Sandwell Labour P*ss on Bristnall Again!

It was an absolutely filthy night last Wednesday but a small number of Bristnall residents braved the elements to attend the Bristnall hustings. May I firstly thank the Londonderry Baptist Church and caretaker for allowing use of their splendid hall for this community event.

There was total indifference that the Tory candidate could not be arsed to attend but there was genuine outrage that the Labour candidate bottled out. It was agreed by all that this was a  perfect example of the local Labour Party's contempt for the ward - as shown by the selection of such candidates as Lying Lucy Cashmore (daughter of Labour Councillors Linda and Roger Horton) and the debtor, Carol Goult. Incidentally, The Skidder pointed out that he does not live in Sadwell but just up the road from Lying Lucy and her Sandwell Council employee husband in South Birmingham. A member of the audience mentioned the disgusting article by The Express and Star when Cashers (who received four years of council allowances and one of whose employers was entering into contracts with Jan Britton's circus) declined to stand again but The Skidder was able to remind folk that she had taken up employment with, er, an Express and Star group company......

The Tory Candidate for Bristnall

The Labour Party Candidate for Bristnall

Happily for locals, the Ukip and Green Party candidates were prepared to venture forth on a filthy night and submit themselves to public scrutiny. The Skidder did not prohibit discussion of the EU referendum but asked Pete Durnell of Ukip and Mark Redding of the Green Party to try and deal principally with Bristnall and Sandwell issues. They stuck admirably to the brief.

Here are the two candidates who were prepared to meet and talk to Bristnall folk together with the empty chairs for the pusillanimous Tory and Labour bottlers:

Pete Durnell of Ukip (left) and Mark Redding (Greens).

I think it is fair to say that the evening took something of an unexpected turn in that both candidates accepted that, in the Socialist dictatorship of Sadwell, it was going to be necessary for opposition parties with differing views to work together to break-out from the 40 years of grinding Labour failure.

The audience was concerned at the growing level of corruption in Sandwell.The candidates and all present recognised a favourite topic of The Skidder - the craven behaviour of the Police and local media (Halesowen News excepted) in failing to hold the Council and certain individuals to account.

The realpolitik of living under a dictatorship had practical implications in that 5 seats were needed to form an appropriate "opposition" to the scandalous Labour regime.. The parties needed to work closely with those communities held in contempt by Labour and work together to find common cause. Both candidates proposed greater public consultation via local meetings and Pete Durnell was particularly keen on Facebook groups etc to allow his Party more open and immediate communication with constituents.

It was noted that the sole opposition candidate in Sadders, Phil Garrett of Ukip, had done sterling service way beyond his own ward boundary in trying to represent the 70% plus of folk who do not generally vote Labour but live under the incompetent "socialist" jackboot.

Both candidates were keen to see a reduction in the size of the Council, particularly as another tier of local government - the so-called "Combined Authority" as pushed forward by Sandwell Labour - was being imposed on local people whether they want it or not. There should be an immediate reduction to two councillors per ward from three.

Although Pete Durnell has suffered redundancy, he and Mark have long business experience unlike so many of the "been nowhere, done nothing" unemployed scroungers racking up their allowances and "special responsibility" payments in the "Labour Group". Both candidates were appalled at Sadwell Labour's harmful anti-business stance and pledged close attention to encouraging real employment and prosperity in the Borough. Bristnall itself was losing out to the likes of West Brom and local businesses deserved support.

Interestingly, a member of the audience mentioned that when she told a leading local councillor (still living) that she was not going to renew her Labour membership he (and it was a he) stated that he would pay her Party dues for her. As this person has reputedly had problems had evading creditors in the past, one imagines that he was not going to use his own cash but some sort of local Labour "fund" for this purpose...... (question also the Cooper/Hipkiss "relationship"?).

The topic of Cllr Frear's council house was raised by an audience member and why he and Paul Kerton had been given their house in Hill Top, Oldbury by Jan Britton and his out of control staff despite their substantial income from Sadwell Council (Frear - or whatever name he is using at the moment - via large payments of our cash as the laughable planning supremo - and Kerton, one of Cooper Deceased's trolls, as an SMBC employee.

All in all, a fascinating evening much appreciated by those present who thanked Pete and Mark for their respect to voters with a hearty round of applause. Let's hope Bristnall sees sense and doesn't get another nasty dose of the Labour clap next Thursday!

Stop press - some truly shocking news going out about Labour's local leadership plans after Thursday - watch this space......

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