M'BRO COUNCIL: BULLDOZING DEMOCRACY - Part 1 of 2

AS SHOWN IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS JULY 20th 2009 ! - BUT IT DIDN'T GET A WRITE UP IN THE EVENING GAZETTE!!!

Feb 17th 2009: An Open Letter To the Middlesbrough Council Labour Party,

Re: Two films for Middlesbrough: "Bulldozing Democracy" & "Beacon of Hypocrisy"

Cllr. Kerr you stated in the foreword in the Green Spaces, Public Spaces Strategy of 2006, We would love to hear from you and hope you share in our enthusiasm in making Middlesbroughs parks and open spaces both high quality and high value to our community.
You got it...
These 2 films, are all about the public demonstrating/exercising/flagrantly revelling in the
right to hold you the democratically elected leadership to account and to remind you of that fact.

I have absolutely no faith in your executive or your Mayor. The trashing of Longridge trashed also your integrity as a green council and as honest and transparent. The trashing of Central Gardens will trash your green integrity
further and trash any tenuous claim you may still have of being a party of the people.

In the 'Green Spaces' strategy, Central Gardens is pictured 3 times and described on maps as high quality, high value ...obviously it was in terms of commerce not community. What you are planning is stealing public land and it is indefensible. That space is important for people, for wildlife, for the aesthetic of the town and for major public events of all kinds in the future.

The legacy of damage you are leaving to the environment, communities and ultimately democracy is why I am opposing you. It reminds me why I became
interested in the heritage of Middlesbrough in the frist place. Your predecessors in local government and planning committed the greatest planning crime ever
against Middlesbrough with the demolition of the town's historic Royal Exchange for a stinking flyover. Every generation for evermore is now affected while those
responsible have probably all left Middlesbrough / this earth long ago and no doubt enjoyed fat pensions along the way.

But despite all this, as someone of socialist sway, I cannot believe every Labour councillor does not question the logic of what is going on. I appeal to you now to stand up for the people, the socialist ideals of your party and oppose Mallon and the Executive madness.

To the Mayor, the officers and the nodding dogs who dare not rock the boat, we may not stop you but we will expose you. Your hypocrisy, wanton destruction and grand delusions will be documented for all time.

Yours absolutely sincerely,

Craig Hornby / www.pancrack.tv

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[borohung35]

aftger reading the evening gazette today im pleased to note the felling work has stopped for the moment, however as usual the council spin machine has come into action saying it is listening to residents and plans to start work later in the year, they never listened before why they listening now? A small sucess for the campaign however a somewhat empty one if the council gets their much longed for signature from yuill homes to build, we need to keep up the pressure so it doesnt happen.

[pancrack]

You are right it is empty and has NOTHING to do with listening to the people - we have won the moral battle, exposed and discredited them. It is all about them having to cap their spending until the end of the financial year. So they can't spend it on felling trees and maintaining the fence hire. And then in April it is bird nesting season which means it is illegal to fell anything until the autumn.

[chiki283]

Biggest bunch of crooks in Britain, allegedly.

[pancrack]

Many thanks Stefan, the EG is part of the establishment. The people can have their say so long as they are kept in their place. If they challenge authority with real effect - this film and the Coatham film were shown in Parliament in 2009 but the EG ran no story - they are silenced. Nuff said. thanks for yuour comments, all the best Craig Hornby

[kickmiass]

Is there a website... that has more information..?

[1Corinthians12729]

who wants to see mallon and the council removed.

[nuipret]

i'm ashamed to admit that i voted for mallon in his bid to be this towns mayor.

it turns out this guy is a shifty conniving treacherous total piece of shit that i am convinced has no regard for middlesbrough and it's people.

i also suspect him of being bribed by certain building contractors to allow them to build yet more home for the wealthy,why else would he go against the wishes of the local community?

mallon is a snake and let us all remember this at his re-election.

he's scum.

[borohung35]

keep me informed of the situation, although i dont live in that area i would like to be involved in the campaign, and if all else fails im helping you run for mayor!

[borohung35]

Mallon should be brought to account for his actions during his tenure as mayor, the best way to do this is to vote for an alternative. I think Middlesbrough Council as a whole has to take some responsibility for the free reign Mr Mallon has over this borough, they had the power before he was elected to set limits to his power under various acts of parliament that affect Local Government,

they chose not to and now are unable to change it for future holders of the post Shame on him and them