Comments on: A Mayor 4 Blackpool http://philtheone.com Right-leaning Blackpool blog covering South Shore, North Shore, Marton, Bispham, Cleveleys and the rest of the Fylde discussing politics, local life, tourism, national issues and the rest of the world. Lively discussions encouraged! Tue, 22 May 2012 16:29:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: m.hodkinson http://philtheone.com/blackpools-elected-mayor-campaign/#comment-26817 m.hodkinson Sun, 20 May 2012 08:41:38 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?page_id=1233#comment-26817 start now - -set up a group to collect the signatures and publicise the system --i'll do my bit. start now – -set up a group to collect the signatures and publicise the system –i’ll do my bit.

]]> By: Kate Burns http://philtheone.com/blackpools-elected-mayor-campaign/#comment-25253 Kate Burns Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:21:45 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?page_id=1233#comment-25253 Wow, this is not about a council or party, this is about any individual that the people of Blackpool consider an individual who has the concept of Blackpools interests at heart. So basically, we are NOT looking for a councillor, we are looking for an individual who will with the foresight see where this town needs to go to PROGRESS in the future, without bias. Wow, this is not about a council or party, this is about any individual that the people of Blackpool consider an individual who has the concept of Blackpools interests at heart. So basically, we are NOT looking for a councillor, we are looking for an individual who will with the foresight see where this town needs to go to PROGRESS in the future, without bias.

]]> By: Philtheone http://philtheone.com/blackpools-elected-mayor-campaign/#comment-25251 Philtheone Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:35:50 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?page_id=1233#comment-25251 A Blackpool Party would be fruitless; do you really think the armada of Labour voters would switch from the party that they only vote for because their fathers' fathers' mother's great-grandfather was a miner? As I see it, if such a party came about, it would only dilute Labour's opposition and make it far easier for them to grab power. A better idea would be to find a capable, electable mayor, then secure sufficient petitions to trigger a referendum on it. That way the mayoral candidate could campaign free from party politics and therefore not be tainted by any affiliations or stereotypes. A Blackpool Party would be fruitless; do you really think the armada of Labour voters would switch from the party that they only vote for because their fathers’ fathers’ mother’s great-grandfather was a miner?

As I see it, if such a party came about, it would only dilute Labour’s opposition and make it far easier for them to grab power.

A better idea would be to find a capable, electable mayor, then secure sufficient petitions to trigger a referendum on it. That way the mayoral candidate could campaign free from party politics and therefore not be tainted by any affiliations or stereotypes.

]]> By: Popeye http://philtheone.com/blackpools-elected-mayor-campaign/#comment-25241 Popeye Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:44:50 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?page_id=1233#comment-25241 Its not been taken seriously because the powers that be; don't want it."Simple" You only need to look at the current process of selecting a Mayor to realise it is a freebie for the boys and girls who have served as Councillors over the years. It doesn't matter how good or how bad you were; it 's just a back slapping process. I believe the time has come to find ways of making people accountable to the electorate and the tax paying public. A mayor should have no party mandate or allegiance to the council; they should be as independent as is possible and swear an oath to be community minded and to seek truth and honesty across the corridors of power, Unfortunately Blackpool appears to attract and breed leaders and council members who are ego centric, driven by petty party politics or totally clueless about the privileged position they hold. Lets get a an elected Mayor ASP!. or at least form a Blackpool Party. Its not been taken seriously because the powers that be; don’t want it.”Simple”

You only need to look at the current process of selecting a Mayor to realise it is a freebie for the boys and girls who have served as Councillors over the years. It doesn’t matter how good or how bad you were; it ‘s just a back slapping process.
I believe the time has come to find ways of making people accountable to the electorate and the tax paying public.

A mayor should have no party mandate or allegiance to the council; they should be as independent as is possible and swear an oath to be community minded and to seek truth and honesty across the corridors of power, Unfortunately Blackpool appears to attract and breed leaders and council members who are ego centric, driven by petty party politics or totally clueless about the privileged position they hold. Lets get a an elected Mayor ASP!. or at least form a Blackpool Party.

]]> By: Kate Burns http://philtheone.com/blackpools-elected-mayor-campaign/#comment-25139 Kate Burns Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:04:36 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?page_id=1233#comment-25139 I think the time is right to look into this subject, no one has taken it seriously before. Once people know what the why's and wherefores are and how it can be done, plus names up for consideration which is more to the point the ball will roll a lot quicker. I think the time is right to look into this subject, no one has taken it seriously before. Once people know what the why’s and wherefores are and how it can be done, plus names up for consideration which is more to the point the ball will roll a lot quicker.

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