tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post2925839561013195989..comments2024-01-09T13:27:08.545+00:00Comments on swanageview: The PierheadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-84115034958307187392012-07-27T23:07:21.242+01:002012-07-27T23:07:21.242+01:00Oh, sorry, I misread your posting, and thought it ...Oh, sorry, I misread your posting, and thought it came from the 8th baron himself. Why on earth are you quoting this nutter's views to us? If you look at his other stuff on the web and his track record from when he was chairman of the Monday club, at about the time it was disowned by IDS for racism it is pretty clear he has no plausibility at all. Do you buy into his strange world outlook? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-2271853585773909072012-07-27T19:53:01.679+01:002012-07-27T19:53:01.679+01:00'Readers from afar?!? Our bungalow where we LI...'Readers from afar?!? Our bungalow where we LIVE is about 100 yards from the Pierhead !<br /><br />RobOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-8772270262073859492012-07-27T16:16:53.300+01:002012-07-27T16:16:53.300+01:00Whilst your views on a number of topics would prob...Whilst your views on a number of topics would probably accord with those of some of the more right wing Swanage residents this piece of trollery is not exactly relevant to the topic under discussion. Whilst it is always nice to know our deliberations attract readers from afar it would be even nicer if their comments were germane to the matter under discussion. I am sure we could discuss Mrs Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-68155156048325224902012-07-27T10:52:20.426+01:002012-07-27T10:52:20.426+01:00Re; 26/7/12 10:03 PM ~ above
With regards to The ...Re; 26/7/12 10:03 PM ~ above<br /><br />With regards to The Bank of England item I wrote it and posted the extract on the SwanageBlog. I did ‘cut and paste’ it from a presentation I made in the House of Lords (organised by Sabine)which went Global and has never been challenged. (Sabine carries the item on her website.)<br /><br />My presentation went further by stating I thought it possible Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-82413124379769439332012-07-26T23:36:43.376+01:002012-07-26T23:36:43.376+01:00Good grief. Have these arcane skills spread this f...Good grief. Have these arcane skills spread this far? The site is came from is one of several and I wonder why anybody here should stumble across them. The fruit cake content varies a little between them but the richest in this respect seems to be the stuff from a particularly right wing member of the House of Lords who advocates handing it back to the hereditary element - sort of "Barons Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-25385437801064607282012-07-26T23:09:31.307+01:002012-07-26T23:09:31.307+01:00Someone is Swanage knows how to cut and paste.Someone is Swanage knows how to cut and paste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-54483054934995127512012-07-26T22:03:31.595+01:002012-07-26T22:03:31.595+01:00I thought 5.11 sounded a bit erudite for Swanage. ...I thought 5.11 sounded a bit erudite for Swanage. It comes from a website written by Sabine McNeill who campaigns on matters of high finance. Did you post it Sabine, or have you been plagarised? It very flattering to see you taking an interest in the pierhead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-87949896753253098932012-07-26T21:27:35.865+01:002012-07-26T21:27:35.865+01:00Its a little hard to believe the shareholders were...Its a little hard to believe the shareholders were gnashing their teeth for 30 years and then sprung into action, so the connection you posit is a little to close to conspiracy theory for my taste. What does the nominee company do exactly?<br /><br />Nice to raad the reminiscence therapy. Strange though how the contemporary commentators who see devaluation and the consequent inflation as the cureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-69324339540008048942012-07-26T17:11:04.214+01:002012-07-26T17:11:04.214+01:00On 27th July 1694 a private joint-stock associatio...On 27th July 1694 a private joint-stock association called ‘The Bank Of England’ was formed with a capital of £1.2 million, this capital was ‘loaned’ to the government in consideration of a monitory and banking monopoly over the Kingdom of William III, ergo The United Kingdom. The government of Clement Attlee nationalised The Bank of England in 1946, issuing Treasury Notes in the sum of £Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-63253826697443124262012-07-26T16:22:11.105+01:002012-07-26T16:22:11.105+01:00The B of E was nationalised by the 1945 Labour Gov...The B of E was nationalised by the 1945 Labour Government. <br /><br />We have what is know as a fiat currency. There is as much money as the government decides there should be. The quantity is not tied to a precious metal. Of course if the government print too much the guys who lend them money by buying bonds get very cross and charge more for their loans and as you might expect if more money isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-64972055088775838252012-07-26T15:33:47.655+01:002012-07-26T15:33:47.655+01:00RE-Money, What is it? £20 notes says 'Bank of...RE-Money, What is it? £20 notes says 'Bank of England promise to the bearer the sum of Twenty Pounds', define 'a pound £? A pound of carrots spuds what?<br /><br />In the 1950s' Goon Show they said; "That will be £4-7&6 pence". <br />The response, "Here is a photograph of a £5 note".<br />"thank you, here is a drawing of 12&6 pence Change."<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-6114395891363527132012-07-25T23:32:16.063+01:002012-07-25T23:32:16.063+01:00You are right of course, but, as we have seen toda...You are right of course, but, as we have seen today with the catastrophic economic figures, and the general growing critique of the austerity mania, it is only a matter of time before the government starts throwing money around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-6218612759314667602012-07-25T17:56:37.947+01:002012-07-25T17:56:37.947+01:00I cannot imagine, in the present economy, that fun...I cannot imagine, in the present economy, that funding will be available for this. It would require a benefactor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-91233183469599637022012-07-25T16:58:50.201+01:002012-07-25T16:58:50.201+01:00" do not disagree if the entity that paces ar..." do not disagree if the entity that paces artwork in those sites also owns the art, but if the artwork is borrowed, then insurance will be required. And is is not cheap."<br /><br />If this was ever to be pursued funding would have to be sought and insurance would obviously be one of the expenses to be factored into the exercise. It would need the establishmant of a small organisation Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-71820039283297641222012-07-24T12:36:40.040+01:002012-07-24T12:36:40.040+01:00It stuck in my mind as it suggested your judgement...It stuck in my mind as it suggested your judgement in general was, to be polite about it, a little bit wonky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-72603067279522007622012-07-23T23:55:46.638+01:002012-07-23T23:55:46.638+01:00Well to be honest it's nicer to open up them s...Well to be honest it's nicer to open up them shutters , than to look at a chipboard window , where some idiot smashed it the night before. Also it adds as security and saves a shop owner the hassle of replacing a window.<br /><br />Common sense , though the way you brought up an old story , you lack it:)David Furmagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-81991835602602977962012-07-23T22:11:16.186+01:002012-07-23T22:11:16.186+01:008.04
I do not disagree if the entity that paces a...8.04<br /><br />I do not disagree if the entity that paces artwork in those sites also owns the art, but if the artwork is borrowed, then insurance will be required. And is is not cheap.One 'who has been there'noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-68885720681550995352012-07-23T20:04:17.143+01:002012-07-23T20:04:17.143+01:00Downtown Swanage is a better risk than a position ...Downtown Swanage is a better risk than a position next to a car park in Parkstone. In any case, a piece by Mary Spencer Watson is located a few yards awy in Prince Albert Gardens, Barbara Frink's Dorset Martyrs stand by the roadside in Dorchester and Sir Anthony Caro's Sea Music is on the quatside in Poole, all without problems. There are innumerable pieces of sculpture in public places Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-39297748542434895762012-07-23T17:00:47.695+01:002012-07-23T17:00:47.695+01:00'Poole and Bournemouth College had a number of...'Poole and Bournemouth College had a number of works by the likes of Moore and Hepworth on show outside the Study Gallery. Perhaps they could be persuaded to loan some thing.'<br /><br />The insurance that would be required might be prohibitive for something that will not generate any income.One 'who has been there'noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-62967549563920019232012-07-23T14:43:43.795+01:002012-07-23T14:43:43.795+01:00The goal posts for funding move at a sp[eed that w...The goal posts for funding move at a sp[eed that would impressan olymic athlete. The lifetime of a funding stream is usually less than the time it takes to find out about it and work up an application. Government planning "guidance" for councils is a shifting sand. This is so that when ministers announce that £x million is avaialable they know perfectly well most of it has been left Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-81262287510187259032012-07-23T14:26:29.392+01:002012-07-23T14:26:29.392+01:00Totally agree. How many meetings and forms have I ...Totally agree. How many meetings and forms have I filled in about the future of Swanage! If anything actually makes it into policy PDC chops and changes on a whim.<br />eg<br />-Supermarket at Worgret proposed: Fierce opposition from planners, then a few years later it's in policy doc.<br />-20 years ago every new flat must have 1 car space at least, now none.<br />-marina, in policy, never Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-15146565634995516232012-07-23T12:45:52.399+01:002012-07-23T12:45:52.399+01:00I used to attend the Partnership's meetings. ...I used to attend the Partnership's meetings. It got nowhere. There was always a good turnout from professional meeting attenders and other nice people but what has it achieved? Zilch. Various functionaries of bodies such as SWRDA appeared from time to time and held out the distant prospect of pots of gold for useful projects if we ticked enough boxes and jumped through enough hoops. Like theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-52051081498339075202012-07-23T11:01:44.898+01:002012-07-23T11:01:44.898+01:00All you people with ideas of what should happen in...All you people with ideas of what should happen in Swanage...what about getting involved with the Swanage Town and Community Partnership? That group exists to promote and develop ideas for the future of Swanage. It's not perfect, but it is an established forum, with strong links to the Town and District Council. Your ideas are more likely to come to something through working together than The Postmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15992151653723315108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-77648303232498243252012-07-23T10:14:04.458+01:002012-07-23T10:14:04.458+01:007.02 was right. Some posters have a food fixation....7.02 was right. Some posters have a food fixation. There is another strange presoccupation, Harry Ramsdens, Travel Lodge, Wetherspoons. Its standardisation. Lets make everywhere the same, with the same chains of hotels and eating places.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8676281.post-3688334468250406662012-07-23T09:59:23.903+01:002012-07-23T09:59:23.903+01:00Harry Ramsdon, yet f,f,f,fish & chip shop. A...Harry Ramsdon, yet f,f,f,fish & chip shop. A better franchisee for the Pierhead would be a Loch Fyne, (Iknow Mickie approves.<br /><br />OR I KNOW, WHAT ABOUT A MARINA, MARINA, MARINA, MARINA, MARINA as well?<br /><br />RobOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com