Isn't it time for action in Lewes ?.

[Gazwag]

According to my diary, April 22nd is away at Wolves. The Ipswich game being on the 15th

Yep, sorry you're right, Lewes dont have a game on the 15th got a bit confused

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

LDC next cabinet meeting is Thursday 30th March.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

LDC next cabinet meeting is Thursday 30th March.

I'm up for a bit of protesting outside?

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

We need numbers and serious numbers, if it completely blocks the side road so DeVecchi cannot drive to her parking space, shame.

We need several hundred there with Roz's poster making a right royal racket. We can stand outside for the duration of their meeting making as much noise as it possible.

I'm in.

Thursday 30th March.

 

[DIFFBROOK]

Dont politicians ignore polls they dont like, so it might be a waste of money.

The only thing that will hurt them is public pressure. Somehow we have got to get the residents of LDc to voice their opinion. They wont write, but maybe if we put a bit more organisation into it we could deliver a massive yes vote to Falmer in the way of a petition.

The last time we did it, it was rather last minute. But if we could leaflet the surrounding areas, let residents know our side of the story. That LDC have not canvassed local residents opinion, that it is their youngtsers who will also lose out and thats its their money that will be lost instead of being used for flood defences etc then we could then canvass around Lewes, Eastbourne, Seaford, Uckfield etc and deliver a huge petition.


At the end of the day, its peoples opinions and votes that sway politicians. That is the weapon we should use.

 

[Bwian]

I like the idea, but not on the actual site. Being a field it might be a bit muddy. Howabout using the fields of falmer Uni.

If it were massive, it might make the dailys. You need to go through a process of consideration as to whether your idea of a record would be acceptable to Guiness. See Link here http://www.guinnessworldrecord.com/records4/Checker/Intro1.asp

f*** it-let's have the 'game' in Falmer Village. They claim to love tradition and are trying to preserve theirs so we can give them a display of medieval village murderball or whatever it was called. DeVagi's head as the ball would be a nice touch.....

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

" Dont politicians ignore polls they dont like, so it might be a waste of money.

The only thing that will hurt them is public pressure. Somehow we have got to get the residents of LDc to voice their opinion. They wont write, but maybe if we put a bit more organisation into it we could deliver a massive yes vote to Falmer in the way of a petition.

The last time we did it, it was rather last minute. But if we could leaflet the surrounding areas, let residents know our side of the story. That LDC have not canvassed local residents opinion, that it is their youngtsers who will also lose out and thats its their money that will be lost instead of being used for flood defences etc then we could then canvass around Lewes, Eastbourne, Seaford, Uckfield etc and deliver a huge petition.


At the end of the day, its peoples opinions and votes that sway politicians. That is the weapon we should use. "

Good plan but one drawback

THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE PUBLIC'S OPINIONS

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

How about Lewes Bonfire Night being celebrated in April as well as November. (burning effigies and a fireworks display)

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

How about Lewes Bonfire Night being celebrated in April as well as November. (burning effigies and a fireworks display)

Too late.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

How about Lewes Bonfire Night being celebrated in April as well as November. (burning effigies and a fireworks display)

 

[DIFFBROOK]

Ok we agree on one thing, the need to protest. Best date that I have seen is Thursday 30th March. But we will need numbers, so it doesn't turn into a damp squib.

What time does the meeting start? I say this as it might be difficult getting large numbers if it doesn't start until say past 9pm .

Whos gonna organise this? I cant put my name into the hat cos I live in Yorkshire, but I'll be there.

 

[JJ McClure]

Sir Menzies,

As the new leader of your party I'm am sure that you will be hoping to move the party forward and build it up in terms of members and voters. Norman Baker and the Lib Dem controlled Lewes District Council (LDC) are a threat to that hope and WILL COST YOUR PARTY VOTES.
I am sure you are aware of Brighton and Hove Albion's fight for a new community stadium on the edge of the city. Having been through two extremely thorough public enquiries the secretary of state John Prescott finally made a decision granting permission. LDC have appealed against this decision and the case will now go to a judicial review. LDC made this decision behind closed doors and with no public consultation. Despite much protest and a 5000 signature petition against this waste of public money, they have refused to alter their position.
It is a self serving action taken amongst a band a people only intent on looking after themselves and a minority number of their rich friends.
There is no doubt that this action will cost the Liberal Democrats votes, not only in Lewes district and in Brighton but all across Sussex and the country where Brighton fans and football fans in general will vote against an anti-football, un-democratic party.
Please make it one of your first jobs to sort out this council who will not listen to the majority voice and see no wrong in wasting public money on a private vendetta.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The next main meeting of LDC is Weds 10th May at Pelham House, Lewes, it is likely to start at 2pm. It gives us time to plan something special.

I don;t think the meeting on 30/3/06 is a big one.

 

[Lewesian Seagull]

Realistically, how many people can we expect to turn up mid-week? At the last Council Meeting in December when LB did his bit I would say there were only about 30 of us maximum.

I'm not saying don't do anythiing for the meeting but let's arrange something for a Saturday as well.

 

[TSB]

I'm thinking of sending this to Ming-too strong?

Dear Mr Campbell:

Welcome to the leadership of the Liberal Democrats. Your first priority should be in sorting out the rabble running Lewes District Council (and your MP Norman Baker) under the Liberal Democrat banner because they have proven themselves to be neither Liberal nor Democratic.

Your party has had a fairly easy time in Sussex thanks to the enormous unpopularity of the Tories and with Labour never in with a chance to win some of the seats in and around Lewes and further afield in Sussex. All of this electoral cosiness is about to come crashing down to earth with a massive thump.

Ann DeVecchi and her co-conspirators have exercised extreme arrogance in their bigoted fight against Brighton and Hove Albion’s approved plans to build a new Community Stadium inside the boundaries of Brighton and Hove. Yes-they are staging an elitist led underhanded fight to prevent the stadium being built-in another City and using the most despicable delaying tactics. DeVecchi and a few anti-stadium snobs decided (behind closed doors) to seek a Judicial Revue against John Prescott’s approval for the stadium to be built. They named Brighton and Hove Albion as one of the defendants and then had the audacity to publicly state that the football club need not defend itself and if they did, their legal costs would have to be met by the club. Does DeVecchi decide these matters herself now?

The supporters of Brighton and Hove Albion have had enough of the Liberal Democrats elected representatives attempts to destroy our club.

Please consider the fact that 60000+ people want the stadium (in Brighton and Hove alaone). A democratic referendum was held and was overwhelmingly in favour of the stadium. Recently, after DeVecchi and Co. announced their vindictive decision a petition was hastily organised for the residents of Lewes District Council-within a few days over 5000 of them signed, demanding DeVecchi stops her hateful campaign against the stadium (more than your LibDem MP Baker could muster against a waste incinerator-and that was over a period of WEEKS).

The non-democratic actions of a few are well on their way to destroying any hope your party has of being an electable force in many parts of Sussex for years to come. I for one will be at the forefront of any anti-LibDem campaigns unless your elected representatives actually start acting on behalf of the majority of people rather than pandering to a few monied elitists.

Take out the insulting names you have called his staff and it's a winner!

 

[Brovion]

To be honest I think all placard-waving, leaflet-handing, petition-signing protests are a waste of time. LDC have proved they're immune to them.

What's their weakness? For me it's money. They've gone on record as saying that the Judicial Review will 'only' cost £x (can't remember the figure off-hand). What we've got to get them to do is spend at least that much before they even get to Court - the sooner the better.

So, what can we do that will cost them money and use up their contingency budgets? Bricking the windows of the council offices is of course one option but I'd prefer to stay within the law. On another thread I've mentioned the costs of policing the council meetings, especially if they're scared they might get attacked. Are those charged to the Council? Can we get them to run up a maasive bill and then go public with it? Surely they can't be surprised if they have to pay for things like that: "Oh, we never thought the Brighton fans would protest at our anti-democratic stance! We thought they'd just take it lying down."

What else can we do that will cost them money but won't alienate the people of Lewes?

 

[Biscuit]

We marched on DB house didn't we...

just mentioning it like.. a few posters, a couple of hundred of us..etc would go a long way.

I could amuse myslef by climbing a lampost or something..

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Publicity is the key, methinks. It needs to go national.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

As stolen from a friend on here...


Dear Mr Campbell,

Hopefully you’re getting bombarded with letters and emails on this subject (see today’s Brighton Evening Argus link below). This latest development is an absolute outrage. Words simply cannot convey the anger felt by tens of thousands of people like myself on hearing this news, because of the undemocratic, time-wasting tactics employed by members of YOUR party over the past few years.

It's been so well documented that lost tribes in the Amazon have heard of the plight Brighton and Hove Albion have faced in securing a future via the Falmer stadium Public Enquiries – it’s been a 10 year campaign and set numerous precedents because of the sheer time, money and effort that's gone into fighting to save Sussex’s only professional football club and a 100 year + local institution.

I won’t bore your with the details because if you don’t know about them, then it’s to your disgrace, because it’s been raised in the national press and Parliament more times than I care to mention. My friends and I, along with tens of thousands of others, have written more polite letters than I care to mention over the years and we thought we had finally been rewarded following Mr Prescott’s decision in October last year. But not any more. Where has it got us?

I don’t expect a reply of any meaning from a politician, what little faith I had disappeared with Blair’s government and the ensuing Irag war. But yet again this demonstrates that peaceful and commendable campaigns to bring about the wishes of the majority caare just dismissed by those in government against the wishes of those who put them in such a privileged position. Is it any wonder that British politics is in crisis when politicians can behave so irresponsibly? No wonder there’s an increasing level of violence and civil disobedience in the country.

I have voted Liberal Democrat in 2 past general elections, but given Norman Baker and Lewes Council’s apparent hijacking of democracy in such an underhand manner over this issue, there’s no way I can ever do so again (not forgetting another liberal politician’s past lies and deceit that helped cause the entire situation in the first place – David Bellotti).

Call the “Lewis Dogs” off Mr Campbell, they have gone too far this time. We’re, frankly, sick of them.

Yours (very angrily)

PS but well done on holding the British 100 metres record 1967-74. Nice one

http://www.theargus.co.uk/the_argus/news/NEWS0.html

 

[Barrel of Fun]

As stolen from a friend on here...


Dear Mr Campbell, (Sir Campbell!!!)

.....
PS but well done on holding the British 100 metres record 1967-74. Nice one