James Alexander on Joe Watt (From York Press)
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James Alexander on Joe Watt
9:39am Tuesday 13th September 2011 in Letters
I READ with interest the letter by Joe Watt, the sole Conservative councillor for Skelton, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without (Letters, September 10).
Joe’s views are as inconsistent as recent Government policy over the NHS, forests and penal reform. He is exhibiting a familiar pattern of the York Conservatives: vote for the policy and then switch sides to criticise.
Joe criticised the council for increasing the council’s contribution to our Park&Ride bid to the Government, despite the council following the advice from his Government that councils need to increase their contribution if councils are to be successful in receiving funding.
While representing the Conservatives at the appropriate committee, he voted to increase the council contribution. Conservatives voted for the policy and then switched sides to criticise.
Furthermore, the council is purchasing some of the land behind the station to jump start the development. Joe criticised this and said “the council does not need” this land. Yet his leader, Coun Ian Gillies, voted for the purchase.
Conservatives express one view in the council and another outside.
Coun James Alexander, Labour Leader of City of York Council.
Comments(7)
joewatt
says...
11:55am Tue 13 Sep 11
James has deliberately mis-represented the point. The bid for the Park & Rides is fully supported by the Conservatives. However, James should fund it from within his budget. He should not borrow more millions to pay for it - he needs to learn to live within his means - something socialist find impossible to do.
skeltonmike
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1:17pm Tue 13 Sep 11
Throwing around insults on a comments section?! That's professional of you Councillor Watt. Are you suggesting that everyone who voted Labour is a 'socialist' or 'can't live within their means'? Guess you're making a reference to the banking crisis. Did you support John Redwood and George Osborne calling for the RELAXATION of banking regulation in 2007?............
George Appleby
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1:33pm Tue 13 Sep 11
TheTruthHurts
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4:35pm Tue 13 Sep 11
skeltonmike wrote:And can you believe that Joewatt has referred to himself in the third person. This may suggest that he meant to post in one of his 'other accounts'? just a thought.
'he needs to learn to live within his means - something socialist find impossible to do.” Throwing around insults on a comments section?! That's professional of you Councillor Watt. Are you suggesting that everyone who voted Labour is a 'socialist' or 'can't live within their means'? Guess you're making a reference to the banking crisis. Did you support John Redwood and George Osborne calling for the RELAXATION of banking regulation in 2007?............
Even AndyD
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8:02pm Tue 13 Sep 11
Newton1
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10:41am Thu 15 Sep 11
TheTruthHurts wrote:Spot on I think. Either he meant to post under a pseudonym, or he's taken to referring to himself in the third person - never a good sign!
skeltonmike wrote: 'he needs to learn to live within his means - something socialist find impossible to do.” Throwing around insults on a comments section?! That's professional of you Councillor Watt. Are you suggesting that everyone who voted Labour is a 'socialist' or 'can't live within their means'? Guess you're making a reference to the banking crisis. Did you support John Redwood and George Osborne calling for the RELAXATION of banking regulation in 2007?............And can you believe that Joewatt has referred to himself in the third person. This may suggest that he meant to post in one of his 'other accounts'? just a thought.
George Appleby says...
11:19am Tue 13 Sep 11
Unless things have changed recently, the other two are Lib Dems for Rawcliffe and Clifton is still WITHOUT.
OH! WHERE ARE LABOUR?