Counciljoke - In your post from 22-11-2011 (09.30), starting 'What do people think? A secret meeting.....', I have asks you a number of times 'Have you reported these specific concerns to the relevant authorities? If so, what was the outcome of the investigation?'

I note that you have FAILED to respond to these questions? I would be grateful if you could specifically answer these questions. Many thanks.

By NewToPHead at 12:41 on 23/11/11

Just returned from the High Street where a friend asked me if I was still following this thread. In all honesty @NewToPHead you do seem to be trying to stray from the whole point and take peoples attention away from the issue.
My point on that the matter is that yet another generation of youngsters in Portishead have been sold short deliberately by this council, a few members especially who have acted for personal reasons. If councillors now have to use these forums under aliases then that says to me they have something to hide, and you seem to have far too much to say for someone who doesn't know our town as you have yet to even move here.
This is a beautiful place to live with lovely people and if some councillors are abusing their positions then it should be exposed and brought to the attention of local people not swept under the carpet as some are trying very hard to acheive.

By Porthilly at 12:52 on 23/11/11
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Totally agree with everything you have said. If councillors have done wrong, then they should be held to account.

Above I am simply asking that if Counciljoke has concerns regarding councillor conduct, then he should report them to the appropriate authorities to investigate. Its as simple as that.

By NewToPHead at 12:56 on 23/11/11
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Btw - I am not a councillor, I do not know any local councillors and would want them held to account if they are doing wrong. Simple.

By NewToPHead at 12:57 on 23/11/11
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I've just spent the past half hour reading back through the comments on this matter and there does seem to be overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing as mentioned, not just by counciljoke, but by another contributor who has given a lot of substantiated information, and as they say most can be easily found. I also read again somebodys long response to the video which lists all the comments made in that video and must agree that it is no more than a factual catalogue of actions by councllors of the past few years, nothing fabricated apart from a spot of humour and yet something councillors don't seem happy for us all to know. I'm sure this subject has a lot more for us to feast on before it is concluded and I look forward to it as there is most definitely something underhand about it all. That video in particular doesn't even appear to actually accuse anybody of anything yet the reaction has been, to say the least, overplayed.
Maybe if the council were more transparent these matters would not arise.

By Porthilly at 13:46 on 23/11/11
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Ifs there is evidence wrongdoing, then somebody please please please report it to the appropriate authorities. It is your civic duty! :-)

By NewToPHead at 13:52 on 23/11/11
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As I have said, after reading the amount of information giving on here I would assume it has been reported, unless you know differently. I can also understand why people would want to put it on here as most matters like this never get to see the light of day and surely it is good that some have chosen to make it public as it involves everyone who lives her. I have had many conversations in the past week about it especially after the outcome of the skate project. If you actually lived here you would know what the local feeling was at the moment.

By Porthilly at 14:42 on 23/11/11
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With all due respect, I think everyone who thinks there is a case to answer has a moral obligation to do so, for 2 reasons:

1. Don't assume that someone else has actually got off their backside and reported it
2. If the council can get an appreciation of public feeling, they may be more willing to change their mind / implement public opinion.

So overall, if your not happy, please report it instead of simply WHINGING about it.

By NewToPHead at 14:55 on 23/11/11
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Sorry of that came across as rude Porthilly, as that would not be my intention.

It's just it is easy to whinge, but much more difficult to address the problems.

By NewToPHead at 15:02 on 23/11/11
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Having read your recent attacks on the previous posters,you now start on me simply becasue I chose to partially agree? I fail to believe that someone who is so new to the town and claims to have no interest in politics and yet seems to have such an obsession with this thread doesn't have an ulterior motive for their postings especially as you would be unaware of whether I or anyone else had made our feelings known to the council. Sadly I must agree with the other poster that you probably are a councillor or a spouse of a councillor hastily trying to defend an indefensible position. Maybe you should attend a few council meetings as I have done over the years before prejudging local people as whingers.

By Porthilly at 15:02 on 23/11/11
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So does that mean you are going to raise your concerns about councillors formally or stand at the sidelines WHINGING about them?

(Please take this as a joke, and not an attempt to cause upset!)

By NewToPHead at 15:05 on 23/11/11
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And to confirm for the final time:

I am not a councillor
I do not know any of the councillors
I do not have any teen age children
I am wearing red pants today

By NewToPHead at 15:09 on 23/11/11
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Oh - and I dislike whingers

By NewToPHead at 15:13 on 23/11/11
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Just to provide some additional clarity, if I was one of the councillors I would hardly be saying to report them if you have concerns about their induct, would i?

If local democracy has broken down, do something constructive to address it. BUT please don't just WHINGE about it on here! PLEASE!

:-)

By NewToPHead at 15:19 on 23/11/11
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That means attending council meetings
Writing letters
Reporting suspect councillor behaviour to the relevant authorities

BEING PROACTIVE! NOT WHINGING!

Rant over, promise!

:-)

By NewToPHead at 15:22 on 23/11/11
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For the record, I have attended over 50 council meetings where I currently live and have been part of a successful campaigne to stop the close of a local OAP care home

Going forward, I do intend to get more up to speed with local portishead council matters and will do my bit to hold the council to account!

:-)

By NewToPHead at 15:26 on 23/11/11
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For your information, my husband has sent a very detailed letter of complaint to the Standards Committee and has also made his concerns known to our local MP and councillor as well as to other interested parties., and he actually works for the District Authority. He too thinks he knows who you are. I have also been informed that several other complaints have been made and more are forthcoming. Now maybe you would get back to your council work or whatever it is that is keeping you from packing for your imminent move to the town that you can spent all day on here as this must surely answer the question that you have 'whinged' on about getting an answer to?

By Porthilly at 15:28 on 23/11/11
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Well done Mr Porthilly!

I can assure you that neither you or Mr Porthilly would be correct in your guess to my 'secret' identity! I PROMISE you I am not a councillor or indeed that I have no links to any councillors. I hope (no, actually I prey!) that it has finally been cleared up that I am not a council stugg?????

By NewToPHead at 15:35 on 23/11/11
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Btw - I am truly sorry if I upset you. That has not been my intention.

So pls forgive me?

By NewToPHead at 15:41 on 23/11/11
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Just to clarify - the above apology is or Mrs Porthilly

By NewToPHead at 15:43 on 23/11/11
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FOR Mrs Porthilly!!!!

By NewToPHead at 15:46 on 23/11/11
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Very Churlish sir. My name is Ms Hilary Portman, I do not hide behind a name and Hilly is my nickname, all my friends and others know exactly who I am, shame the same cannot be said about you.

By Porthilly at 15:49 on 23/11/11
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All my friends know me too!

I might suggest that you don't know my identity simply because we are not friends yet. That may happen, and glad you have taken a shine to me.

I think you are special too.

By NewToPHead at 15:55 on 23/11/11
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Btw - My name is Graham.

I hope you understand that I don't want to give my surname, as I hava bit of a storker!

By NewToPHead at 16:01 on 23/11/11
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Stalker

By NewToPHead at 17:05 on 23/11/11
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See - my spelling is so bad that I must be a councillor!

By NewToPHead at 17:08 on 23/11/11
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Are we friends now Hilly?

By NewToPHead at 17:09 on 23/11/11
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Counciljoke - In your post from 22-11-2011 (09.30), starting 'What do people think? A secret meeting.....', I have asks you a number of times 'Have you reported these specific concerns to the relevant authorities? If so, what was the outcome of the investigation?'

Please could you (finally) answer this point! If the answer is 'no', pls just say so!

By BazaWPTC at 13:17 on 25/11/11
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Why haven't you replied Counciljoke?

Something to hide?

By CJJoke at 18:44 on 25/11/11
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Do you have something to hide Counciljoke?

By RatRatRatRat at 19:34 on 25/11/11
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