Musings from the Merse
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
BLUE FOR A BIG BOY
Huttonian missed it. Big Jim Conundrum our East Berwickshire Tory candidate for the local council and our sitting member (much easier to talk to when he is sitting and you are 5'6" -on a good day) He hammered our 1874 Bell and was fielded by the wife. Introducing himself he explained that he as an experienced Tory and the MSP candidate the massive paper producing Mr Lamont both knew 'What is what' Which I suppose is as inspiring address to the voters of Berwickshire you could hope to get.
Amongst Conservative plans on his mercifully brief Manifesto is an attack on litter costed at £150,000 and 50,000 less on Positive commitment to Sport Sounds a bit unbalanced unless you follow the Big Mac Trail.
And the 'biggest ever single investment' in Lighting £1.5million.
Keep them out of Kirk Lane please-we are in the countryside to see the stars not neon pollution everywhere.
His Puff ends with the inspiring message:
Remember it takes one to know one! Vote 1 for Filly'
A conundrum, wrapped in an enigma and inside a poisoned chalice?*
AS one great Tory Leader might have said
* Very in-joke. You need to attend the meetings of the H&PCC to fully appreciate the classical allusion.(Blog-ed)
Huttonian missed it. Big Jim Conundrum our East Berwickshire Tory candidate for the local council and our sitting member (much easier to talk to when he is sitting and you are 5'6" -on a good day) He hammered our 1874 Bell and was fielded by the wife. Introducing himself he explained that he as an experienced Tory and the MSP candidate the massive paper producing Mr Lamont both knew 'What is what' Which I suppose is as inspiring address to the voters of Berwickshire you could hope to get.
Amongst Conservative plans on his mercifully brief Manifesto is an attack on litter costed at £150,000 and 50,000 less on Positive commitment to Sport Sounds a bit unbalanced unless you follow the Big Mac Trail.
And the 'biggest ever single investment' in Lighting £1.5million.
Keep them out of Kirk Lane please-we are in the countryside to see the stars not neon pollution everywhere.
His Puff ends with the inspiring message:
Remember it takes one to know one! Vote 1 for Filly'
A conundrum, wrapped in an enigma and inside a poisoned chalice?*
AS one great Tory Leader might have said
* Very in-joke. You need to attend the meetings of the H&PCC to fully appreciate the classical allusion.(Blog-ed)
Comments:
Quite right. Slip of the mouse. 'Filly is not appropriate in any case. 'Fully' as in 'Fully' Develop green field sites is nearer the mark
If the Lighting spend is to replicate the huge numbers of lights on the Melrose by-pass on an across-the-Borders basis, then no thanks very much.
Don't they know that lights use electricity and we're trying to cut down on consumption?
Don't they know that lights use electricity and we're trying to cut down on consumption?
I'm no expert (I'm only an electrical engineer by profession) but it strikes me that it's a small change to turn off about half the street lights that are already there after (say) midnight - saves a bundle of electricity and restores darker skies.
I hereby declare my intention to bid for the contract to spend £1.5m in making that happen
I hereby declare my intention to bid for the contract to spend £1.5m in making that happen
Hutton Think Tank is with you Paper Boy. For greasing of palms to help you land the contract just let Bill O'Flattery of the HTT know
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