Taxi Driver Online

Last Wednesday I decided that I had to resign as a Councillor. The main reason being that our association had again found errors in the time recording that our council carried out which was thought to have an impact on our fees. I had a quiet word with a senior member of the Council to make him aware of this and i was asked to use my influence on the taxi drivers association to get them to let it go because it was "only a few quid." Now rightly or wrongly I decided that the truth was more important than "a few Quid." so on a matter of principal I could not support this and resigned.

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Grandad,

That was a short lived political career BUT nice to see someone with integrity getting involved in politics, Now lets hope the media pick up on this major story

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

In council terms probably half a million is "only a few quid".

I cannot understand you resigning, the truth was there to slap him with until you got your way. My take on (principle) is about taking on the unpopular, even if it makes me unpopular.

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Common sense........is just not that Common.

As a Councillor with a financial interest in a taxi business I was not allowed to discuss taxi issues at the Council. It would be a criminal offence. I was not prepared to keep quiet so I had no alternative but to resign.

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Grandad,

Sad day indeed, I hope you put your expenses in before you resigned? "JOKE."

AND YOU PROVED YOUR AN ABSOLUTE MUG YOU HAD THE COUNCIL BY THE BOLLOX AND RAN AWAY TO$$ER

VICTORY WAS WITHIN YOUR GRASP YOU WERE KIDDED YOU'D GET NICKED YOU KKUNT WHAT FOR REVEAKING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY BY A COUNCIL YOUR A MORON

NOW SLAUGHTER EMM IN THE PRESS IF YOUVE GOT THE BOTTLE

IVE GOT TO SAY TYPICAL STOOPID CAB DRIVER WITH NO BOLLOX OR EVIDENTLY BRAIN OR COURAGE

NO WONDER YOU LOT EARN PEANUTS

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F88K EM ALL WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

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Does that include losing your livelihood...fit and proper..!

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Could you not have got a colleague to make those representations?

It does seem a tad sad that you have resigned.

Won't that cause a new election and extra costs?

Surely as long as you declare your interests every time, and don't vote on taxi matters or leave the room, then you are free to discuss taxi issues in respect of the direct experience you can give to these matters.

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IDFIMH

I am thinking that as much as this is a taxi issue it is also a mistake to resign as he a (senior member) seems to think that it can be swept away.......how many other issues have been buried this way. I note the word "again", inferering to me that they have history i.e malfeance in office.

My thoughts are that you being a Councillor on this issue would not come under conflict of interest, as the ruling could be construed as being used to suppress wrong doings/the truth.......that cannot be right/correct. We are also talking about dishonesty from the said councillor if it means depriving drivers/companies of money that belong to them - especially having pointed out the problem to him.

In many respects this as such is not a taxi issue, it is an administration error, thus allowing you input/discussion. By the council hiding it, it has to put it loosely, illegal connotations.

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Common sense........is just not that Common.

As I said it is very sad that he has resigned.

However I doubt he would have done so if he had an alternative option.

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IDFIMH

HE HAD PLENTY OF OPTIONS AS HAS BEEN POINTED OUT WHAT THE THING LACKED WAS COURAGE AND INTELIGENCE A COMPLETE BURKE SO TYPICAL OF THE CAB DRIVING FRATERNITY

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F88K EM ALL WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

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And now STRUCK DUMB .................................WHAT GUTLESS GORMLESS BURKE THIS IS

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All posts by this contributor are made in a strictly personal capacity

I AM PROUD TO BE A CITIZEN NOBODY'S SUBJECT http://www.republic.org.u

F88K EM ALL WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

BOOZE BOOZE BOOZE

Do you think I am going to put stuff on an open forum?

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Grandad,

YOUR LEARNING OR IS IT LISTENING

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All posts by this contributor are made in a strictly personal capacity

I AM PROUD TO BE A CITIZEN NOBODY'S SUBJECT http://www.republic.org.u

F88K EM ALL WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

BOOZE BOOZE BOOZE