Betting on the Huntingdon Constituency

As a follower of Politicalbetting.com to see those who do bet money (not a gambler myself) as to who is going to win the General Election. I also looked at how the Bookmakers view the Huntingdon constituency election.

Ladbrokes website

Betfair website

Paddy Power

The Best Prices for the Conservatives are 1/100. This mean for every £100 bet if you win you get back £1. Even the bookies think Djanogly is going to win! 

I asked for some information but not yet received

I sent an e-mail to Deryck Irons, Parish Clerk to Eynesbury Hardwicke Parish Council and also to St Neots Rural Parish Council with the following e-mail:

Deryckirons@aol.com  2nd March 2010

Dear Sir,

I noticed from the HDC website that your a Parish Clerk to Eynesbury Hardwicke Parish Council and St Neots Rural Parish Council. As these are being abolished on 31st March 2010 can you let me have the following:

1. A list of current parish councillors on each Parish Council.

2. What arrangements have been made for the parish records. Which Council is going to be in charge of these records?

Still waiting for an answer!

On my doormat! This month's look at the number of political leaflets received

In the month of March on the lead up to the local elections and a very likely General Election I received 2 leaflets. 1 from Martin Land and 1 from the "St Neots" Conservatives.

Well that is now three leaflets in 2 months. Nearly a record. The current score is Liberal Democrats 2 - Conservatives 1.

Still waiting on the Djanogly's taxpayer funded Winter edition leaflet.

Question on Freedom of Information for Martin Land

I have a question for Martin Land, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Huntingdon. The question is:

Do you believe in Freedom of Information?

If the answer is yes I have another question.

St Neots Town Council is withholding a report into the Christmas Lights accident despite Freedom of Information requests. Do you feel it is right for the Town Council to withhold this information?

St Neots Liberal Democrats v Freedom of Information

I find it very funny, in a disturbing way, that our Liberal Democrat run Town Council doesn't like Freedom of Information. Looking on Google I found the Liberal Democrats go on and on about Freedom of Information. Banners like:

There is also a section on: Strengthening Freedom of Information.

Yet at a local level the Liberal Democrats on SNTC stopping Freedom of Information by denying requests. Looking on ICO website I found an FOI request dating back to 27th March 2009.

This is about the Xmas Lights Investigation. An FOI request shouldn't take this long. So what is the Liberal Democrat SNTC doing? It seems to be the national policy is for Freedom of Information. The local policy seems to be to DENY Freedom of Information.

Having read up on the Muck and Brass blog about how Somerton Town Council resorted to solicitors to deny FOI requests I wonder if the St Neots Town Council is doing the same? Maybe this is why minutes and agendas are missing from the SNTC website!

I thought the secret SNTC was over when Julia Hayward replaced Derek Giles. Obviously I was wrong. Secrecy is the way of life at SNTC and the freedom loving Liberal Democrats are NOT doing much about it!

Shelter blames the wrong people.

St Neots News and Crier - 25/03/2010 digital edition

Why is Shelter blaming HDC for not doing enough? Because Shelter would have to blame this Labour Government for this mess over Social Housing. And it is a mess. The Labour Government's Spatial Strategy is a farce. 1,330 social properties needed. 560 required by the spacial strategy. Far easier for Shelter to blame local councils rather their friends in Labour.

This Labour Government is following on from the previous Conservative governments failed social housing policy. If you want to build good, cheap social housing then build Council Housing.

Are the Liberal Democrats fighting the elections in May?

The reason I'm asking this question is there is an advert on the Priorities Magazine. This announces the Town Council is holding the Annual Town Meeting on 6th May 2010. Does the date sound familiar? It could do as the local elections are being held on this day. This is also the very likely date of the General Election.

Why is the Liberal Democrat run Town Council holding this Meeting on this day? The  Town Council Leader is Cllr Julia Hayward. Julia is Agent to Martin Land and should be running the elections campaigns on the day. A couple of Liberal Democrat Town Councillors could be standing for the District Council on that day.

To me, the message is the Liberal Democrats have already given up. The St Neots Liberal Democrats would rather be at a meeting than knocking on doors to win elections. Someone had better tell Martin Land! No wonder I'm voting UKIP!