:I WAS joking!
Albion. wrote:I think the BNP are fracturing and are now becoming the British Freedom Party, amongst other things. So they can't even agree to be hateful amongst each other, doubt they'll get along with green people.
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:Please! Not a return to Brown and Co! How about a Lib- BNP- Green alliance They couldn't fall out more than either of the last lot could they? ;-)
Sounds more like a threat to me...go with it or lose out. I can tell you now Dave, make the most of it lad because you and your twisted cronies are out at the next general election, so enjoy your bullying and tormenting now but remember he who laughs last....when you're swinging from a tree on Hampstead Heath we won't cut you down.
jam1966
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12:20pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Pity poor Bfd!
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12:27pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Prisoner Cell Block A
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12:55pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Albion. wrote:Ditto....
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:I WAS joking!
Albion. wrote:I think the BNP are fracturing and are now becoming the British Freedom Party, amongst other things. So they can't even agree to be hateful amongst each other, doubt they'll get along with green people.
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:Please! Not a return to Brown and Co! How about a Lib- BNP- Green alliance They couldn't fall out more than either of the last lot could they? ;-)
Sounds more like a threat to me...go with it or lose out. I can tell you now Dave, make the most of it lad because you and your twisted cronies are out at the next general election, so enjoy your bullying and tormenting now but remember he who laughs last....when you're swinging from a tree on Hampstead Heath we won't cut you down.
Why is someone likening the US mayoral system to ours, neither country run their politics along the same lines, well aprt from the rich stealing fro mthe poor and their efforts.
Joedavid
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12:55pm Tue 24 Apr 12
legallyblonde wrote:We got 4 but no GG man or woman.
Joedavid wrote:It will cost a fortune and make no difference, just had my postal vote I though GG was having a candidate in the locals - already he has fallen down as the only choice is the big 3. Of course we should change things, but being forced to go for an elected mayor is not the way to do it, it will be costly and what choice will we actually get.
legallyblonde wrote:So we just do nothing to try to change things then?
The man is mad - whether we have an elected mayor or a monkey Bradford is finished, has he actually been to Bradford and seen the state of the place - no one will invest here, it is an experiment gone wrong, and now we have Galloway so what hope is there.
PS. Do Respect have women candidates?
Joedavid
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12:58pm Tue 24 Apr 12
scottie dog wrote:I was told Doncasters elected Mayor was doing a good job, but of course different people can have different views.
Doncaster are having a referendum on whether to keep an elected mayor, the reports I have read on elected mayors is unconvincing, but then again the information I have received from the candidates in the local elections re this important vote is practically nil perhaps it's a case of ignore it & it might go away. Iwould be interested to know if anybody has had any information re this referendum.
Albion.
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1:01pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:Desperation?
Albion. wrote:Ditto....
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:I WAS joking!
Albion. wrote:I think the BNP are fracturing and are now becoming the British Freedom Party, amongst other things. So they can't even agree to be hateful amongst each other, doubt they'll get along with green people.
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:Please! Not a return to Brown and Co! How about a Lib- BNP- Green alliance They couldn't fall out more than either of the last lot could they? ;-)
Sounds more like a threat to me...go with it or lose out. I can tell you now Dave, make the most of it lad because you and your twisted cronies are out at the next general election, so enjoy your bullying and tormenting now but remember he who laughs last....when you're swinging from a tree on Hampstead Heath we won't cut you down.
Why is someone likening the US mayoral system to ours, neither country run their politics along the same lines, well aprt from the rich stealing fro mthe poor and their efforts.
Albion.
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1:05pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Joedavid wrote:They are only standing in 12 seats, one of their aficionado's reckons they entered them all but the applications were too late.
legallyblonde wrote:We got 4 but no GG man or woman.
Joedavid wrote:It will cost a fortune and make no difference, just had my postal vote I though GG was having a candidate in the locals - already he has fallen down as the only choice is the big 3. Of course we should change things, but being forced to go for an elected mayor is not the way to do it, it will be costly and what choice will we actually get.
legallyblonde wrote:So we just do nothing to try to change things then?
The man is mad - whether we have an elected mayor or a monkey Bradford is finished, has he actually been to Bradford and seen the state of the place - no one will invest here, it is an experiment gone wrong, and now we have Galloway so what hope is there.
PS. Do Respect have women candidates?
a reasonable sort of chap
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1:18pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Albion. wrote:The BNP ? Who ?
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:Please! Not a return to Brown and Co! How about a Lib- BNP- Green alliance They couldn't fall out more than either of the last lot could they? ;-)
Sounds more like a threat to me...go with it or lose out. I can tell you now Dave, make the most of it lad because you and your twisted cronies are out at the next general election, so enjoy your bullying and tormenting now but remember he who laughs last....when you're swinging from a tree on Hampstead Heath we won't cut you down.
a reasonable sort of chap
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1:19pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:The Greens are the only ones left to vote for.
Albion. wrote:I think the BNP are fracturing and are now becoming the British Freedom Party, amongst other things. So they can't even agree to be hateful amongst each other, doubt they'll get along with green people.
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:Please! Not a return to Brown and Co! How about a Lib- BNP- Green alliance They couldn't fall out more than either of the last lot could they? ;-)
Sounds more like a threat to me...go with it or lose out. I can tell you now Dave, make the most of it lad because you and your twisted cronies are out at the next general election, so enjoy your bullying and tormenting now but remember he who laughs last....when you're swinging from a tree on Hampstead Heath we won't cut you down.
Albion.
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1:22pm Tue 24 Apr 12
a reasonable sort of chap wrote:Ban it or make it compulsory being their motto.
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:The Greens are the only ones left to vote for.
Albion. wrote:I think the BNP are fracturing and are now becoming the British Freedom Party, amongst other things. So they can't even agree to be hateful amongst each other, doubt they'll get along with green people.
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:Please! Not a return to Brown and Co! How about a Lib- BNP- Green alliance They couldn't fall out more than either of the last lot could they? ;-)
Sounds more like a threat to me...go with it or lose out. I can tell you now Dave, make the most of it lad because you and your twisted cronies are out at the next general election, so enjoy your bullying and tormenting now but remember he who laughs last....when you're swinging from a tree on Hampstead Heath we won't cut you down.
a reasonable sort of chap
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1:27pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Albion. wrote:And mine too.
a reasonable sort of chap wrote:Ban it or make it compulsory being their motto.
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:The Greens are the only ones left to vote for.
Albion. wrote:I think the BNP are fracturing and are now becoming the British Freedom Party, amongst other things. So they can't even agree to be hateful amongst each other, doubt they'll get along with green people.
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:Please! Not a return to Brown and Co! How about a Lib- BNP- Green alliance They couldn't fall out more than either of the last lot could they? ;-)
Sounds more like a threat to me...go with it or lose out. I can tell you now Dave, make the most of it lad because you and your twisted cronies are out at the next general election, so enjoy your bullying and tormenting now but remember he who laughs last....when you're swinging from a tree on Hampstead Heath we won't cut you down.
a reasonable sort of chap
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1:29pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Albion.
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1:34pm Tue 24 Apr 12
a reasonable sort of chap wrote:I think by the look of things that it's about time you committed yourself again (you'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats);-)
Legalize Cannabis and make Bradford the Amsterdam of the UK.
I'm NOT Kirklees!
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1:47pm Tue 24 Apr 12
a reasonable sort of chap wrote:Can't do the the council have **** up putting the canal back....
Legalize Cannabis and make Bradford the Amsterdam of the UK.
scottie dog
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2:09pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Joedavid wrote:As I said very much a mixed bag of reports at best a fifty fifty split either way.I think more information is required on exactly the powers he /she would have ie are there any restraints on what they can or can't do.
scottie dog wrote: Doncaster are having a referendum on whether to keep an elected mayor, the reports I have read on elected mayors is unconvincing, but then again the information I have received from the candidates in the local elections re this important vote is practically nil perhaps it's a case of ignore it & it might go away. Iwould be interested to know if anybody has had any information re this referendum.I was told Doncasters elected Mayor was doing a good job, but of course different people can have different views.
Albion.
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2:24pm Tue 24 Apr 12
scottie dog wrote:Too late! I've already voted (just the once :-)).
Joedavid wrote:As I said very much a mixed bag of reports at best a fifty fifty split either way.I think more information is required on exactly the powers he /she would have ie are there any restraints on what they can or can't do.
scottie dog wrote: Doncaster are having a referendum on whether to keep an elected mayor, the reports I have read on elected mayors is unconvincing, but then again the information I have received from the candidates in the local elections re this important vote is practically nil perhaps it's a case of ignore it & it might go away. Iwould be interested to know if anybody has had any information re this referendum.I was told Doncasters elected Mayor was doing a good job, but of course different people can have different views.
jonathancrewdson
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3:21pm Tue 24 Apr 12
http://www.nlgn.org.
uk/public/2010/new-m
odel-mayors-democray
-devolution-and-dire
ction/
scottie dog
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3:24pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Albion. wrote:Are you sure it's just the once? after all we can't have ballot box stuffing or can we?
scottie dog wrote:Too late! I've already voted (just the once :-)).Joedavid wrote:As I said very much a mixed bag of reports at best a fifty fifty split either way.I think more information is required on exactly the powers he /she would have ie are there any restraints on what they can or can't do.scottie dog wrote: Doncaster are having a referendum on whether to keep an elected mayor, the reports I have read on elected mayors is unconvincing, but then again the information I have received from the candidates in the local elections re this important vote is practically nil perhaps it's a case of ignore it & it might go away. Iwould be interested to know if anybody has had any information re this referendum.I was told Doncasters elected Mayor was doing a good job, but of course different people can have different views.
scottie dog
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3:36pm Tue 24 Apr 12
jonathancrewdson wrote:Thanks for the info will have a look before voting.
For anybody who is interested in reading up about this before making a decision about voting, this link could be useful: http://www.nlgn.org. uk/public/2010/new-m odel-mayors-democray -devolution-and-dire ction/
RikG01
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4:16pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:THIS^^
Sounds more like a threat to me...go with it or lose out. I can tell you now Dave, make the most of it lad because you and your twisted cronies are out at the next general election, so enjoy your bullying and tormenting now but remember he who laughs last....when you're swinging from a tree on Hampstead Heath we won't cut you down.
The problem we face is, who do we chose instead. We ended up with the blasetd tories because votes were split mostly between labour and Lib Dem.
The Tories will ruin us all for their own profit, as they always have. Labour utterly failed to correct the damage that the Tories did, and the bloody Lib Dems betrayed everyone, especially their usual voters, by putting the fascist Tories in.
mad matt
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4:36pm Tue 24 Apr 12
RikG01 wrote:My own sentiments ENTIRELY !
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:THIS^^
Sounds more like a threat to me...go with it or lose out. I can tell you now Dave, make the most of it lad because you and your twisted cronies are out at the next general election, so enjoy your bullying and tormenting now but remember he who laughs last....when you're swinging from a tree on Hampstead Heath we won't cut you down.
The problem we face is, who do we chose instead. We ended up with the blasetd tories because votes were split mostly between labour and Lib Dem.
The Tories will ruin us all for their own profit, as they always have. Labour utterly failed to correct the damage that the Tories did, and the bloody Lib Dems betrayed everyone, especially their usual voters, by putting the fascist Tories in.
We got promise after promise about putting things right and what happened? They're making a right mess of everything they touch!
Prisoner Cell Block A
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4:43pm Tue 24 Apr 12
No outstanding party, no outstanding candidates, just a succession of same old same old.
sorrow&anger
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7:11pm Tue 24 Apr 12
lesbrook wrote:Lesbrook is right to compare Bradford with Detroit. Bradford is a doughnut with the Developers sticky fingers on the periphery. Unless Greenwood and his yes men in Regeneration throw their present policies into reverse and start doing something about City Centre dereliction then Bradford has had it, Mayor or no Mayor.
Perhaps not mad, but certainly talking nonsense. Maybe the PM could explain how an elected mayor has helped the wasteland that is now Detroit keep jobs? In December last: "The mayor of Detroit has signed a $330,000 contract with a team of Washington lobbyists as he tries to save the city from bankruptcy."
Not to mention... " Kilpatrick's mayorship was plagued by numerous scandals and rampant accusations of corruption, with the mayor eventually resigning after being charged with ten felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice. Kilpatrick was sentenced to four months in jail after pleading guilty to reduced charges, but with good time awarded to county jail inmates in Michigan, he was released on probation after serving 99 days. On May 25, 2010, he was sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in prison for violating his probation, and served time at the Federal Correctional Institution, Milan. He is also under a 38-charge felony indictment on additional corruption charges, in what a federal prosecutor called a "pattern of extortion, bribery and fraud" by some of Detroit's most prominent officials."
sorrow&anger
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7:11pm Tue 24 Apr 12
lesbrook wrote:Lesbrook is right to compare Bradford with Detroit. Bradford is a doughnut with the Developers sticky fingers on the periphery. Unless Greenwood and his yes men in Regeneration throw their present policies into reverse and start doing something about City Centre dereliction then Bradford has had it, Mayor or no Mayor.
Perhaps not mad, but certainly talking nonsense. Maybe the PM could explain how an elected mayor has helped the wasteland that is now Detroit keep jobs? In December last: "The mayor of Detroit has signed a $330,000 contract with a team of Washington lobbyists as he tries to save the city from bankruptcy."
Not to mention... " Kilpatrick's mayorship was plagued by numerous scandals and rampant accusations of corruption, with the mayor eventually resigning after being charged with ten felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice. Kilpatrick was sentenced to four months in jail after pleading guilty to reduced charges, but with good time awarded to county jail inmates in Michigan, he was released on probation after serving 99 days. On May 25, 2010, he was sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in prison for violating his probation, and served time at the Federal Correctional Institution, Milan. He is also under a 38-charge felony indictment on additional corruption charges, in what a federal prosecutor called a "pattern of extortion, bribery and fraud" by some of Detroit's most prominent officials."
Steve30d
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9:11pm Tue 24 Apr 12
flogem
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9:41pm Tue 24 Apr 12
Prisoner Cell Block A
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12:04pm Wed 25 Apr 12
sorrow&anger wrote:May as well compare modern day Bradford to India under the Raj. Not comparable in any way.
lesbrook wrote:Lesbrook is right to compare Bradford with Detroit. Bradford is a doughnut with the Developers sticky fingers on the periphery. Unless Greenwood and his yes men in Regeneration throw their present policies into reverse and start doing something about City Centre dereliction then Bradford has had it, Mayor or no Mayor.
Perhaps not mad, but certainly talking nonsense. Maybe the PM could explain how an elected mayor has helped the wasteland that is now Detroit keep jobs? In December last: "The mayor of Detroit has signed a $330,000 contract with a team of Washington lobbyists as he tries to save the city from bankruptcy."
Not to mention... " Kilpatrick's mayorship was plagued by numerous scandals and rampant accusations of corruption, with the mayor eventually resigning after being charged with ten felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice. Kilpatrick was sentenced to four months in jail after pleading guilty to reduced charges, but with good time awarded to county jail inmates in Michigan, he was released on probation after serving 99 days. On May 25, 2010, he was sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in prison for violating his probation, and served time at the Federal Correctional Institution, Milan. He is also under a 38-charge felony indictment on additional corruption charges, in what a federal prosecutor called a "pattern of extortion, bribery and fraud" by some of Detroit's most prominent officials."
Think again.
Albion.
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12:14pm Wed 25 Apr 12
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:India AFTER the Raj maybe.
sorrow&anger wrote:May as well compare modern day Bradford to India under the Raj. Not comparable in any way.
lesbrook wrote:Lesbrook is right to compare Bradford with Detroit. Bradford is a doughnut with the Developers sticky fingers on the periphery. Unless Greenwood and his yes men in Regeneration throw their present policies into reverse and start doing something about City Centre dereliction then Bradford has had it, Mayor or no Mayor.
Perhaps not mad, but certainly talking nonsense. Maybe the PM could explain how an elected mayor has helped the wasteland that is now Detroit keep jobs? In December last: "The mayor of Detroit has signed a $330,000 contract with a team of Washington lobbyists as he tries to save the city from bankruptcy."
Not to mention... " Kilpatrick's mayorship was plagued by numerous scandals and rampant accusations of corruption, with the mayor eventually resigning after being charged with ten felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice. Kilpatrick was sentenced to four months in jail after pleading guilty to reduced charges, but with good time awarded to county jail inmates in Michigan, he was released on probation after serving 99 days. On May 25, 2010, he was sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in prison for violating his probation, and served time at the Federal Correctional Institution, Milan. He is also under a 38-charge felony indictment on additional corruption charges, in what a federal prosecutor called a "pattern of extortion, bribery and fraud" by some of Detroit's most prominent officials."
Think again.
a reasonable sort of chap
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1:56pm Wed 25 Apr 12
flogem wrote:LOLOLOL
Eric Pickles for Mayor
My cat would stand more chance of winning.
a reasonable sort of chap
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2:01pm Wed 25 Apr 12
Shame, now we will get some non-descript faceless businessman type.
flogem
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2:24pm Wed 25 Apr 12
a reasonable sort of chap wrote:your cats sounds purrfect for the job.
flogem wrote: Eric Pickles for MayorLOLOLOL My cat would stand more chance of winning.
Uther Pendragon
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5:36am Thu 26 Apr 12
Only a fool would do the same things over and over again and expect a different result. Can`t possibly be any worse than the muppets in charge of City Hall at the moment. Self serving with no track record in "anything" other than their own gain.
allinittogether
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9:59am Thu 26 Apr 12
Of the cities that have elected mayors now how are they doing?
Doncaster is hardly a thrusting economic powerhouse driving forward with innovative civic initiatives is it? And as has been noted they're looking to switch back so where is they evidence it will be an improvement?
legallyblonde says...
10:53am Tue 24 Apr 12