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! Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:05:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://philtheone.com/2012/02/crossing-of-death-bridge-repair-could-run-to-2million/ http://philtheone.com/2012/02/crossing-of-death-bridge-repair-could-run-to-2million/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:05:07 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5790 AS PART of a megabucks programme of bridge repairs, strengthening Lytham Road's controversial bridge is top of Blackpool Council's priority list.]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/02/crossing-of-death-bridge-repair-could-run-to-2million/feed/ 13 http://philtheone.com/2012/02/greek-bailout-funds-growing-war-machine/ http://philtheone.com/2012/02/greek-bailout-funds-growing-war-machine/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:48:29 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5776 EuroWeeklyNews carries an interesting column by Paul Polke this week about the Greek bailout which I would like to talk about; thanks for the heads up to the reader that suggested this to me. As we all know, many billions of pretend, non-existent currency are being allocated to Greece in order for it to keep [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/02/greek-bailout-funds-growing-war-machine/feed/ 8 http://philtheone.com/2012/01/chief-exec-confirms-demolition-best-value-option-for-180k-crystal-road-dump/ http://philtheone.com/2012/01/chief-exec-confirms-demolition-best-value-option-for-180k-crystal-road-dump/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:59:59 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5754 WE HAVE all started projects which for whatever reason we have not been able to finish. It might be a DIY project where you bit off more than you could chew, or it could be a house redevelopment project where you ran out of money. Either way, we started off with good intentions, only for [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/01/chief-exec-confirms-demolition-best-value-option-for-180k-crystal-road-dump/feed/ 30 http://philtheone.com/2012/01/elected-mayors-and-how-to-get-one/ http://philtheone.com/2012/01/elected-mayors-and-how-to-get-one/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:03:29 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5703 THE HONEYMOON period is over for the councils that were elected in May 2011, and the electoral euphoria of change has subsided more than the properties on Crystal Road. Whilst some residents are over the moon with their council, many residents have been left with a four year hangover. What happens now for these people?]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/01/elected-mayors-and-how-to-get-one/feed/ 38 http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackburn-blog-has-his-ear-ring-been-airbrushed/ http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackburn-blog-has-his-ear-ring-been-airbrushed/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:46:22 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5709 ONE FOR you Photoshoppers here. I couldn’t help but notice a new picture of Simon Blackburn which now adorns his Council-branded blog page. In a sharp black suit and black shirt and hunched over slightly, the council leader stares in a remarkably concerned manner at the reader, indeed, when I looked at it a voice [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackburn-blog-has-his-ear-ring-been-airbrushed/feed/ 5 http://philtheone.com/2012/01/another-petition-rejected-as-rent-hike-confirmed-for-scouts/ http://philtheone.com/2012/01/another-petition-rejected-as-rent-hike-confirmed-for-scouts/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:07:39 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5681 BLACKPOOL SCOUT Association's campaign to force the council to reverse a 13,900% increase in ground rent is over.]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/01/another-petition-rejected-as-rent-hike-confirmed-for-scouts/feed/ 51 http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackpool-transport-hub-proposed-by-tories/ http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackpool-transport-hub-proposed-by-tories/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:19:23 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5649 THERE'S ONLY one motion on the agenda for the council meeting on the 18th of January 2012, but it's one that most Blackpudlians would surely be in support of. UPDATE: Labour submitted a government-bashing amendment resulting in the Conservatives rejecting the motion.]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackpool-transport-hub-proposed-by-tories/feed/ 100 http://philtheone.com/2012/01/bvh-puts-up-300-a-day-locum-nurses-in-hilton/ http://philtheone.com/2012/01/bvh-puts-up-300-a-day-locum-nurses-in-hilton/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:33:33 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5631 LABOUR HARDLINERS often bang on about David Cameron and how his cuts package is causing a reduction in frontline services, particularly within the NHS. This feeds a perception that hospitals are shedding staff like there is no tomorrow. They aren't.]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/01/bvh-puts-up-300-a-day-locum-nurses-in-hilton/feed/ 59 http://philtheone.com/2012/01/kpmg-complete-crystal-road-audit/ http://philtheone.com/2012/01/kpmg-complete-crystal-road-audit/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:40:59 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5627 I RECEIVED an email from KPMG just a few moments ago confirming that they have completed their enquiry into the Crystal Road debacle. The senior auditor who contacted me stated that the report is with Blackpool Council. They could even have had the report for ages. Regardless, we should expect to see the results very [...more]]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/01/kpmg-complete-crystal-road-audit/feed/ 30 http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackpool-labour-boosted-by-new-quango/ http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackpool-labour-boosted-by-new-quango/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:36:14 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5602 BLACKPOOL COUNCIL'S flagship Fairness Commission now has it's own website and modus operandi published for all to see. Some cite it as little other than a quasi-official think tank for the council leader' cronies, and from observation of the pages adorning its Wordpress.com blog site, one can conclude that this hypothesis isn't too far off the mark.]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/01/blackpool-labour-boosted-by-new-quango/feed/ 17