tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786438112933136892.post3322448368564547977..comments2023-03-30T13:55:57.743+01:00Comments on Random Blowe: Terminator Invited To Newham As Official Civic GuestKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00003057501738525190noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786438112933136892.post-88337282190673029502010-03-03T17:56:55.277+00:002010-03-03T17:56:55.277+00:00ERR, But Arny will not be the Governor then, those...ERR, But Arny will not be the Governor then, those lovely Americans have TERM LIMITS. Good Idea, one would think ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786438112933136892.post-86969953225172701612009-09-27T23:13:58.310+01:002009-09-27T23:13:58.310+01:00Kevin,
Re letter: thanks. Have to own up to an in...Kevin,<br /><br />Re letter: thanks. Have to own up to an interest re Lennox Lewis - He's my wife's cousin, although she hasn't seen him for years and years.<br /><br />Re blog: Gosh, I didn't think anyone read it; it was a bit of a vanity thing and I started to form the opinion that most blogs (not all - John Gray's Labour blog is great example of a man running away with his warped sense of self importance) are an ego trip - I have a large enough ego as it is.<br /><br /> However, I have changed the name of the blog (http://newhamnettles.blogspot.com/ - only because I've always liked Aaron Hill's poem and he did live in Plaistow for a time).<br /><br />It's also a matter of time, but I will be putting a couple of postings on it in the next day or two (including the text of my letter to the Recorder) - would be very grateful for any criticisms/advice.<br /><br />MikeMike Lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786438112933136892.post-51613055224494039862009-09-26T20:06:21.439+01:002009-09-26T20:06:21.439+01:00"Terminator meets the Outlaw Robin Wales"..."Terminator meets the Outlaw Robin Wales"<br /><br />Louise, I wish I'd used that as the title of the post!<br /><br />Mike, great letter as always, will be interesting to see whether it is published. You're right about Lennox Lewis' association with the borough being a more obvious choice, I completely missed that one (not a big follower of boxing, to be honest). <br /><br />On a different note, what's happened with your 'Newham Doublethink' blog? I've had it in my Google Reader for ages but there have been no updates. With so little prospect of the Recorder publishing anything critical of Sir Robin, we definitely need more Newham bloggers!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00003057501738525190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786438112933136892.post-75997662798652963652009-09-25T22:21:19.191+01:002009-09-25T22:21:19.191+01:00Kevin,
I sent the following in to the Newham Reco...Kevin,<br /><br />I sent the following in to the Newham Recorder on Tuesday (doubt that it'll be set to ink):<br /><br /><i>The Mayor has invited Arnold Schwarzenegger to be his guest for the 2012 Olympics because he used to train at Wag Bennett’s Gym in the sixties. I would have though a better choice would have been Lennox Lewis. Lewis was born in Newham and actually took part in the 1988 Olympics winning gold! He also happens to be black, which I would say is a better reflection of the ethnic diversity of the borough than a white Austrian is.<br /> <br />However, it seems that a major incentive for inviting the elected leader of the world’s 7th largest economy is to advise him on budget cuts. I doubt if he needs such advice, as it is well documented that in July of this year he posted a video on twitter announcing a $15 Billion budget cut (while brandishing a knife – maybe Sir Robin is seeking some new PR pointers).<br /> <br />Sir Robin intends to spell out to the Terminator how Newham has managed to identify £70 Million in budget savings. Incidentally, £70 Million is 0.27 percent of California’s predicted $26 Billion deficit.<br /> <br />I can imagine that many Newham residents will be interested in this £70 Million saving. For a start, does it now mean that we never really needed the extra £58 Million that Sir Robin insisted we should get if we were to be recognised by government as an inner-London borough?<br /> <br />Furthermore, the very fact that it is being referred to as a savings implies that it's money the borough receives annually that has been spent (unwisely) in the past. If it is a saving that is to be spread across the next council term (4 years) then Sir Robin’s administration has wasted £140 Million over the past eight years; if it is a saving that is to be made per year, then he’s wasted £560 Million over the same period.<br /> <br />Instead of talking in two years’ time to a film star from over 5000 miles away, why doesn’t the Mayor let those of us who live here, on the doorstep, know now exactly how he is going to save the money?</i>Mike Lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1786438112933136892.post-1026819004315414642009-09-25T19:03:56.986+01:002009-09-25T19:03:56.986+01:00Ay Carumba!
Terminator meets the Outlaw Robin Wal...Ay Carumba!<br /><br />Terminator meets the Outlaw Robin Wales.<br /><br />Oh my!<br /><br />Good news btw about the campus protests at the Uni of Calfornia.HarpyMarxhttp://harpymarx.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com