Comments on: A tale of two selections…

By: Gez Kirby

Gez Kirby — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:30:46 +0000

Is there really a problem with immigration in Newbridge, Dennis? In Islwyn? I haven’t noticed it if there is – and I live in Islwyn, too. It seems to me (and, yes, I do actually talk to voters here) that people in Islwyn, as across the rest of Wales and the UK, are far more concerned about bread-and-butter issues in this election. It’s the economy, Dennis – jobs, inward investment, protection of essential public services versus deficit reduction/cuts.

And it seems to me that UKIP/BNP’s answers on these critical issues are simplistic and unhelpful.

By: DENNIS JONES

DENNIS JONES — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:22:32 +0000

Just had a communication from Steffan Lewis. I live in Newbridge. Not a clue about his pedigree. He is going to have to be more forthcoming about his agenda, what is the policy on immigration. It is great to shout Wales for the Welsh. But how is that to be funded? By the same token, how is the pension increase to be funded? Have we suddenly found gold in Blaenavon? Have the opencast coal miners struck oil in Merthyr?

None of the parties are setting out anything, other than the old chestnuts. I am waiting for UKIP and the BNP to make their offering!

By: Duncan Higgitt

Duncan Higgitt — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:29:43 +0000

Nomore – we have pulled your comments in the past because we considered them libellous and unsubstantiated. It’s at our total discretion. You are in a minority of one if you think this site doesn’t promote open debate. But don’t confuse it with saying anything you want to.

And if you are so interested in open debate, post under your own name and stop mudslinging from behind a protection of anonymity.

I have also been asked to point out that nomore is not the same poster/blogger as nomorepowers.

By: nomore

nomore — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:21:49 +0000

When the Nats lost 16 million pounds of our money, Whittle said the immortal words – I know nothing about the investment. It says all we need to know about Plaid and Co.

Mr Moderator, I post accurate and researched items. Sorry you don’t like open debate. The enemy of democracy is censorship

By: John Tyler

John Tyler — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:05:28 +0000

Living as I do in Caerphilly I can assure SmartMart that the decision making process continued until just days before the Iceland banking collapse, so you could apportion blame on the current administration, having said that ….

… It seems that the problem rests with our local politicians that took advice from “advisor’s” who were just plain wrong in their recommendations; are our local politicians culpable, probably not, though under different circumstances they might be described as gullible.

Hindsight is a cheap commodity, though it might be the right time for Mr. Whittle to explain what controls have been put in place since the disaster.

By: SmartMart

SmartMart — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:11:09 +0000

On the comment about Icelandic Investments… surely this investment took place before the Plaid Group took control? It dates back to a time when Caerphilly was labour controlled. Plaid inherited the problem shortly after they won control of the council.

By: Illtyd Luke

Illtyd Luke — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:45:32 +0000

“What a lot of hot air from people who have no clue what they are talking about , as for the general election the good people of Islwyn have no appetite to switch from Labour , Islwyn is no Blaenau Gwent. As for Plaid, their candidate spends all his time feeding the fires of separation, be it Wales or Cornwall, as he works for a Plaid AM we tax payer are paying his wages while he’s out trying to break up the UK . The people of Caerphilly have seen what PLAID ARE ABOUT , thanks to Cllr Whittle and co who have made a career out u turns, spin and economic incompetence of the highest order, who else but Plaid would go against their own advisors and invest £9 million in an Icelandic bank three weeks before it collapsed , they must have been blinded by the so call arch of prosperity. Plaid the Party that fails”

You are Cllr Dave Rees and I claim my ten pounds!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:06:20 +0000

“Other than Tamsin Dunwoody, does anyone know the other names on the list?”

Islwyn: Tamsin Dunwoody, Christopher Evans, Dan Jarvis, Melanie Smallman, Nick Thomas-Symonds, Angela Wilkins, Nathan Yeowell

Pontypridd: Jayne Brencher, Stephen Doughty, Delyth Evans, Bethan Roberts, Owen Smith

By: Reece Emmitt

Reece Emmitt — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:08:19 +0000

nomore: I was excited then; I thought perhaps I had someone to debate with rather than one of da fanbois of off the interwebs!!!!!!!1111

By: Adam Higgitt

Adam Higgitt — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:06:29 +0000

Admin’s note:

Nomore – please observe the Comment Policy. I’ve trashed one of your comments, and I won’t hesitate to do so again.