Argyle and the new PCC

Apologies for looking at the bigger picture on matchday but.....

What chance of PAFC managing to persuade PCC to build the grandstand now that it is hung?

Crying shame for Tudor.

Quote :

"TALKS are set to begin to decide who will hold the balance of power after Labour lost their majority to leave Plymouth with a hung council.  UKIP could be set to play king-makers after Labour were reduced to 28 seats, one shy of a majority, while the Conservatives have 26.    

Brentian Herald

Can they run a minority council? I really do not understand this bit.

Paven wrote:

Can they run a minority council? I really do not understand this bit.

Tories and UKIP together can out vote the Labour Councillors
Labour (Mr Evans) refuses to work with UKIP

Lab 28 Con 26 UKIP 3

Next election 12 months time could change again

One of the Kippers (Maddie something-or-other) is closer to being an Independent than a Kipper - she stood in Moor View on the specific 'Bring Back the Airport' policy. She certainly doesn't seem to share a lot of the 'values' that UKIP seem to espouse. My best guess is that Labour will continue to govern in Plymouth because she'll support a fair bit of what they are looking to do, and the other two Kipper councillors are useless - one of them hasn't even spoken in a Council meeting yet.

And it's no surprise that Labour has ruled out working with UKIP, really, is it? They hardly share the same values. Anyone who saw that Neanderthal that UKIP selected to take on Tudor Evans in Ham Ward will have every sympathy with Tudor's PoV.

Never say never, principles and politics make strange bed fellows.

From today's Herald

Quote :

Cllr Bowyer also hit back at Labour’s claims that large-scale projects such as the Bretonside leisure complex and the proposed £10million cruise ship terminal could be at risk,

He insisted a Conservative-UKIP collaboration would not hinder the progress of key developments in the city.

“No is the answer to that,” Cllr Bowyer said.

“My personal view on this is that we, as the Conservatives, have sought all along to support major projects for the city and nothing has changed to reverse that.

“The Bretonside development received council approval not that long ago and, as a group, we are staying with that proposal.

“The project received planning permission and once that was granted, we wouldn’t even have the power to withdraw the consent.

It will be a Labour run Council, Been told Tory will not work with UKIP,  They have the next Lord Mayor so their numbers will drop by one as the Lord Mayors  are politically neutral during their year of office


Edited


After reading the Herald this morning the story is a bit different then what the same man told me last evening on the Hoe.