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August · 01-28-08, 03:01 PM

I've been wondering this for awhile. What is a council? Is it part of the government? Who makes up this council?? By what right do they tell citizens what they can and cannot do?

joea · 01-28-08, 03:10 PM

"Anti-social"??? If there were a law against people putting up posters anywhere they wanted like they have here, fine, but that is another matter.

Petty bureaucrats with nothing better to do.

jumpy · 01-28-08, 03:15 PM

Welcome to GB, Grey Britain.

I especially liked some of the comments -

Quote:

Vote Labour get monkeys

- Oli, London

Local councils have, for the most part, always been a pointless waste of humanity. No doubt there are good ones, but I've yet to hear of one.

Letum · 01-28-08, 03:26 PM

Flyposting is illegal anyway.

You have never been allowed to put posters on property you do not own. Anti-social or not.

The anti-social aspect is that 99% of the time people don't remove the posters
they illegaly put up. It makes the town look a real mess after they have been up
there for weeks.

STEED · 01-28-08, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Letum

Flyposting is illegal anyway.

You have never been allowed to put posters on property you do not own. Anti-social or not.

The anti-social aspect is that 99% of the time people don't remove the posters
they illegaly put up. It makes the town look a real mess after they have been up
there for weeks.

I'm sure these people are not slobs, people around here doing there jumble sales for years, they put them up a couple weeks before and within a couple days after they take them down.

What make me laugh is the posters that go up on our Bus stop shelters which after ten years of them being new they are a bloody mess and rotting away from the the glue and rotting paper of old posters, I've found out around here the council allowed this to happen.

Now look at our Bus shelters which are a mess, crap all over the place, what's the bloody point paying council tax when those pigs will not send a council road sweeper out to clear the mess up. My roads have not been swept in over 10 years and when I take the matter up with them they fob me off with BS.

STEED · 01-28-08, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

I've been wondering this for awhile. What is a council? Is it part of the government? Who makes up this council?? By what right do they tell citizens what they can and cannot do?

Here you go August.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndC...ity/DG_4001648

Jimbuna · 01-28-08, 04:08 PM

They're also responsible for setting the rises in council tax each year

Knipper · 01-28-08, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by August

I've been wondering this for awhile. What is a council? Is it part of the government? Who makes up this council?? By what right do they tell citizens what they can and cannot do?

FYI August, councils are made up of local people who are elected by other local people. Councillors are generally affiliated to the main political parties, though some are independent. I think the theory is that local people know best how to run their own affairs. In reality, most councillors are politically naive and to a large extent incompetent. The amount of power they have is largely dependent on which party is running the country at any particular time. They get voted in or out every couple of years but who actually runs the council depends on which party has the highest number of elected councillors. They are responsible, at a local level for things like refuse collection, education, traffic management etc, and they are funded by the national govenment. Now, shall I explain the rules of cricket? They are much easier to understand than how english local government works - honest

Knipper · 01-28-08, 04:28 PM

Re the business with the posters. Being a Somerset dweller myself, though not a native (I've only lived here 30 years) I've noticed councils in this area do seem especially incompetent and prone to bad judgement. Maybe it's the cider...:hmm: The screw up over Bath's new spa is a case in point. 10s of millions over budget, 3 years late and now they're in charge of rebuilding a significant part of the town centre. I dread to think what the result will be like or when it will actually be finished... Still, what can you expect from Conservatives. At least monkeys are a bit like humans and have a measure of intelligence. :rotfl:

Jimbuna · 01-28-08, 04:33 PM

LOL

STEED · 01-28-08, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knipper

Re the business with the posters. Being a Somerset dweller myself, though not a native (I've only lived here 30 years) I've noticed councils in this area do seem especially incompetent and prone to bad judgement. Maybe it's the cider...:hmm: The screw up over Bath's new spa is a case in point. 10s of millions over budget, 3 years late and now they're in charge of rebuilding a significant part of the town centre. I dread to think what the result will be like or when it will actually be finished... Still, what can you expect from Conservatives. At least monkeys are a bit like humans and have a measure of intelligence. :rotfl:

My hung council laid a new road in the town centre, true we needed a new road but here is the issue, the work went over budget and the council wasted over £10,000 in a report that concluded the work indeed went over budget, idiots.

PS: for the benefit of the rest of the world a hung council means no party has over all control.

The Munster · 01-28-08, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knipper

Re the business with the posters. Being a Somerset dweller myself, though not a native (I've only lived here 30 years) I've noticed councils in this area do seem especially incompetent and prone to bad judgement. Maybe it's the cider...:hmm: The screw up over Bath's new spa is a case in point. 10s of millions over budget, 3 years late and now they're in charge of rebuilding a significant part of the town centre. I dread to think what the result will be like or when it will actually be finished... Still, what can you expect from Conservatives. At least monkeys are a bit like humans and have a measure of intelligence. :rotfl:

What's Somerset like ? Always fancied going there and believe me, it couldn't be worse than the spot I'm in right now. Full of

's !

Jimbuna · 01-28-08, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by The Munster

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knipper

Re the business with the posters. Being a Somerset dweller myself, though not a native (I've only lived here 30 years) I've noticed councils in this area do seem especially incompetent and prone to bad judgement. Maybe it's the cider...:hmm: The screw up over Bath's new spa is a case in point. 10s of millions over budget, 3 years late and now they're in charge of rebuilding a significant part of the town centre. I dread to think what the result will be like or when it will actually be finished... Still, what can you expect from Conservatives. At least monkeys are a bit like humans and have a measure of intelligence. :rotfl:

What's Somerset like ? Always fancied going there and believe me, it couldn't be worse than the spot I'm in right now. Full of

's !

He means.....Dumbrians

01-28-08, 04:51 PM

The bottom bit of the council letter says it all - "If you need this information in large print , Braille , Audio or another language , please contact me at the above address."

Whats funny , council had ONE complaint and they did this - who's the anti social ones? the village community or the one person that doesn't like it?

August · 01-28-08, 05:41 PM

Thanks for the explaination. You English are a bit wierd but i'm still glad we're allies.

01-28-08, 03:01 PM	#1
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've been wondering this for awhile. What is a council? Is it part of the government? Who makes up this council?? By what right do they tell citizens what they can and cannot do? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

01-28-08, 03:26 PM	#4
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Flyposting is illegal anyway. You have never been allowed to put posters on property you do not own. Anti-social or not. The anti-social aspect is that 99% of the time people don't remove the posters they illegaly put up. It makes the town look a real mess after they have been up there for weeks. __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	They're also responsible for setting the rises in council tax each year __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-28-08, 04:28 PM	#9
Knipper Machinist's Mate Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bath, SW England Posts: 123 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	Re the business with the posters. Being a Somerset dweller myself, though not a native (I've only lived here 30 years) I've noticed councils in this area do seem especially incompetent and prone to bad judgement. Maybe it's the cider...:hmm: The screw up over Bath's new spa is a case in point. 10s of millions over budget, 3 years late and now they're in charge of rebuilding a significant part of the town centre. I dread to think what the result will be like or when it will actually be finished... Still, what can you expect from Conservatives. At least monkeys are a bit like humans and have a measure of intelligence. :rotfl: __________________ Only the dead have seen the end of war. - Plato

01-28-08, 04:33 PM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	LOL __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-28-08, 03:10 PM	#2
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	"Anti-social"??? If there were a law against people putting up posters anywhere they wanted like they have here, fine, but that is another matter. Petty bureaucrats with nothing better to do.

01-28-08, 04:51 PM	#14
darius359au Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	The bottom bit of the council letter says it all - "If you need this information in large print , Braille , Audio or another language , please contact me at the above address." Whats funny , council had ONE complaint and they did this - who's the anti social ones? the village community or the one person that doesn't like it?

01-28-08, 05:41 PM	#15
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the explaination. You English are a bit wierd but i'm still glad we're allies. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.