tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post1769669348581423019..comments2024-03-28T19:20:52.408+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Brent Labour starts short-listing for 2018 Council ElectionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-91202825334433197332017-03-26T00:48:34.816+00:002017-03-26T00:48:34.816+00:00Thanks to Cllr Butt Cllr Vankalwala political care...Thanks to Cllr Butt Cllr Vankalwala political career is finished in Brent. I was once told Cllr Vankalwala voted for Cllr Ann John for leadership. REVENGE?? <br /><br />Interesting article by former Labour Cllr James Powney<br />http://jamespowney.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/cllr-zaffar-van-kalwala-again.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-70420074162612634812017-03-25T22:32:15.389+00:002017-03-25T22:32:15.389+00:00How did these 3 councillors get elected? It's...How did these 3 councillors get elected? It's time they were investigated. 2 of them work in most ways with a conflict of interest and never admit to it.They are not known to support their constituents and work to some other agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-72009963813633785122017-03-25T22:23:25.442+00:002017-03-25T22:23:25.442+00:00She asked pertinent questions at the planning comm...She asked pertinent questions at the planning committee meeting and was the only councillor who had the backbone to vote against the Wembley fiasco in the face of her colleagues who forget they are meant to support their constituents. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-83127770724717264442017-03-25T10:29:09.417+00:002017-03-25T10:29:09.417+00:00I think we have had enough of this thread! Closing...I think we have had enough of this thread! Closing it down now.Martin Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194641151012303116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-56035505997041253632017-03-24T21:07:36.280+00:002017-03-24T21:07:36.280+00:00Stop arguing. Butt wasn't lying. We are all Go...Stop arguing. Butt wasn't lying. We are all God's children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-20496202728047810502017-03-24T20:34:37.029+00:002017-03-24T20:34:37.029+00:00You expect Butt to admit to lying??????
As the pre...You expect Butt to admit to lying??????<br />As the previous blogger said the only way to be certain is by DNA testing. Many of us have known for a long time that you believe anything Butt says at your own peril.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-68347796929050528272017-03-24T14:49:00.498+00:002017-03-24T14:49:00.498+00:00Anonymous 20:04 he is lying. If you meet him ask h...Anonymous 20:04 he is lying. If you meet him ask him how is he related. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-51423459812931631582017-03-24T13:46:20.948+00:002017-03-24T13:46:20.948+00:00The only way to get the actual truth would be forc...The only way to get the actual truth would be forced DNA testing and Butt would even try to fix the results of this I'm sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-68780779552610788942017-03-24T12:16:31.119+00:002017-03-24T12:16:31.119+00:00All of this just confirms my long held belief abou...All of this just confirms my long held belief about Labour's selection process. It has nothing to do with choosing people who would work hard for their wards and everything to do with selecting those who toe a certain national political line and adhere to dogma. If the ones who vote to slect are the hard line activists, be it Left Foot Forward, Momentum or whatever, then of course they'll choose those who can spout dialectic. Reading Tom Miller's pitch, it's all about Labour campaigns, and naff all about local residents. Alison Hopkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-3059616880375073892017-03-23T20:04:59.032+00:002017-03-23T20:04:59.032+00:00Very simple 17.47, Butt told me himself. Obviously...Very simple 17.47, Butt told me himself. Obviously he can't have been lying, oh hang on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-20045482523677254222017-03-23T17:47:45.400+00:002017-03-23T17:47:45.400+00:0022:17 Please explain how they are related as I kno...22:17 Please explain how they are related as I know both families very well there is no relationship between them. <br />Tariq Dar is related to Cllr Arshad Mahmood. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-18777545968513830582017-03-22T23:02:04.084+00:002017-03-22T23:02:04.084+00:00Its not about 'organisation' its about cas...Its not about 'organisation' its about cash - democracy in this country is broken and elections are bought & sold. The nature of this money steamrolled into Marketing, Advertising, PR etc give a false impression - hence 'spin' and create an illusion of competence about a party. However, when you get to the nuts and bolts - this shattered illusion is what the local residents have to deal with on a daily basis. In the general election across each constituency Labour in Brent spent the equivalent salary of a newly qualified nurse. Meanwhile its tough for independents or smaller parties to gather the money together for deposits or the spending money for 'free'-posts - which are nothing of the sort and very costly. <br /><br />We all pay for democracy in some way or another, from buying things in a shop to tax on wages. Yet, what gets worse is that our votes are not all equal. Is it fair that where you live, its your neighbours who choose your elected representative & not like minded people? As an example 5% of people across Brent voted Green in the 2014 council elections yet 5% of our 63 councillors (three) are not Green. Arguably double might have voted Green if they didn't feel that their vote doesn't count or feel obliged to 'tactical vote'. The reality is our system doesn’t just leave Green voters without a say but the majority of voters. <br /><br />Its noteworthy that Labour & Conservatives are the parties against any sort of electoral reform - its because it is they, their donors and their mates who benefit from this terrible system. <br /><br /><br />Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419322826872295307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-71303898129264176962017-03-22T22:29:18.315+00:002017-03-22T22:29:18.315+00:00My compliments on your splendid analysis, Mike. ;)...My compliments on your splendid analysis, Mike. ;) Alison Hopkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-24049490776404059432017-03-22T22:17:22.413+00:002017-03-22T22:17:22.413+00:00Sorry Anonymous 14.35 - you're wrongSorry Anonymous 14.35 - you're wrongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-57760420670767712682017-03-22T21:48:27.134+00:002017-03-22T21:48:27.134+00:00I have been told all 3 sitting Queensbury Ward Cou...I have been told all 3 sitting Queensbury Ward Councillors have been reselected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-52291055677300524852017-03-22T14:35:21.718+00:002017-03-22T14:35:21.718+00:0022:59 Cllr Butt has no relationship whatsoever wit...22:59 Cllr Butt has no relationship whatsoever with Tariq Dar. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-90181048397815404422017-03-22T13:46:35.346+00:002017-03-22T13:46:35.346+00:00Doesn't this latest news really sum Butt and h...Doesn't this latest news really sum Butt and his lack of any ethnics up. Also those of the people that go along with him. It is sickening and just makes me wish that somebody would take him out (and I'm a pacifist).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-25100907780704954502017-03-22T12:54:58.010+00:002017-03-22T12:54:58.010+00:00And we'll rely on the 'national message...And we'll rely on the 'national message' this time too, Alison. Something like: 'We're for and against the EU but we don't want to make too much of a fuss about it because we're worried the 'left behind' won't like us and we'll table lots of amendments anyway, oh we did, forget that last bit, but don't worry about that because we're building a movement so we won't bother about communicating with the broad electorate or providing a rallying point for anti-government electoral action as we've written off the next one or two elections anyway. Only 25% of voters like us at the moment but that 25% like us a LOT so that's ok too. It's a new kind of electoral politics: quality not quantity. Victory in 2038!<br />Venceremos!'<br /><br />Give up now, Alison. With a 'national message' like that on the doorstep, all you other parties are toast!<br /><br />Mike Hine<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-64750301453666285122017-03-22T12:29:45.865+00:002017-03-22T12:29:45.865+00:00Your last sentence, Anon 16.01.
Have you been away...Your last sentence, Anon 16.01.<br />Have you been away?<br /><br />Mike HineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-63468430747618760402017-03-22T11:51:22.497+00:002017-03-22T11:51:22.497+00:00Perhaps all the present standing councillors shoul...Perhaps all the present standing councillors should be honest enough to now stand up and say what their intentions are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-3081552875366684552017-03-22T11:45:04.944+00:002017-03-22T11:45:04.944+00:00Which makes the whole thing of what's going on...Which makes the whole thing of what's going on here in Brent even more needy of external investigation and continued surveillance. <br />Beginning to look even worse than Tower Hamlets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-16198497988018894632017-03-22T09:46:15.312+00:002017-03-22T09:46:15.312+00:00I don't totally agree with that better organis...I don't totally agree with that better organised comment. We did a MASSIVE amount of door knocking, communication and hard work in Dollis Hill from literally March 2012 until May 2014. Labour, as always, showed up a couple of weeks before, and swamped the area and the polling stations on the day. The people they used were family members of candidates, shipped in from all over, with some distinctly dodgy stuff going on. Being blunt, for Labour it isn't about a campaign, it's about getting people out on the day. For smaller parties, that can be quite hard - feet on the ground and all that. <br /><br />As to a campaign, Labour in 2014 relied purely on the national message. There was no localism about it. Alison Hopkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-75112367628219792272017-03-22T09:41:15.037+00:002017-03-22T09:41:15.037+00:0022:00 . Dear god. 22:00 . Dear god. Alison Hopkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-37232137071754641502017-03-22T09:40:31.886+00:002017-03-22T09:40:31.886+00:00I've no argument with 22:50 or 22:59. Both fac...I've no argument with 22:50 or 22:59. Both factual to my knowledge. Butt most certainly tried to join the Lib Dems - twice! Alison Hopkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-53489706681530771802017-03-21T23:19:46.472+00:002017-03-21T23:19:46.472+00:00Father of the house is then Cllr Reg Colwill who f...Father of the house is then Cllr Reg Colwill who first got elected on 9 May 1994. What about Queensbury Ward Cllr Ramesh Patel is he standing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com