Councillor Joan Lambert's Personal Blog

Welcome to my blog.†

My name is Joan Lambert, Teignbridge District Councillor and Kingsteignton Town Councillor. I am the Member for Kingsteignton West Ward in South Devon, which comprises the Parishes of Kingsteignton West and Teigngrace.

My committee membership within the District Council includes the Overview & Scrutiny and Development Control Committees and the Health and Safety Forum.

My responsibilities within the Parish Council include Works & Services/Planning and Finance. I have been School Governor of Rydon Primary School, Kingsteignton, since 1990.

The purpose of this site is to try and keep you informed about my role and provide you with information about developments in Teignbridge District Council and our local Ward Kingsteignton West.

I will clarify my responsibilities in future blogs...

Sunday, 20 December 2009

Holiday of Christmas.

 Holiday of Christmas.

 

 

I have just been reading a blunt Christmas message from the Archbishop of York one Dr John Sentamu.

He talks about his childhood in Uganda, and at this time of year. The first thing he look for was toy's made in ENGLAND, just think when you go shopping do you look for that trade mark.

Other story about a Christian who fell foul of our new religion and that is "equality and diversity.

When did you last see any body stand up for this country whose religion is Christianity?  I am sorry you do not put others first in this regard, yes tolerance, but not blind to this countries history.

 

My other story that has put up my blood pressure is this Government has to pay out for medical and nursing staff from an agency called Frontier Medical.

I would like to know who was responsible for down grading the RAMC and QARANC, plus closing all well equipped hospitals and staffed with people who had knowledge as to what these men and women were going through.

This is the point ladies and gentlemen that caused my high blood pressure are the price that you the tax payer are paying. MOD £375 a day, but, the Army personal are getting £129 LESS then these agency people.

 

That is not all, where do you think that to save money; well you have been told by the politicians that this money is needed to fund the fight in Afghanistan.  Housing for troops and their families will not be upgraded, please note they are SUB-Standard.  The announcement by the Defence Secretary one Bob Ainsworth, the need for cut-backs to the tune of £1.5billion, oh dear me who was the person responsible  for taking us to war, with a total disregard as to cost of life, as we are seeing now.

I would take all the money that has been claimed by the Politian's and put it part way of improving these barracks and Quarters.

This government states that all housing must be brought up to a high standard that is to all Housing Associations.

When you look at what I have just said , that means our Service personal are bottom of the heap, also how come that immigrants are put up in million dollar homes, just what have they paid in taxes or even contributed to this country, all right not all are like this.  I would say look around your Town Village see that people who have come to this country with the intent to settle and become British, even join the Armed Forces, but not ones who just want hand outs.

I wish you all a Peaceful Christmas.

 

 

Tuesday, 8 December 2009

War of words

  THE WAR OF WORDS

 

 

This is the special time of the year for all Christians world wide, sadly this is not so for all grieving families who have lost love ones through war.

The words that are coming from this inquiry, brings out the anger and frustration in what is the truth behind closed doors.

What is being said and what is spin, I have never known a time when the trust in a government is at an all time low.

Why did Afghanistan not have an army?  Where is all the money that has been made from drugs not been put back to improve that country.

Is it due to the drug barons building up their wealth, if so that money should be used to pay us for teaching the men who will form their army?

Having said that are we not teaching the Taliban, how is it proven that this is not taking place?  We only have to look at the carnage that took place when our troops sat down for a tea break.

Who can put their hand on their heart and say we have not let in terrorist to this country.

When you look round and see the unemployment that is happening, how we are going to pay our way, all good seem to be going up so who will be further in to debt.

In to day's papers big head lines the French are to open another Stagnate, we must not be pushed to take more people in, when the population is bursting at the seams, and employment is at an all time high.

 

This week sees the Danes having the world in their living rooms at the climate conference, will anybody take any notice of this fact about carbon and what is happening to the world, and since the last big meeting can any body see a difference.

Here in Kingsteignton we have an open air swimming pool, which needs a new boiler, needless to say they do not have the money, so they are out trying to raise money, to the tune of £30k that is for a GAS boiler and there I am talking about climate change and they want a gas boiler.

Even on a small scale nobody seem to think out side the box, or is it just me