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, 24 January 2010

Benefits

Poverty what is the meaning of this word within this Country.

I just wonder how a lot of people in this country would manage when we have seen just what it is like in Haiti.

Yes I am thinking about the headline case with these two young thugs, sorry cannot think of another word that I could write.

Looking at the pictures in the newspapers, just look at that garden - who owns that house - the parents or is it council or Housing Association, the questions I would like answered are the following.

  1. What has the local elected Councillor been doing?
  2. Why have the Environmental /Health officer not put out an order?
  3. Why has the Housing Estate officer not acted?

Answers

Why give people benefits and especially child benefits, when is goes on drugs and alcohol and porn dvds, please do not tell me that is their Human rights to spend this money which is after all our hard earned money being used in this way.

With this country in dire straits money wise should we not be looking at ways and means making sure that the people who are claiming have a genuine reason? 

We hear of so many people claiming and then being told of the extent of Fraud that is taking place with in this country.

There are many people who live on the bread line who lead a life with out the above taking place.

This country is in such a mess one must ask who is competent to right the wrongs that are taking place.
How are we going to have work not just menial, but jobs which people can take a pride in, plus have a take home pay that does not require benefits.

I can remember the days when people had pride and to take a handout was just unthinkable. I do hope that the parents of these thugs are named and shamed, and not covered up under the Human Rights act.

On another tact when are we going to deport all people in our prisons who have no right to be here, why I ask again should we the taxpayer of this country pay for their comforts, but making sure that no way can they come back.

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