tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53422432024-02-20T01:07:25.013+00:00Peter CuthbertsonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342243.post-89785839655945465122015-01-31T00:02:00.000+00:002015-02-09T13:36:35.148+00:00Why Darlington Conservatives are running a petition against another council tax rise<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Reasons to <a href="http://chn.ge/1LhYZeq" target="_blank">sign the petition</a> to Darlington Borough Council against another Darlington council tax rise in 2015:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Council tax has <b>more than</b> <b>doubled</b> in Darlington since 1997.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Council tax is already the <b>biggest bill</b> most people in Darlington face after their rent or mortgage.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">In the last five years, only 9 councils in the whole country have put up Council Tax more than Labour have put it up in Darlington.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">This 1.99% rise will take council tax for the average Band D home in Darlington above <b>£1,500 a year</b>.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The rise will cost families in Darlington between <b>£20</b> and <b>£60</b> depending on the home they live in.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The rise will cost Darlington families a total of <b>£760,000</b> a year.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">If Darlington Council keeps council tax the same, it will receive <b>£380,000</b> from central government - this is more than half the money that would be achieved with a 1.99% rise, and it would be money from the centre that stayed in the town.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">This 1.99% rise is deliberately chosen to avoid a local vote (all council tax rises of 2% or more have to be approved by local people in a referendum, so inefficient councils hike up their taxes by just under 2% to avoid public scrutiny)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">With elections in Darlington in May anyway, the cost of having a vote on any council tax rise would be tiny - just the cost of printing a few more ballots and counting them.</span></li>
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<a href="http://chn.ge/1LhYZeq" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Sign the petition now - Darlington Borough Council: Vote against another council tax rise</span></a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342243.post-65534480226333291432015-01-13T10:03:00.001+00:002015-01-13T10:03:41.972+00:00I will always vote against mass immigration, especially unskilled immigration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342243.post-81200852129026282912015-01-08T14:27:00.003+00:002015-01-08T14:55:08.543+00:00Kevin Nicholson BEM to stand for Darlington Council<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="userContent">I am very pleased to read in the Northern Echo that Kevin Nicholson is <a href="http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11707261.Community_centre_chairman_to_stand_in_election/" target="_blank">standing for Darlington Council</a> as an independent candidate in May. With the help of a great team of staff, Kevin has turned around the fortunes of the <a href="http://www.firthmoor.co.uk/" target="_blank">Firthmoor & District Community Association</a>, which he chairs.</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">Having Kevin on the Council wouldn't only help Eastbourne and Firthmoor residents. He would bring so much dynamism and ability to the workings of the Town Hall, and I look forward to working with him if he is elected. You can find out more about Kevin at his <a href="http://www.kevinnicholson.co.uk/" target="_blank">home page</a> and his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VoteKevinNicholson?fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342243.post-17920011539193020642015-01-06T16:16:00.000+00:002015-01-06T15:27:23.148+00:00Brafferton gypsy site refused by planners<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The refusal of </span><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenorthernecho.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fdarlington%2F11704648.Brafferton_gypsy_site_refused_by_planners%2F%3Fref%3Drss&h=mAQHnAUBsAQGLjYhQCUQa9ohPxKG2mvN-UlEF7cmndmsFIA&enc=AZOzbbGbXaBWHXLvrdD0Ft2Df0_DNkvPRGkE8X7a2iSEwkJynRRmIwih1YxcJ0MefcPpgCDpEyJUfp6FUwfSzJAYa5KUqDBL7IB4u3C8FiiWpmr1zLFlefrGVUPMjVCooT_SrQdY2k85U_ja84u9XGpV6eXvGiwpDe3g0Hw_7bH7HQ&s=1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">this new travellers site</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> in Darlington is 100% right. Far too often, these sites have been allowed to flout the laws that apply to everyone else. Under the last Labour government there were a disgraceful </span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1193160/HARRY-PHIBBS-The-growth-gipsy-camps-reason-Human-Rights-Act-abolished.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1,279 illegal travellers sites</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> officially tolerated. If elected as MP for Darlington, I would always take a tough approach to inappropriate traveller sites and work with local residents to prevent them.</span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342243.post-72710344981039708832015-01-06T15:22:00.000+00:002015-01-06T15:30:18.438+00:00First-time buyers at highest level since 2007, says Halifax<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342243.post-68976035130475372932014-12-26T15:44:00.000+00:002015-01-06T15:50:43.583+00:00I was a proud sponsor of today's Boxing Day Darlington game against Scarborough<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="userContent">It was a great atmosphere and a 3-0 win.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342243.post-46568087320376511362014-12-05T15:42:00.000+00:002015-01-08T17:16:46.929+00:00Peter Cuthbertson on the Autumn Statement<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="userContent">Today I <a href="http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11646881.Darlington_politicians_divided_over_what_the_budget_means_for_town/" target="_blank">told the Northern Echo</a>:</span><br />
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The <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27969885" target="_blank">Northern powerhouse</a> plan is straightforward good news for families and businesses in Darlington. I’m particularly pleased by the extra £28m invested in manufacturing in Sedgefield, which will generate a lot more jobs locally. This follows the announcement this week of another £900m for roads in the North-East.</blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342243.post-85510016723612977022012-01-02T10:31:00.000+00:002016-01-02T13:00:10.195+00:00Did more mining jobs go under Thatcher or Wilson<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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