tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10125867642592492892024-02-08T09:49:19.314-08:00Rob Hylands Blog SpotThe thoughts of Rob Hylands, a local Lib Dem Councillor and pub landlord.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-20021740816182381052016-06-13T18:55:00.005-07:002016-06-13T18:55:55.646-07:00You’ve got no plans!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I have
said on a number of occasions that I would seriously consider leaving the EU if I
thought that there was a positive case for leaving and I am serious about that.
If there was a plan that showed how the UK could both benefit from leaving and still
play its part on the world stage, I really would consider voting to Leave.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">But there
simply isn’t one, the leave campaign can’t even agree amongst themselves how we
would move forward as a progressive outward looking nation if we left the EU.
I've even had one Brexiter, who couldn't tell me what the plan is, reassure me that it doesn’t matter, we've got 2 years to
come up with a plan!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">An interesting,
but scary thought, it doesn’t matter if we don’t have a plan because we can make
one up as we go, and somehow we are supposed to believe that it really will be so much better when
we get there. Sorry, but I am not convinced.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">But, even as scary
as that may sound, it is actually far less scary than the reality of what would happen post-Brexit,
because the thing that most they people have completely missed in this scenario,
is that it doesn’t matter if we have a plan or not, because we will not be
making those decisions.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Even if
Boris becomes Prime Minister, Gove becomes Chancellor and Farage joins the Tory
party, they will not be deciding our future if we decide to leave Europe.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">It is the
remaining 27 countries of the EU, not us, that will decide how our relationship with Europe pans out post-Brexit and you can guarantee one thing, they </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> will </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">NOT </span>be discussing</span> what is best for the
UK if we leave, they will be discussing what is best for the EU.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">And as
for us, well we will be left on the side-lines whilst the supposedly weak rest of
Europe, like a nightmarish vision of the Wealdstone Raider, decide our future
all the whle taunting us.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">“Come on then
bring it on.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">“You’ve got
no plans!”</span></div>
Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-38170004021599125072016-06-12T07:19:00.001-07:002016-06-12T07:19:18.377-07:00Things are looking up, or are they?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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It's been nearly 2 years since I have blogged and it's
about time I got back into it.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
A lot has happened since then, it would appear that my
early optimism for a second coalition was on reflection far too optimistic and
we Liberal Democrats have been all but demolished in the last General Election
leaving us with only 8 MPs. I did not fair too much better personally, having
come 2nd in 2010, I came 4th behind both Labour and UKIP in 2015, but at least,
thanks to some local support for me, I kept my deposit, many less fortunate
LibDem candidates did not.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Just over a year later and although we are being told
that things are looking up for the LibDems, it is difficult to get really
enthusiastic, even though we have made some ground in local elections and there
are some indications in the polls that we are (very slowly) recovering from
that awful night. </div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
I personally was very pleased to be re-elected this year
with an increased majority and even more pleased that we made 3 gains in
Gosport, bringing our total councillors to 9, showing that when you do the work
on the ground you can still do well at a local level.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
We are hoping, in 2 years, to make more ground and put
real pressure on the Conservatives in Gosport, that is if Gosport has not been
swallowed up in the Conservatives devolution plans. Funny I thought devolution was more
control at a local level, not less. </div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
And finally, here we are less than 2 weeks away from a
referendum, with what appears to be a surge in anti-EU feeling based on
misplaced national pride and the pipe dreams of the Leave campaigners who have
no real plan for what will happen to the UK if we do cut our noses off to spite
our faces and vote to leave.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Have things really got better since May 2015? For the
number of councillors that we have now compared to then, yes, but the real
question is, do the British public have more or less desire for Liberal values
than they did in 2015?</div>
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<![endif]-->Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-70933164454659078432014-10-13T05:28:00.002-07:002014-10-13T05:28:34.087-07:00I am actually heartened by the UKIP problem. Especially when I look at it from a Tory perspective.Ironically reading a recent post "Puzzled by the Ukip surge?" on "The Conservative Woman" has lightened my mood and given me hope that we can survive the issues we face moving on from the coalition and dealing with the rise of Ukip . I have included a link to it below and it is well worth a read, especially if you are, like many I have spoken to, one of those disenchanted LibDems wondering what the future might hold.<br />
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It is hard to see how the LibDems can recover if you just look at it from a LibDem point of view. Our ratings in the polls are well down and there is the very real prospect of us coming fourth, or worse, in 2015. Our party is being portrayed by the media as simply weak, at best, and Conservatives Mark II, at worst. Things simply don't look good at all for us.<br />
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So why should I be heartened by a Tory post on a Tory blog?<br />
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Because, simply, it shows very clearly what we need to do. <br />
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One look at the list of issues on that blog post, the issues that they think are to blame for Ukip taking votes directly off of them and turning a comfortable Tory majority into a landslide win for Ukip clearly shows us the way forward. What are the issues as they see them? Their support of gay marriage, their lack of action on immigration, the equality bill, green taxes, to name but a few, and the list goes on, but all of them point very clearly to one thing.<br />
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And that one thing? That we must purely and simply stand up and be proud of what we are...<br />
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We are Liberals with a capital L and we must stick to our Liberal principles. We must be the only party that will not pander to Ukip , the only party that stands up and opposes every thing that these guffawing right wing fossils stand for and the only party working to bring people together, not trying to pull them apart and go back to the dark ages.<br />
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Sensible immigration policies, equal rights, looking after the planet for our children's children, fair taxes for all, real political reform and equal opportunities for all people no matter what their background. Liberal policies, Liberal principles, things that we should be shouting from the rooftops. <br />
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What do we need to do to fight back?<br />
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We need to be LIBERALS!<br />
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<a href="http://conservativewoman.co.uk/nick-wood-puzzled-ukip-surge-heres-20-things-tories-got-wrong/">http://conservativewoman.co.uk/nick-wood-puzzled-ukip-surge-heres-20-things-tories-got-wrong/</a><br />
<br />Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-10225373115639447592014-10-06T09:35:00.001-07:002014-10-06T09:35:24.705-07:00RBS branches go back to their roots.I was recently invited to go along to my local RBS branch to meet with the staff and their area manager to discuss the future of RBS branches when they separate from the RBS group under the old name, that I remember from many years ago, of Williams and Glyn. They laid on some snacks and some wine, which unfortunately I could have as I was driving, and we spent a couple of hours discussing the future of the RBS branches as they broke away and went back to what some of us there remembered as the good old bank that we had joined many years ago. One person even had even brought along an old Williams and Glyn cheque book.<br />
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Back then, Williams and Glyn was a well respected, forward thinking bank that dared to be different and, if the discussions we had that evening were anything to go by, that is what it is returning to. They didn't just tell us what they had in mind going forward, they also asked us what we would like to see from the new Williams and Glyn bank. I was so impressed that I have also signed up to be a part of future discussions, whether that be face to face or via telephone surveys and online forums.<br />
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Now any one that knows me will tell you that I don't like surveys at the best of times, but this is different, it's not everyday that you get the opportunity to be a part of shaping the future of your own bank?<br />
Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-19541758882181568152011-03-12T04:54:00.000-08:002011-03-12T06:40:28.268-08:00Nuclear or natural?It is clear to all that the oil and coal reserves of this planet will not last forever and both of them, even with the latest technology, are a major contributory factor towards global warming.<br /><br />Something needs to replace them for our energy needs.<br /><br />Some will argue that nuclear is the way forward, that it is clean and efficient and would solve our energy needs for centuries to come and they often make a strong case, but the disposal of nuclear waste is still and has always been an issue and so, given recent events in Japan, is the question of how safe the actual process itself is.<br /><br />It is apparent that, no matter how good the safeguards are, we cannot safeguard against the forces of nature. Mother nature is still capable of destroying mans greatest achievements in a matter of seconds and this is where I believe that using natural forces to generate energy has it's main advantage.<br /><br />It is not hard to imagine wind, wave or solar energy plant being destroyed by natural forces such as the earthquake and tsunami that has hit Japan, but it is easy to see that it does not have the same potential for devastation that the destruction of nuclear facilities could have.<br /><br />Harvesting the, by comparison more sedentary, forces of nature is by far the cleanest and safest way to move away from our need for fossil fuels.<br /><br />Let's not go from the frying pan of a dependence on fossil fuels into the fire of oblivion that could come from a dependence on nuclear energy.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-3057683536586941822011-03-09T03:03:00.000-08:002011-03-09T05:07:56.595-08:00What would be the benefit to Gosport of allowing smoking back in pubs?It is no accident that today, when the Anti-Smoking Plans are announced by the government, is the day that this question comes to my mind.<br /><br />I have no doubt in my mind that the majority of people in Gosport would like the government to do all it can to ensure that young people either never smoke or give up smoking early enough for it to make a real difference to their health. Even hardened smokers advise their own children not to start smoking, not just for the health benefits it brings but for the financial benefits it brings not to be forced, through addiction to nicotine, to spend nearly £7 for every packet of cigarettes that you buy.<br /><br />The health benefits to the individual of never smoking are well documented and proven beyond all doubt and and as an ex-smoker who gave up about 10 years ago in my forties, I can personally vouch for the well documented fact that, although it may seem like it, it is never too late to give up smoking.<br /><br />The ban on smoking in public places has also encouraged more and more people who do smoke not only to go outside when they are in public places, but also to go outside when they are at home. A lot of smokers have made the decision that they do not want to subject their children, their partners and their visitors to the dangers of passive smoking.<br /><br />So why is it then that Caroline Dinenage, who in her election manifesto promised to be Gosport's champion, voted back in October for a relaxation of the smoking ban to allow smoking in pubs and private members clubs where no food is being served? A move which was thankfully defeated.<br /><br />I have been puzzling over this one for some time. Does she think that the people of Gosport want this?<br /><br />If so, she has not done her research, because if Gosport is like anywhere else in the UK with regard to this issue, and there is no evidence to suggest it is not, then the majority of people in Gosport believe that the smoking ban is a good thing.<br /><br />Is she doing this in an effort to save the many public houses that are closing down?<br /><br />If so, once again she has not done her research, because there is no evidence that the smoking ban has caused any more pubs to close than would have done through other, mostly economic, factors.<br /><br />How could anyone who represents the best interests of Gosport want to take a backward step in legislation that has a proven benefit to health?<br /><br />Why did she, as a loyal Conservative who very rarely votes against party policy, choose this issue to rebel on?<br /><br />If she is reading this, or anyone who knows her is, I'd be truly interested to know what she thinks the benefit to the people of Gosport would be if the smoking ban was relaxed.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-85278260177133811682011-03-08T06:20:00.000-08:002011-03-08T06:45:23.404-08:00Do the pensions reforms really go far enough?Whilst I applaud the flat rate pension of more than £140 a week that Sir Iain Duncan-Smith has been working on with Steve Webb, his Lib-Dem minister for pensions, I also have to ask does it really go far enough?<br /><br />Pensioners will receive a flat rate of pension, set above the pension credit rate, regardless of how long they worked or earned, this will ensure a basic level of income for all of our pensioners without the need for means testing. It will also encourage people to save because those who have saved will be better off.<br /><br />But does it go far enough?<br /><br />Now that there is no longer a link between how long you work and earn and the amount of pension you get, do we really need National Insurance?<br /><br />Isn't N.I. now, many may argue it has been for a while, just another form of Income Tax?<br /><br />And if so, surely it would be more efficient and cheaper to administrate, not to mention more honest, if we collected it like that?<br /><br />We could save millions in administration costs by doing so, which could be used to relieve some of the pressure of cuts on the less well off.<br /><br />Is it now time to scrap N.I. all together in favour of a single Income Tax?<br /><br />I think so.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-24581515823692075492010-12-10T02:32:00.000-08:002010-12-10T04:18:18.776-08:00How the vote wentAll Liberal Democrat MP's signed the NUS pledge here's how they voted yesterday....<br /><br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="647"><col style="width: 147pt;" width="196"> <col style="width: 239pt;" width="318"> <col style="width: 100pt;" width="133"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 147pt;" height="17" width="196">CANDIDATE</td> <td class="xl69" style="border-left: medium none; width: 239pt;" width="318">CONSTITUENCY</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-left: medium none; width: 100pt;" width="133">VOTE</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Alexander, Danny</td> <td class="xl77">Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Baker, Norman</td> <td class="xl77">Lewes</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Beith, Alan</td> <td class="xl77">Berwick-upon-Tweed</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Birtwistle, Gordon<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl77">Burnley</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Brake, Tom</td> <td class="xl77">Carshalton and Wallington</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Brooke, Annette</td> <td class="xl77">Mid Dorset and North Poole</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Browne, Jeremy</td> <td class="xl77">Taunton Deane</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Bruce, Malcolm</td> <td class="xl77">Gordon</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Burstow, Paul</td> <td class="xl77">Sutton and Cheam</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Burt, Lorely</td> <td class="xl77">Solihull</td> <td class="xl80">ABSTAINED</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Cable, Vincent</td> <td class="xl77">Twickenham</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Campbell, Sir Menzies</td> <td class="xl77">North East Fife</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Carmichael, Alistair</td> <td class="xl77">Orkney and Shetland</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Clegg, Nick</td> <td class="xl77">Sheffield, Hallam</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Crockart, Mike</td> <td class="xl77">Edinburgh West</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Davey, Edward</td> <td class="xl77">Kingston and Surbiton</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Farron, Tim</td> <td class="xl77">Westmorland and Lonsdale</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Featherstone, Lynne</td> <td class="xl77">Hornsey and Wood Green</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Foster, Don</td> <td class="xl77">Bath</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">George, Andrew</td> <td class="xl77">St Ives</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Gilbert, Stephen<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl77">St Austell and Newquay</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Hames, Duncan<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl77">Chippenham</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Hancock, Mike</td> <td class="xl77">Portsmouth South</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Harvey, Nick</td> <td class="xl77">North Devon</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Heath, David</td> <td class="xl77">Somerton and Frome</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Hemming, John</td> <td class="xl77">Birmingham, Yardley</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Horwood, Martin</td> <td class="xl77">Cheltenham</td> <td class="xl81">NOT PRESENT</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Hughes, Simon</td> <td class="xl77">Bermondsey and Old Southwark</td> <td class="xl80">ABSTAINED</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 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height="17">Laws, David</td> <td class="xl77">Yeovil</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Leech, John</td> <td class="xl77">Manchester, Withington</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Lloyd, Stephen<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl77">Eastbourne</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Moore, Michael</td> <td class="xl77">Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Mulholland, Greg</td> <td class="xl77">Leeds North West</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Munt, Tessa<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl77">Wells</td> <td class="xl80">ABSTAINED</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Pugh, John</td> <td class="xl77">Southport</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Reid, Alan</td> <td class="xl77">Argyll and Bute</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Rogerson, Dan</td> <td class="xl77">North Cornwall</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Russell, Bob</td> <td class="xl77">Colchester</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Sanders, Adrian</td> <td class="xl77">Torbay</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Smith, Sir Robert</td> <td class="xl77">West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine</td> <td class="xl80">ABSTAINED</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Stunell, Andrew</td> <td class="xl77">Hazel Grove</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Swales, Ian<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl77">Redcar</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Swinson, Jo</td> <td class="xl77">East Dunbartonshire</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Teather, Sarah</td> <td class="xl77">Brent Central</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Thurso, John</td> <td class="xl77">Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross</td> <td class="xl80">ABSTAINED</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Ward, David<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl77">Bradford East</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Webb, Steve</td> <td class="xl77">Thornbury and Yate</td> <td class="xl78">YES</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Williams, Mark</td> <td class="xl77">Ceredigion</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Williams, Roger</td> <td class="xl77">Brecon and Radnorshire</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Williams, Stephen</td> <td class="xl77">Bristol West</td> <td class="xl80">ABSTAINED</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Willott, Jenny</td> <td class="xl77">Cardiff Central</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl77" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Wright, Simon<span style=""> </span></td> <td class="xl77">Norwich South</td> <td class="xl79">NO</td> </tr> </tbody></table><br />28 voted FOR, 21 voted AGAINST, 6 Abstained, 2 were not present and the Government whip Mark Hunter (Cheadle) acted as a teller.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-79529768042165656152010-05-19T06:32:00.000-07:002010-05-19T08:33:56.060-07:00A story in The Sun is being used to stir up racial hatred.In a story entitled "<a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2918868/Bid-to-ban-England-tops-in-World-Cup-pubs.html">Three Lions Off My Shirt</a>" The Sun with it's usual talent for misrepresentation has given racists a reason to use the world cup to stir up racial tension.<br /><br />The metropolitan police department sent a letter out to pubs in the Croydon area giving advice and guidance on tackling trouble during the world cup. Amongst suggestions like using plastic glasses and employing door staff, they suggest "dress code restrictions e.g. no football shirts".<br /><br />No suggestion of no England shirts, just no football shirts.<br /><br />No suggestion that it may upset anyone.<br /><br />Just a suggestion, amongst other suggestions, that you may deter those likely to cause trouble by introducing a dress code.<br /><br />This is now being used by people with an interest in stirring racial hatred by saying that the suggestion was that the England shirt may cause offence to immigrants.<br /><br />THIS IS A LIE!<br /><br />There has never been any suggestion that the England shirt or flag upsets anyone.<br /><br />DO NOT FALL FOR THESE LIES!Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-56352482455899676092010-05-16T17:00:00.000-07:002010-05-19T06:31:33.533-07:00Lib Dem coalition.I know that amongst my colleagues and also amongst the Conservative party activists there are some concerns about the coalition and what it means to them at the grassroots level.<br /><br />I would be dishonest if I said that I did not also share some of their concerns. There are real concerns at what this will do to our vote at the next general election.<br /><br />In the constituencies we fought on the basis that a vote for us would keep the Tories out. With the old "Labour Cannot Win Here" mantra still ringing in their ears, they awake to apparently find that they have a Tory government anyway.<br /><br />These areas will have some difficult questions to answer next time we go to the polls, not least of which is, why should anyone vote LibDem if all they are going to get is a Tory government anyway.<br /><br />The answer is staring us in the face... <br />The answer is in the concessions that the Tories have had to make to form this coalition. The answer is in the policies that we have influenced.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The answer is we do NOT have a Tory government.</span><br /><br /><br />We have made progress toward implementing the four key promises of the Liberal Democrats at the last election. We have made progress towards fair taxes, a fair start for every child, fairer politics and a green sustainable economy.<br /><br />We will not in any coalition get it all our way, but we have delivered on some of our promises.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">You do not have a Tory government, you have a Tory LibDem coalition that draws on the policies and principles of both parties.</span><br /><br /><br />It is not a total victory, the war has not been won, but the first battle has. We have made progress towards the fairer Britain that we promised.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our voice is being heard!</span><br /><br />And to all of you who may still have doubts it is worth noting that if we are to prove our case for proportional representation then we also have to prove that coalitions work, because under PR this situation will become the norm.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">If we want to realise our dream of a truly representative house then we must prove that coalition governments can work.</span>Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-3441673054244237932010-05-07T02:59:00.000-07:002010-05-07T03:00:58.531-07:00Thank YouThank you to everyone who supported me, please do not be disheartened, I'm not!<br /><br />We have increased the LibDem share of the vote and Labour has been pushed into 3rd, we have a good platform upon which to build.<br /><br />There were 9 candidates that thought, following on from the Sir Peter Viggers duckhouse affair, that they stood a chance of upsetting the applecart and it is clear that only one of us has emerged from this as a real contender to shake the Tory hold on Gosport.<br /><br />This is not the end of the road, this is the beginning.<br /><br />We will be back, and the campaign starts now.<br /><br />If any of you would like to be part of that campaign please let me know.<br /><br />Once again thank you for your support.<br /><br />Rob.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-49083541841959373942010-04-28T00:34:00.000-07:002010-04-28T04:59:13.474-07:00Families come in all shapes and sizes....Widows and Widowers have joined the voices of single parents and numerous others to condemn the Tory married couples tax plan.<br /><br />Like the other groups condemning this unfair proposal they recognise that families come in all shapes and sizes, but they additionally feel that penalising someone when they lose a partner is "morally unjustifiable".<br /><br />Caroline Doughty, chairman of the Widowed and Young Foundation said: "David Cameron said this policy was important because of the message it sends out. What kind of message does this send to widows? That we are less deserving of support than someone who still has their husband and wife?"<br /><br />It is the welfare of the children that matters not the size or shape of the family that they live in.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-78185714742183037872010-04-27T00:33:00.000-07:002010-04-28T00:34:49.375-07:00We've got Harry Potter on our side.<p> <strong>Daniel Radcliffe</strong>, the Harry Potter star said he was backing the Liberal Democrats after having “a good chat” with leader Nick Clegg.</p><p>Let's hope he can summon up some Harry Potter magic and give us a big win on May 6th!</p>Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-82046854255871668982010-04-25T13:38:00.000-07:002010-04-25T14:40:05.198-07:00A Liberal Democrat MP would be the best result for Gosport.It is looking increasingly likely that we will end up with a hung parliament.<br /><br />If the result follows the current polls and the Labour party end up finishing third in the share of vote, Nick Clegg has said Gordon Brown would have no right to carry on "squatting" in Downing Street. David Cameron has not ruled out discussions over voting reform and it is well documented that the Liberal Democrats see this as essential to making a deal.<br /><br />It is difficult to say what will happen until the actual result, we have been quite clear that we will not be second guessing the wishes of the people and no discussion have or will take place until the people have made their wishes known, but if the polls are right and we do end up with a hung parliament who would be best placed to represent the interests of Gosport?<br /><br />Interestingly enough, whatever the result, with a hung parliament deal or a small majority for one party or the other the answer is the same and that is a Liberal Democrat.<br /><br />A Liberal Democrat would be able to use the fact that the ruling party needs his vote to get things through parliament to bargain for a better deal for Gosport.<br /><br />A Liberal Democrat MP would be the best result for Gosport.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-44067026431530862572010-04-24T11:40:00.001-07:002010-04-25T02:46:15.270-07:00Vote for a real change!There is a distinct feeling around the country that people want a real change in politics. They are fed up with the old guard that has let us down so badly. They want politicians that are more in touch with them, that understand their needs and aspirations and that do not think that they are above the law that we all have to live by.<br /><br />This is the key issue for most people, politicians have betrayed our trust and let us down. We must not forget this when we go to the polls. We must look deep into our hearts and vote for real change, we must send a message loud and clear to the politicians that we will not accept this anymore.<br /><br />We want real change.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-80109633632963948852010-04-22T03:23:00.000-07:002010-04-22T03:39:47.352-07:00Graham Giles supporters need to be told not to speed along residential roads.The car with Graham Giles stickers in the side windows that just came haring down Anns Hill Road at well over the speed limit will not have done his cause any good. There are a lot of old people living in this area and this car was moving at a fair rate of knots, so fast that I could not see who was driving it.<br /><br />Speeding Traffic in Anns Hill Road is a big concern to the residents of this area and there were a few people who witnessed this totally reckless and irresponsible behaviour and I am sure that although it was moving too fast to see who was driving I am sure that they all, as I did, saw the distinctive red and yellow banners in the side window.<br /><br />Someone needs to have a serious word with whoever that was, before he causes a serious accident.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-30969627349248534232010-04-20T17:10:00.000-07:002010-04-20T17:24:04.416-07:00The Liberal Democrats are up for real change. Not up for saleNone of us know the outcome of the next election. It is for the voters to determine the result and we do not intend to second-guess them.<br /><br />But whatever the result of the election the Liberal Democrats will not compromise on our promise to deliver: -<br /><br />• fairer taxes, with no-one paying tax on the first £10,000 they earn;<br />• a fair start for every child, with an extra £2.5 billion invested in reducing class sizes and more one to one tuition,<br />• radical political reform so you get a fair deal from politicians;<br />• and a green, sustainable economy, investing to create tens thousands of new jobs that last.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">If you want that sort of real change the only way to get it is to vote Liberal Democrat. </span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">You wont get it from any other party.</span><br /></span>Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-91452412129056354342010-04-15T17:40:00.000-07:002010-04-15T18:02:41.652-07:00Bring it on....<span style="font-weight: bold;">Round One. </span>The chancellors debate, as per my previous blog, Vince Cable was voted as the person that most people would like to see as chancellor.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Round Two. </span>The first of the leaders debates and Nick Clegg scores a big win.<br /><p> Research by YouGov for <i>The Sun</i> ( a Tory paper) clearly shows that Nick Clegg had impressed voters most. He was rated as the most impressive by 51 per cent, a clear lead over Mr Cameron on 29 per cent and The Prime Minister on 19 per cent. </p> <p> A ComRes poll for <i>ITV News </i>also found that Mr Clegg had emerged victorious. He was rated as the winner by 43 per cent of the 4,032 viewers polled, well ahead of Mr Cameron's score of 26 per cent and miles ahead of Mr Brown's 20 per cent. </p>We are witnessing an historic moment, elections that can change the course of history don't come around too often. There has not been one in my lifetime, till now.<br /><br />We have a simple choice, between a vote for more of the same or a vote for real change.<br /><br />It is becoming blatantly obvious that this country wants real change.<br /><br />I say bring it on, it's long overdue.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-19615694072689391902010-04-14T07:43:00.000-07:002010-04-14T08:26:44.574-07:00Manifestos at the ready.......All three main parties have now issued their manifestos, so now is the time for voters to start looking at the parties and seeing which of these manifestos is closest to their own beliefs.<br /><br />I am confident that anyone spending the time to look at the party manifestos will find themselves in agreement with the Liberal Democrats. I have spoken to Conservative and Labour supporters both in person and online and a lot are surprised to find that we are getting it right where their own party is getting it wrong.<br /><br />Some have taken part in the Daily Telegraph voters initiative, where you answer questions based on your political concerns and priorities, and found to their surprise that the Liberal Democrats came out on top of the list of parties that they should be looking at voting for.<br /><br />This comes as no surprise to me, because the fairness that people are looking for, the freedom that people are looking for, the openness that people are looking for is not something that the Liberal Democrats have just added to their policies, it is something that has always been there.<br /><br />We face a choice in Britain, in Gosport, a simple choice between more of the same or real change.<br /><br />Let's hope we get real change.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-50836127956749571492010-04-13T04:33:00.000-07:002010-04-13T07:47:32.030-07:00Actions speak louder than words.Caroline Dinenage is to move into subsidised service accommodation in Gosport.<br /><br />She has stated in her leaflets that she wants to be judged by her actions and I am quite happy for the people of Gosport to judge for themselves what they think about this.<br /><br />Is this the change that she wants you to vote for?<br /><br />Is this the change that we want?<br /><br />There is and there has only ever been one party that offers real change and I hope that the Gosport people sees through the flim flam of the other parties and votes Liberal Democrat on May 6th.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-73637596900238657102010-04-12T10:00:00.000-07:002010-04-12T10:32:25.065-07:00Disgraced MP's to get legal aid.I am absolutely gobsmacked at the audacity of the 3 Labour MP's charged with fraud over the expenses scandal.<br /><br />Not only have these MP's claimed that they should be protected from prosecution by a 400 year old law, they have now successfully claimed legal aid. Legal aid was introduced so that the poor could get proper legal representation, not to defend MP's against the indefensible.<br /><br />Maybe we should have taken the advise of a Kenny Everett character from the 80's and..." round 'em up – and put 'em in a field – and <i>bomb the bastards!"<br /><br /></i>Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-26247771060349671082010-04-09T07:35:00.000-07:002010-04-09T08:05:13.280-07:00The MOD is too top heavy. So are lots of other government departments.Nick Clegg has visited the south as party of his whirlwind tour of Britain. See the story in The News <a href="http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Clegg-sets-his-sights-on.6214973.jp">here</a><br /><br />He was, as always, honest and forthright and like his right hand man Vince Cable he has a habit of saying what we all know, but most politicians from other parties tend to completely miss.<br /><br />The MOD is too top heavy, as a resident of Gosport for many years now I know all too well what he is saying. They have 2 admirals per warship, a ridiculous situation. We need to pare down this bureaucracy in all areas of government, we need better equipped and paid soldiers and less admirals. We need less managers and more nurses.<br /><br />Another ridiculous situation that we are going to sort out is "<span style="font-style: italic;">the less you spend, the less you get</span>" budget thinking, departments need to be incentivised for saving money, not penalised. The whole "<span style="font-style: italic;">we've got the money in the budget so we've got to spend it</span>" attitude has to be changed.<br /><br />Liberal Democrats plan to take a measured approach to cuts, making proper savings, savings that will allow us money to ensure that our frontline services are not just maintained but improved.<br /><br />Accept no substitutes, it is only the Liberal Democrats that will deliver real fairness.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-74460817111894296422010-04-08T23:54:00.000-07:002010-04-09T00:27:08.217-07:00Film backs 'Robin Hood' bank taxSir Ben Kingsley is appearing in a film to back the "Robin Hood" bank tax.<br />See Channel 4 News story <a href="http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/business_money/film+backs+robin+hood+bank+tax/3606842">here</a><br /><br />I fully support the bank tax.<br /><br />I think it is proper, I think it is fair, I think it is right that the banks pay back the people who have bailed them out.<br /><br />Now more than ever the better off, especially those who can shoulder some of the responsibility for getting us into this <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">recession</span>, need to help those who are left struggling.<br /><br />What really amounts to very little to the banks will make a big difference to those affected by the recession that they helped to cause.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-66993560847319994022010-04-07T11:25:00.000-07:002010-04-07T11:31:52.230-07:00Real HeroesThe word hero is all too often used nowadays, for pop stars, for footballers, but these men are the real heroes, these men their colleagues and the other front line people who risk their lives on a daily basis to keep us safe and well.<br /><br />We must never let these people down, for they never let us down when we need them.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Two-firefighters-killed-in-Hampshire.6207820.jp">http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Two-firefighters-killed-in-Hampshire.6207820.jp </a>Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012586764259249289.post-12508077757233753312010-04-05T08:18:00.000-07:002010-04-05T08:36:46.301-07:00Expansion of the rail network.Coming from what is reputedly the largest town in the south without it's own railway station I am really pleased to see the Lib Dems announcing their plans for expanding the rail network.<br /><br />Railways are greener than cars or buses, they can carry both passengers and freight and if we had a station and a goods yard in Gosport we could start to attract employers back into the area. Particularly those industries, such as engineering and hi-tec industries which could really benefit our town.<br /><br />We could even get some of the lucrative new green industries.<br /><br />With the prospect of employment the young people of this town would have hope for the future, for it is the lack of any real prospect of getting a job in Gosport that really worries most of the youngsters I talk to.<br /><br />Once again the Liberal Democrats show that they are the only party with policies that make sense for Britain as a whole and the only party with policies that could really transform the lives of the people of Gosport.Rob Hylandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14700632013191725436noreply@blogger.com0