Cllr. Geoff Lumley

A weblog of the Labour councillor for Newport East ward on the Isle of Wight. "Although the Tories hold all the trump cards, there is something about this man which makes them nervous" and "Regarded by many IW Tories as rather more dangerous than Osama bin Laden" (Charlotte Hofton, IW journalist)

Saturday, May 21, 2011

CLOSED FOR BUSINESS

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I apologise to anyone who misses my blog, but I have been under considerable pressure over the last few months and have been unable to motiv...
Friday, January 21, 2011

GAGGED AGAIN

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First Full Council of this year of years, when the Tory-lead coalition Government - with their loyal Tory friends at County Hall - will do s...
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Thursday, December 23, 2010

MERRY XMAS AND A PEACEFUL NEW YEAR

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To all my readers and ward residents - my very best wishes for an enjoyable Christmas and hopes for a peaceful new year.
Thursday, November 18, 2010

A SHORT EVENING

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The latest Full Council prompts me to my blog for what seems now to be a monthly post. I must try harder ! Just so much on.... Anyway as I s...
Friday, October 22, 2010

AS THE AXE FALLS, CALM BEFORE THE STORM ?

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Another 4 weeks passes by and we were back at Full Council on Wednesday evening. An evening that will probably go down in history as the end...
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Thursday, September 23, 2010

A DAWNING REALISATION LEADS TO UNITED OPPOSITION

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Apologies to all of you who keep an eye on this blog, but as you can probably guess I took a break from blogging over the summer. However,...
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Thursday, July 22, 2010

TWO FACES OF LOCAL LIB DEMS

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Full Council last night was disrupted by a gentleman who seems to be making it his mission to challenge the legality of Council meetings...
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Thursday, July 15, 2010

CROCODILES OF THE COALITION........

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At Cabinet on Tuesday night I watched the local Tories thoroughly enjoying themselves as they prepare to deliver savage cuts to local job...
Wednesday, July 07, 2010

AWAITING THE AXE..............

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At the IW Council Cabinet next week will begin the local process of planning for the savage and draconian cuts to public services demanded ...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

LIB DEM BETRAYALS, continued...........

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George Osborne today said his top priority is cutting the deficit. But in order to get the deficit down, you need to keep economic growth ...
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Saturday, June 19, 2010

COALITION GOVERNMENT ! WHAT COALITION ?

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Full Council last Wednesday. Many absences - 10 - 25% of the Council. Kicked off with loads of questions about Northwood House, which the C...
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010

DO THEY REALLY THINK WE ARE THAT DAFT ?

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A wonderful letter in The Guardian today, "Let me just make sure I've got this right. First of all, a bunch of bankers lose unimag...
Monday, May 31, 2010

AT LAST, ELECTIONS OVER !

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Another week passes before I get around to posting again. All these elections get in the way. Hopefully we will now have a break for at leas...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010

WAKE UP LIB DEMS

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Nearly a month since my last post and so much has happened on the political scene that I almost don't know where to start....... M...
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Cllr. Geoff Lumley
Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
"As determined as ever to frighten the (Tory) nitwit gang" - IW County Press columnist
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