Well I have decided to launch this blog because in truth I am not happy with the direction that Bury St Edmunds has been heading for some time. I feel let down. I have lived in Bury for many years and have slowly seen Bury turn from a beautiful sleepy market town-with the countries finest live animal auction; into the current monstrosity which looks more like a New York commercial district than the town I used to know. (and to add insult to injury, all this is going ahead on the site of my beloved cattle market)
The big question I suppose is who is to blame.
I blame all the Councils involved in the planning process, we elected them to represent our wants, needs and desires, and they have let us down.
I blame the Press and our local MP for not holding the councils to account.
I blame the Conservatives for deceiving us at the last election, and i blame all the other political parties for not challenging the Conservatives with anything other than a feather duster.
But in truth, I blame myself and all the other residents that have stood and watched our town slowly get destroyed and done nothing to prevent it. Well I say “no more”, today will be my Agincourt, my Thermopylae, my Battle of Britain all rolled into one. Today I will stand and fight; I will pick up my pen and use it to challenge the powers that be.
Maybe a little bit melodramatic, but you get the jist of it I’m sure.
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I don't think you can accuse me of 'feather duster' tactics. The reality is that with 36 of the 45 seats, the Tories win all the votes in Council meetings.
ReplyDeleteWhat they can't stop is being exposed in the newspapers and on blogs like yours. They hate that - if you can forgive the word 'hate' used in this context.
That's why two of them are desperate to know who you are. You can't be insulted until then. There is a clear attempt to 'groom' you so that you relax in their company and reveal your identity.
Be careful - these people are not what they seem.
Thanks for the words of caution.
ReplyDeleteIndeed David, you are one of the few people that I can't accuse of "feather duster" tactics. However the sad reality is there is little real opposition to the Tories in Bury St Edmunds, which means they can effectively get away with murder.