A Big Thank You to all of our Supporters
As the leader of Putting Hartlepool First I would like to offer my personal thanks to the voters of Hartlepool who gave us their support on the 3rd of May.
The second largest share of the vote and four Councillors elected is a phenomenal achievement for a party which has only existed for a few months. Your support has laid down firm foundations. ......
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Au Revoir Hilary
Party politics claimed another scalp in Hartlepool this week when Councillor Hilary Thompson announced her decision to leave public life.
Councillor Thompson joins the long list of single term councillors who have given up their seats without a fight after becoming disillusioned with the current system within the council chamber. ......
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Don’t let the truth spoil a good story
Regular readers of the Hartlepool Mail will no doubt be familiar with our local newspapers standard of journalism. For years it has been satisfied with churning out press release after press release, both from our local council and from our local health trust. There is never the slightest hint of challenge, no matter how unrealistic the claim. No checking of facts even when glaring inaccuracies are present. ......
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Nominations are now open
Nominations are now open for the May 2012 Council elections. Hartlepool is having an “all out” election this time due to reduction in councillor numbers from 47 down to 33, boundary changes reducing the wards from 17 down to 11 and ward re-naming. This means everyone will get three votes and will be electing three councillors to represent them. ......
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Conservative? Does he do what it says on the tin?
Councillor Wells has been a breath of fresh air in the council chamber since he was elected in May 2010. He has brushed aside the traditional role of an opposition politician – opposing – and he has entered into a new arrangement in which he agrees with everything that the Labour party puts forward. Never in the history of Hartlepool Borough Council have the Conservatives been so cosy with their Labour counterparts. ......
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Mayor sacks six Labour cabinet members
Well done to mayor Stuart Drummond on sacking all six of the backstabbing Labour members in his cabinet. After their failure to support their own budget at council on 23rd February, Mayor Drummond sacked the lot after they had shown that loyalty to their party was much more important to them than any other consideration. ......
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The lunatics have taken over the asylum
For the past 10 years, Labour's contribution to running the council has been limited to sniping from the sidelines. They have been dedicated to making the council as much of a shambles as possible. But two things are clear. The council’s financial strategy is now in chaos and the mayor has lost what remains of his credibility. It all needs sorting out – and quickly.......
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D Day for the Mayor
There are times when it can be hard to feel sorry for our mayor. There are times when it can be hard to feel sorry for his cabinet members. “Putting Hartlepool First” has disagreed with the mayor and his Labour led council on a considerable number of issues. But at the moment it's hard not to feel sorry for them after the way their budget process was hijacked at the 9th February council meeting. ......
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Party Members Hand Out Leaflets
Putting Hartlepool First party members were busy handing out leaflets this Saturday. Party Leader, Cllr Geoff Lilley said, "We are keen to introduce ourselves and explain what we can do for the people of Hartlepool. We also want to hear what you require from your council". ......
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Insanity - Yet again Labour put party before town
In an incredible turn of events, Hartlepool Borough Council descended into farce at its 9th February full council meeting. The Labour party hijacked the budget process and threw the council into turmoil. The rebellion was led by Cllr Christopher Akers Belcher, who tabled an amendment that radically changed a number of key areas of the budget. ......
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Where do they go from here?
It must be a lonely time just now for Hartlepool Borough Council’s six Labour cabinet members. On 6th February they agreed the cabinet's medium term financial strategy and annual budget, but at the 9th February council meeting they failed to support their own decision, shafting the Mayor in the process. ......
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Open Meeting was a Great Event
The Hartlepool First open meeting resulted in enough new members to enable the party to challenge in every ward at the next elections. The majority attending decided to sign up as members and over a dozen are keen to be candidates ......
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Lets Start the Fight Back
Hartlepool has had a Labour MP and a Labour council for almost the entire time since 1945. Apart from a couple of short periods, Hartlepool Council has been dominated by the Labour Party.
So has this loyalty to the Labour Party brought Hartlepool economic success, full employment and well paid jobs? Unfortunately not ......
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PRESS RELEASE
Straight talk and political parties seem to rarely go together, but a new party launched in Hartlepool, wants to change that. Their aim is to do exactly what their party name says, they are "Putting Hartlepool First". Putting Hartlepool First don't care if you are Labour, Tory, Lib-Dem, UKIP, Green or any other party in your national views, so long as at local level you agree to set party politics aside and Put Hartlepool First ......
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