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! Thu, 17 May 2012 08:20:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://philtheone.com/2012/04/blackpool-not-really-against-the-cuts/ http://philtheone.com/2012/04/blackpool-not-really-against-the-cuts/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:53:08 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=6158 UNION PUPPETS have set up a government bashing vehicle in conjunction with Labour, but even their own members don't support it!]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/04/blackpool-not-really-against-the-cuts/feed/ 12 http://philtheone.com/2012/04/by-election-3rd-may-2012-marton-ward/ http://philtheone.com/2012/04/by-election-3rd-may-2012-marton-ward/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:39:22 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=6137 THE SECOND Blackpool by-election roundup for the forthcoming political rumpus on the 3rd of May, 2012.]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/04/by-election-3rd-may-2012-marton-ward/feed/ 73 http://philtheone.com/2012/04/by-election-3rd-may-2012-bloomfield-ward/ http://philtheone.com/2012/04/by-election-3rd-may-2012-bloomfield-ward/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:52:02 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=6104 THIS YEAR has seen the unfortunate deaths of two well known and well liked councillors, namely Bloomfield's Mary Smith and Marton's Jim Houldsworth, and the by-elections are on the way. Postal voting forms are being deposited through letterboxes this week for polling day on Thursday the 3rd of May. This article is the first of two ward roundups in advance of the forthcoming election.]]> http://philtheone.com/2012/04/by-election-3rd-may-2012-bloomfield-ward/feed/ 173 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 http://philtheone.com/2011/11/unions-call-to-arms-as-militant-workers-set-to-hold-country-to-ransom/ http://philtheone.com/2011/11/unions-call-to-arms-as-militant-workers-set-to-hold-country-to-ransom/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:35:16 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5447 A WINTER of discontent looms as public sector workers in Britain are just days away from strike action over pension reforms.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/11/unions-call-to-arms-as-militant-workers-set-to-hold-country-to-ransom/feed/ 28 http://philtheone.com/2011/11/cllr-simon-blackburn-takes-on-philtheone/ http://philtheone.com/2011/11/cllr-simon-blackburn-takes-on-philtheone/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:47:04 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5414 BLACKPOOL COUNCIL leader Simon Blackburn has started his own digital soapbox in a move which seems to be directly aimed at countering this very site.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/11/cllr-simon-blackburn-takes-on-philtheone/feed/ 18 http://philtheone.com/2011/10/labour-broke-all-election-promises-on-queens-park/ http://philtheone.com/2011/10/labour-broke-all-election-promises-on-queens-park/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:57:00 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5377 LABOUR THREATENED Queens Park residents with the loss of their home if they voted Tory, but despite a Labour win the demolition crews are on standby.]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/10/labour-broke-all-election-promises-on-queens-park/feed/ 17 http://philtheone.com/2011/10/fairness-commission-unfair/ http://philtheone.com/2011/10/fairness-commission-unfair/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:54:28 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5319 AFTER SCRAPPING various 'pointless' committees, Simon Blackburn whipped out his famous brass instrument at the last full council meeting and proclaimed that Blackpool would be creating a Fairness Commission. There was much rejoicing, of course. Who doesn't want the council to be fair?]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/10/fairness-commission-unfair/feed/ 12 http://philtheone.com/2011/09/profit-is-a-dirty-word-for-blackpool-labour/ http://philtheone.com/2011/09/profit-is-a-dirty-word-for-blackpool-labour/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:50:31 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=5139 A LEADING Blackpool Labour councillor declared war on the private sector after excluding them from a youth consultation, with firms being labelled as "only in it for a fast buck".]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/09/profit-is-a-dirty-word-for-blackpool-labour/feed/ 70 http://philtheone.com/2011/08/council-calls-in-consultants-to-fix-promenade-chaos/ http://philtheone.com/2011/08/council-calls-in-consultants-to-fix-promenade-chaos/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:05:14 +0000 Philtheone http://philtheone.com/?p=4998 EXPENSIVE CONSULTANTS from the West Midlands have been called in to resolve the problems with Blackpool's "shared space" Promenade. ]]> http://philtheone.com/2011/08/council-calls-in-consultants-to-fix-promenade-chaos/feed/ 65