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, 18 July 2010

Sport why pay some players Millions

Yes why should we be paying millions to football players, when these so called stars have shown that they are not, it was interesting to see tennis players playing for 11 hours, and not a grumble.
Years ago we had footballers who were sports men, then we get to the sixties and that goes for a ball of chalk, that was when the so called agents came in and your price of a ticket sky rocketed.
 
Why are we so set on calling people stars, what is the criteria of the word star dictionary states outstanding - brilliant, how many people can fit that bill now. Young people idolise and copy, is that why we have so much violence copy role modal.
 
We have been told that we have a big debt to pay off, but the message does not seem to be getting through, just look at the pay of the union leaders, they complain about the bankers and their money, sorry if they call strikes it will be the workers out of pocket and their families, and still further in to debt.
When we talk about bus pass, who is paying the people who pay taxes, some still think that the government has a golden nest, that is the tax payers money that holds that up.
I for one would not like to be the chancellor and sort this mess out.

Sunday, 11 July 2010

Are children being used as a cash crop

When I read about immigrants moaning about the housing that they have been put in, just tell me what was their home like where they came from, did they live in a nice house with all mod coms, running water and sanitation, we are being used like dopes, just think we have young people who just can not get on the housing ladder, and we are giving these people benefits for all the children, as I have said a cash crop, just keep on having them regardless of who will educate and clothe them plus have school meals on the state, that is you and me paying through the nose for these people.
I have said before if I or you would like to go stay to Australia or New Zealand to live we would have to have a lot of money,no hand out there, so why do we keep on having these people let into this hard up country of ours, are they paying their way, don't be silly Joan,have they thought of working, if I am wrong tell me so.
Tell me when the injured service men and women have to leave the service, will they be given the same treatment as the above.
To all the other people who think they can not work for no good reason and give reasons like my bad back,or I have a drug problem or I loose my temper, wake up and stop moaning, to get this country back in the black these people must have their benefits stopped, a lot of people have more problems and still work by not feeling sorry for them selves.
There are a lot of people who would not take hand outs, they have pride and live on what they can afford, not live beyond their means. 
 
Why is there no clamp down on the people who make false claims and passports, and If caught do they have their bank accounts looked at and money recovered.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sunday, 4 July 2010

How do we know if we have been told the truth

There are many thing that go on in councils be it County, District or Town, things that effect your way of life, I have come across so many officers who know better than you, and you look at their work and find out you have been taken to the cleaners, and that your whole way of life is about to change. the presumption and the way you have been told one thing and quite the opposite has happened.
Here we are to have building on a grade 3 flood area, with the decimation of mature trees and displacement of wild life, when I hear from other people that that need not have happened. as they had said we have land that you can use to build housing and sustainable community. I must say many things come to mind.
I will keep you informed what the future holds for us.
 
I have read that so many people are complaining about the cost that will befall them, was it not said that we were broke and the need to pay back the money, sorry it is all of us that have to pay for all those years the the government squander, and just look at the life style that has been adopted, and the cost to protect them, sorry if they want protection they should pay, and that goes for the lower ranked royals.
 
When is this government going to claw back the money that has been plaided out in benefits, remember that last ones I spoke about now we have one with three houses and education for the son to the total of £700.000, why did no one pick this up, because she had so many different names, but in the end she was caught.
 
What is your view on the England team who profess to be stars of football, sorry they need a wake up call, all these so called stars should come down to earth, stop paying all this money out, plus all the other who are just there to make a million. then we might just rise up to second grade. Don't make idols of these people.
 
If we are at risk from attack, why are we in Afghanistan, could it just be the minerals just like Iraq with oil, or is that my wicked mind. I would rather have the troop at home to defend us. To think we have been told of more casualties to come, where are we going to care for them, especially when they have been discharged from service.
What jobs will there be for them, sorry we will have to slim down this country to fit them in.