Labour cannot be trusted (From South Wales Argus)
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Labour cannot be trusted
3:04pm Friday 1st February 2013 in Letters
HOW can Newport Labour be trusted again, especially after the very unsurprising, yet excellent explanatory letters by Mr Paul Taylor and Mr Arthur Nicolaas (January 28).
The big question is who ignored and rejected the Newport Chamber of Trade’s “strong representations” to Newport City Council in the late 1970s, warning of the consequences of cutting out through traffic from Commercial Street? Obviously, it was the former militant leader of the Newport Labour Council, Harry Jones and his flock of followers. Did none of the Labour group with any sense or guts speak up in support of the professional business people and Newport’s future? Were they misled by uncaring and arrogant full-time officers, or was it a political response and attitude towards businesspeople who were allegedly Conservatives? The Newport Labour supporters are conspicuous by their silence at the moment-have they perhaps noticed that thousands of Newport Citizens are campaigning (not “moaning”) against Newport Labour Council’s latest policies?
Brian Donovan Darlington Court Newport
Comments(7)
godobe
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5:34pm Fri 1 Feb 13
33daverave
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8:11pm Fri 1 Feb 13
godobe wrote:It works for Blackwood and Monmouth.Both better for shopping than Newport.
Brian, do you think having HGVs, motorbikes and cars driving through the centre of town would be good for shoppers? It's not the 70s anymore.
Jinxey
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11:30pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Maybe it's wrong of me to compare Newport with Cardiff however I feel removing pedestrianisation would be a step backwards.
The end of Newport City centre still allows through traffic and if is hardly thriving.
Bobevans
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10:57am Sat 2 Feb 13
We need fewer High Streets now and those that remain need to be smaller and to raise there game. The third rate service we see i most High Street shops and the poor presentation of the shops will not attract shoppers
They need to improve their act. Just look at the Indoor Market. Dirty dull and depressing
Why do not the High Street shops offer a delivery service. Why do thery not havve asn Internet presence, Why do they not open when people can get to them?
scraptheWAG
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5:49pm Sun 3 Feb 13
Mervyn James
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3:43pm Mon 4 Feb 13
scraptheWAG wrote:The shut at 5 because by then shoppers have long gone home, and it becomes chav city, so you cannot go there with the family after 5-6pm it's all to wall boozing then.
never understood why shops shut at five as its only the pensioners and labour voters (hard core unemployed or the disabled actors) can get to them
On the inside says...
5:28pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Yeah, like you ever trusted them in the first place. If you are a tory at least have the courage to say so. Don't feign suprise, it is so transparent.
If business owners are too stupid to run at a profit they must go bust that is how capitalism works. Your rules, not mine.