Latest posts and comment on the thanet blogs updated. Are tdc thanet district council the most useless and. Quite incredibly, ian driver, on his own red thanet blog, talks of snouts in troughs because councillors may hold office at severalk levels. Police have been monitoring the political activities of a candidate while he has been seeking to be elected to parliament.
Thanet independent councillor, ian driver, has announced his. Ian driver press release kcc breaks planning rules 22. The currently elected councillors representing your views at this council. It remains unclear at this time whether this will lead to a byelection in birchington before the county council elections in may. In percentage terms this means that 21% of all under 16 years are living in absolute poverty and 25% in relative poverty. Ian driver is standing for the green party in the kent constituency of south thanet which the ukip leader, nigel farage, is hoping to win next thursday. It has also been accused of illegally pocketing surpluses raised from parking fees something it should give to kent county council for road improvements.
Driver s thanet an indepedent, straight talking, commentary on local and national affairs and anything else that takes my fancy. A week ago, his colleague, the frequently controversial cllr ian driver, resigned from the thanet independent group, led by cllr worrow and joined thanet s other independents, led by cllr tom king. Jul 02, 2012 thanet independent councillor, ian driver, has announced his intention to stand as a candidate in novembers election for kent police commissioner. Response by thanet district council to ian driver on 23 march 2015. On 21 april 2014 tdc was supplied with a report from an independent person, ms alison. Police monitored political movements of candidate standing. The tdc ceo needs to recognise, that she is the employee in this situation not the boss. Please check back later to see the list of new councillors. Authorities standing orders england regulations 2001 laso by thanet district council tdc to conduct an investigation into a complaint made by councillor driver about the conduct of dr susan mcgonigal, the chief executive of tdc ce. Before that i was a labour party member, a councillor in southwark in the 1990s and a trade union activist. Green party parliamentary candidate, ian driver, will be fighting for fairness for poor and vulnerable people living in thanet south. A protest will be held outside thanet councils margate offices tomorrow august 27 by labour councillor karen constantine, green party councillors, community groups and members of ramsgate action group.
Jan 21, 2014 heres what a thanet local by the name of tom clarke had to say about ian driver on a blog. We the people of thanet elect our councillors, cllr karen constantine, is carrying out her role as a district councillor, the officers of the council should ultimatly be responsible to the elected councillors they are our representatives. Join facebook to connect with ian driver and others you may know. May 01, 2015 police have been monitoring the political activities of a candidate while he has been seeking to be elected to parliament ian driver is standing for the green party in the kent constituency of. If you are aware of a public house, restaurant, cafe that is trading or a workplace where people do not appear to be observing the new social distancing guidelines, you can report by phoning 101 or by emailing environmental. Elections to elect all members councillors of thanet district council were held on 5 may 2011, as part of the 2011 united kingdom local elections taking place simultaneously with the alternative vote referendum. Us firm riveroak is seeking to partner with thanet council to buy and run the airport, but is waiting for the local authority to issue a compulsory purchase order cpo on the sites current owners. I will be standing on a progressive platform calling for the reform of old fashioned and unworkable drugs and prostitution laws which will save. Legal action threat issued in longrunning dispute between.
Clive hart quit weeks after a report into the behaviour of councillors in thanet criticised them for homophobia and bullying. Ukip to lose the only council they control as thanet leader. Elections to elect all members councillors of thanet district council were held on 5 may 2011. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Former thanet green party councillor, ian driver, said it was beyond comprehension for a councillor to joke about one of the deadliest international health emergencies in over a century. Details, rating and comments about councillor ian driver. The station has previously been criticised for its rising project costs, with former green councillor ian driver calling for the plug to be pulled on the. In a letter to kcc planning boss, sharon thompson, east kent against fracking supporter and thanet green party councillor, ian driver, accuses officers of. The latest contender to challenge for north thanet and herne bay mp sir roger gales seat at the next election has been revealed. Thanet district council meetings dysfunctional bbc news. Ian driver freedom of information requests whatdotheyknow. Chairman of thanet council s overview and scrutiny committee, cllr ian driver, has welcomed the publication of a report into the major sewage pollution incident which led to the weeklong closure of thanet s award winning beaches in june 2012.
Ian driver is standing for the green party in the kent constituency of south thanet which the ukip leader, nigel farage. Thanet has demonstrated that it is a progressive council which cares about the civil rights of it. Independent councillor ian driver said behaviour within the chamber. Thanet council chief exec reports labour councillor to. Councillor takes council to commission over port fees fbj. Ian driver thanet souths green parliamentary candidate. Plans to open a cannabis cafe in kent have been proposed by thanet green party councillor ian driver who admits he has taken illegal drugs himself. Thanet south council vs parliamentary voting pattern 2015 thanet south is made up of 16 wards which also had council elections at the same time as the parliamentary election.
In the past 12 months thanet district council tdc has spent over a quarter of a million pounds of your money securing gagging orde. Councillors and community groups due to protest outside. Former councillor, ian driver, said it was beyond comprehension for a councillor to joke about one of the deadliest international health emergencies in over a century. Jan 16, 20 update from cllr ian driver on the correspondence relating to the royal sands development on the pleasurama site in ramsgate. Councillor wants cannabis cafe jump to media player plans to open a cannabis cafe in kent have been proposed by thanet green party councillor ian driver. Read councillor ian drivers damning verdict on council behaviour in the new. Green councillor ian driver, professor tim luckhurst of the.
Thanet council leader clive hart resigns after angry attack. Local uk independence party candidates won the council, becoming the governing group, the first time ukip had won control of any type of local government unit. In a letter, uncovered by former councillor ian driver, kent county council has written to thanet council stating drivers were not given enough notice of the new charges. Ian driver and karen constantine a thanet district and kent county councillor has threatened to take legal action against isle blogger ian driver. Former thanet district councilor ian driver told rt that ukip councilors are disillusioned by the partys approach to manston airport. Thanet district council has admitted to overcharging. Thanet council leader clive hart resigns after angry attack on rival cllr ian driver. You can view who your councillor is by using the my neighbourhood tool or by clicking on the links below. Jan 22, 20 a week ago, his colleague, the frequently controversial cllr ian driver, resigned from the thanet independent group, led by cllr worrow and joined thanet s other independents, led by cllr tom king.
Mar 25, 2016 senior labour councillors are alleged to have ignored the advice of a specialist eu law barrister and an under of secretary of state and to have then apparently subjected a manager to very considerable political pressure resulting in cash strapped thanet council tdc breaking eu laws and having to pay out, to date. If the relative poverty measure is applied the number increases by 904 to 6654. Dec 20, 2012 statement in response to cllr ian driver i want to make it very clear that cllr driver is absolutely wrong in his assumption that iwe have in any way tried to have his group remove him as the chair of scrutiny. Thanet council leader clive hart resigns after angry. In touch with thanet all the latest news from thanet district council and surrounding area. A copy of a 6 page letter sent to councillors by a senior, and highly respected, human resources manager. Cllr driver, im surprised that you could be suggesting that our local government peoples representative trinity, the threeinone locally revered political spirit that is green. Sadly, thanet council has a long record of mismanagement including the secret transeuropa ferries debt deferral deal which cost taxpayers. Thanet councillor ian driver, overview and scrutiny panel chairman, also said he would be taking steps to set up a full investigation into what happened. Independent thanet district councillor, ian driver, and one of the antilive animal export campaigners said today is a good day for animal welfare. Thanet council leader clive hart resigns after angry attack on rival. This role puts you in a unique position where you can make decisions about local issues, key services being delivered and the opportunity to improve the quality of life for people living in thanet.
The leader of thanet district council resigns because of toxic behaviour from a minority of councillors. Dec 06, 20 thanet rubbish collection problems blame the people. Legal action threat issued in longrunning dispute between labour. The council has sinced engaged consultants to look for a new ferry operator to replace transeuropa.
His ultimate aim is to get the county council abolished. A tsunami of allegations are flooding out of thanet council about bullying, harassment, intimidation, victimisation, and the abuse and manipulation of the. The leader of thanet council has resigned after launching a scathing attack on a political opponent. Thanet green party councillor ian driver wants cannabis. Ian driver councillor thanet district council polrank. Dec 06, 2012 image caption thanet district council broadcasts its.
Vote ukip get labour at tonights agm at thanet council, rozanne duncan abstained from voting. Ian is a community campaigner with an interest in housing, regeneration and open government. This page is currently being updated as a result of the 2019 district council elections. Jul 29, 2016 dear ian driver thank you for your email of 8 december 2014 requesting information about council payments to locate in kent. In the past 12 months thanet district council tdc has spent over a quarter of a million. Ian driver thanet green councillor and thanet south ppc. Councillor ian driver and johnny rotten disagree on taxing.
Response by thanet district council to ian driver on 23 january 2015. Well, if we just discount the value of progressive experience for the moment, let us examine driver s own record. Ian driver police commissioner in waiting colleagues i am writing to let you know that i have extremely serious concerns about comments made on councillor mick harrisons newington blogspot. Ian driver is a green party councillor at thanet district council and a prospective parliamentary candidate for thanet south. Thanet councillors vote for dodgy corrupt gifts rules youtube. A significant percentage of the members of thanet council are lazy good for. Apart from deleting email addresses so as not to encourage the spammers i have published this as is, so pretty much read from the bottom up. Ian is an opponent of fracking and was involved in the campaign against exploratory drilling for coal bed methane gas in the former. Kent county council also claimed it will improve investment opportunities at discovery park enterprise zone and surrounding business parks in thanet, bringing jobs and prosperity to east kent. By this one simple action, a whole series of events was put in place that saw iri. Failure to file confirmation statements, annual returns or accounts is a criminal offence which can result in directors being fined personally in the criminal courts. Ea20170218 heard on 3 december 2018 before judge hazel oliver mr roger creedon mr gareth jones between mr ian driver appellant and information commissioner respondent and thanet. So much for democracy so much for thanet labour party. Kent county council is made up of 81 councillors who are elected every 4 years.
The team visited onsite and interviewed a wide range of different stakeholders, councillors and staff to gain a 360 degree view of the organisation. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. Thanet rubbish collection problems blame the people youtube. No political party won an overall majority of seats, meaning that the council went into no overall control status for the first. Update from cllr ian driver on the correspondence relating to.
Ian driver thanet green councillor and thanet south ppc fights for fairness. Politics professor george jones said half of a recent thanet district council meeting was wasted by councillors arguing. Ukip loses majority on thanet council after 5th councilor. Donations to save manston airport dear mr driver thank you for your communication received on 17122014.
Time for councillors to act council officers homer and waite. Sarah saunders spoke to instructor dave melmouth, independent councillor ian driver from thanet district council and paul kent from southern water. Response by thanet district council to ian driver on 3 december 2014. A thanet district and kent county councillor has threatened to take legal action against isle blogger ian.
Ian driver, a councillor and campaigner against live exports, said. Being a councillor gives you the opportunity to influence decisions that are made regarding delivering services to residents in your area. Thanet council leader quits over toxic behaviour bbc news. The council is currently controlled by the conservative group and made up of. Thanet council suspends ramsgate live animal exports bbc.
I will be raising my concerns in the form of a complaint to the labour party and the council s standards committee. Elections to elect all members councillors of thanet district council were held on 7 may 2015, as part of the 2015 united kingdom local elections taking place simultaneously with the 2015 general election. Thanet rubbish collection problems blame the people. Karen constantine says she wants an end to mr drivers brutal and personal campaign against her and her family.
At long last the government and kent trading standards are beginning to flex their muscles and demonstrate to animal abusers that there is no place for them in the food trade or anywhere else. I film a meeting of thanet council and see what happens. Jul 11, 2012 ian driver, for your enlightenment, was elected in 2010 as a labour district councillor, but very quickly crossed the floor and joined the thanet indepedent group. Ukip to lose the only council they control as thanet leader resigns thanet district council was controlled by ukip, but 12 of their councillors are breaking away to form an independent group. In his online blog, mr driver said the words were shocking and claimed the thanet council leader had brought the local authority into disrepute. Jul 20, 2014 thanet councillors vote for dodgy corrupt gifts rules. Cllr hart said it had been an absolute honour and privilege to represent the area i truly love and adore and i simply cannot thank thanet residents and tdc staff enough for such a. Former thanet green party councillor and 2015 parliamentary candidate for south thanet, ian driver, has accused ukip and councillor chris wells the leader of the only ukip controlled council in the country thanet district council of being deceitful and dishonest about whether the party operates a political whipping system. He was previously a member on ian scargills real labour party, he is an atheist, a republican but militantly antiroyalist with it and is a declared bisexual who supports gay. Jan 22, 20 john worrow, ian driver, jack cohen ian driver, john worrow, resignation ian driver quits tig i was astounded to find out via the thanet district council public web site that councillor ian driver has left the thanet independent group to join cllr kings independent group.
I would say the animal exporters shouldnt hold their breath. Dec 06, 2012 a council in kent is criticised as dysfunctional over the conduct of its councillors at meetings. Thanet district council the local authorities members allowances england regulations 2003 allowances received by elected and coopted members in 201415 in accordance with regulation 153 of the local authorities members allowances england regulations 2003 notice is given below of the total amounts received by each. Find out more about your councillors there are 56 councillors in total. Fly tipping prosecutions dear councillor driver i confirm receipt of your email of 03122014. The action follows the reporting to the standards committee of cllr constantine by council chief executive madeline homer. Chief executive of thanet district council, sue mcgonigal said. The action was brought by thanet green party councillor ian driver against thanet district council, which owes the port. Thanet green party councillor ian driver wants cannabis cafe.
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