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Cancer enslaves people? 
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I do not think the word Socialism means what you think it means.
C# has already designed away most of the tedium of C++.
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For one considering public office, you seem to be rather lax about the statements you post on a public internet site (I seem to remember one about a fire alarm and you "not giving a damn" about the fact that people would come in looking for you in the event of a fire...)
Wonder if the local Labour / LD group would be interested in your comments nearer election time - maybe not this one, but perhaps the next...
I pity the people of Luton sometimes.....well, more or less all the time, but more now.
C# has already designed away most of the tedium of C++.
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RichardGrimmer wrote: I pity the people of Luton sometimes.....well, more or less all the time, but more now.
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Blue Waffle wrote: Though I suspect you are doing it more for a ego boost than anything else?
Couldn't have put it better myself...
C# has already designed away most of the tedium of C++.
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All the Very Best!!! Hope to see you make a good councillor!!!
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Dinesh.V.Kumar wrote: Hope to see you make a good councillor!!!
He is not doing it to be a good councilor. 
Dalek Dave wrote: Doing it to get on the planning committee!
Just another councilor with a private agenda. 
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No, the labour lot pissed away £100,000,000 on a busway that nobody wanted, that was not needed and that will only ever make a loss.
The reason being political rather than evidence based.
I would like to see council tax spent on the necessities rather than vanity projects that will burden the people of Luton in debt for generations to come.
The planning committee is the best way of stopping socialists pissing away money.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
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Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Spoken like a true politician. 
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Spoken as a Council Tax payer actually.
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Dalek Dave wrote: The planning committee is the best way of stopping socialists pissing away money and alternatively approving the Dalak Housing Estate project.
FTFY 
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Public office should be used for public service; that is, working towards the betterment of the community as a whole. It should reflect self sacrifice on the part of the elected official. If they have a personal want, it should only be acted upon if it will benefit the community as a whole, keeping in mind both the economic and social makeup of the community.
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Yeah. But what is for "the betterment of the community"? If you're in position where you're able to decide you'll decide what YOU think is better. You can't (and never will) please all with your decisions. And having one in the office that cares about how much the city can afford might be better in the long rund than one who spends more than has just for the sake of "change" and "improvement".
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I'll use the example of my grandfather, 25 years on the school board as a volunteer. He delivered school supplies during the '30s, '40s and '50s without being compensated for his time, wear-and-tear or fuel.
It was a service he provided without compensation.
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Those who seek power should be barred from ever achieving it.
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Douglas Adams was a Sage.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
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I have to say, British elections confuse me. In the US, you cannot represent a district unless you live in it, and elections are for individuals, not for parties who then appoint someone into a seat the party has won. Our system is flawed, sure, but the British system seems far more prone to corruption and malfeasance.
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Gregory.Gadow wrote: not for parties who then appoint someone into a seat the party has won
That's not how it works...
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That is the impression I've gotten from reading news over the years about British elections, that the person who stands for election is basically a place-holder for the party, and not necessarily the person who ends up holding the office. It is also my impression that independent candidates are effectively barred, as a person cannot run without a party's backing.
If you can point me to an online resource with correct information, I would be appreciative: I'm something of a political geek and I actually find this stuff interesting.
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Gregory.Gadow wrote: That is the impression I've gotten from reading news over the years about British elections, that the person who stands for election is basically a place-holder for the party, and not necessarily the person who ends up holding the office. It is also my impression that independent candidates are effectively barred, as a person cannot run without a party's backing.
All of that is very not true.
There have been a number of independent MPs over the years, and even more independent Councillors.
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It seemed that Dave was being asked to stand for a local office. Are the election rules the same as for election to the EU Parliament?
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