Something i Found On Cllr Lindleys Blog-How old is Enough?

My view on this is simple. One of the great things about democracy is that the voters get to decide on these matters, not any one individual or any commentator. Local residents in Wyatt Roy’s Longman electorate had the opportunity to vote for a different candidate if they did not feel he had the experience, and they will be able to vote him out again in three years’ time if he does not do a good job.

If you are old enough to vote, you are old enough to stand – and then the electorate get to decide whether a candidate is up to the job. Arbitrary age-limits (and term-limits, for that matter) are only a restriction on democracy.

The trouble is Mr Lindley its simple age is no barrier in anything i would rather have a fit young guy as my Ward colleague to take up the stress . But something you do need is Experience in life to deal with issues we all face.

Perhaps people who are young may have still got a few things in the game of life others miss,

• Job Experience
• Married
• Boyfriend or Girl what ever the circumstances and views,
• Children an advantage.
• A home rented or with a Mortgage.
• Financial experience-Bills
• I understand the points may be basic but i would rather discuss my concerns with someone who suffers some of the same issues.I think you may understand my concerns with your comments.

I put the same comparison to a priest telling me about marriage

 

 

 

Well next meeting is at the Eccles gateway centre.

£10.00 oer hour– i think they forget we are not the Tory party.

Help

I am never sure on when you start with election expenses?is it when you declare yourself as the candidate in a ward. Only with Val Kelly the Liberal Democrat for Eccles all ready declaring herself as the candidate for Eccles in this weeks advertiser will that count?

Mr Lindley!!!

One more meeting over with

Good to be working closely with the chair of the Greens this week, We have met with One Party  to look at the possibility of better cooperation during the 2011 Local election, and i was pleased to find we will be going all out, I could never figure why some parties feel it is the Golden rule to fight every seat,with paper candidates.We are writing to the major universities tomorrow to invite students to join with us in our fight for electoral recognition.

Thanks for this made me smile keep them coming

Is every thing in the Tory/Dem world all roses

A furious Iain Duncan Smith  told Chancellor George Osborne to ‘show more respect’ in an explosive row over plans to slash Britain’s £180 billion welfare bill.

The two men hurled insults at each other when Work and Pensions Secretary Mr Duncan Smith accused the Treasury of trying to block his crusade to end the scandal of welfare dependency.

Mr Duncan Smith raged at the Treasury mandarin in charge of welfare, Clare Lombardelli, allegedly referring to her as ‘that woman’. She is said to have dismissed his proposals as ‘unaffordable and impractical’.

Afghan police recruits forced to train with wooden rifles – after shooting themselves in the foot (literally)

The raw trainees have no military experience and are not trusted with real weapons as they are put through their paces by Western instructors. Recruits to the Afghan National Police (ANP) include farmers, shop owners and students and they are trained by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) – formed by police officers from countries including Britain.One thing that struck me is when will we ever get out when this is what we have to replace our men

All change in Australia good news for the greens

The Green party leader, Bob Brown, said no agreement had been reached after what he said was a cordial conversation with Gillard.

The Greens won support from former Labor voters after the government shelved plans for a carbon tax on big polluters, boosting the number of Green Senate seats from five to nine.

The increase could give the party the leverage to become the kingmaker in a coalition deal.

Voting is compulsory in Australia, which has 14 million registered voters.

Initial counting had given Labor a marginal lead over Abbott’s coalition, but other results suggested heavy swings against Labor, particularly in the key states of Queensland and New South Wales.

An Australian government has not had to rely on the support of independents to rule since 1943.

Two independents had changed the government in the preceding three-year term by switching their allegiance from the conservatives to Labor