tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47344655542333593222024-02-07T09:30:21.684+00:00the banksyboy briefA little sun, a little rain,<br>A little pleasure, a little pain...Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.comBlogger453125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-16571621303818536732020-07-26T10:26:00.000+01:002020-07-26T10:26:07.967+01:00Touring with Queen, ELO, Van Halen and recording Der Kommissar with After The Fire<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mc6PSdhUXPQ" width="640"></iframe>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-59881320718930297672020-01-12T09:21:00.002+00:002020-01-12T09:21:41.839+00:00Yamaha CS-80 sustain options explained...<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UQfV_WDdMgg" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-87165768351020620712019-12-11T10:57:00.002+00:002019-12-11T11:04:15.504+00:00Tactical Voting or Tactless Wasted Votes...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><a href="https://unitetoremain.org/">Unite to Remain</a></b> is a collaborative <b>Tactical Voting</b> scheme for one or more candidates to stand down in a marginal seat held by a Tory in the last parliament. Practically this has come down to a relative handful of <b><a href="https://vote.greenparty.org.uk/">Green</a>, Plaid Cymru and Lib Dem</b> candidates that could represent one another solo. Agreement by the relevant parties in advance is then subject to a process of negotiation and sanctioned by the respective party’s head offices. It is not something a candidate would decide unilaterally.
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The <b>Labour Party</b> have NOT joined forces with Unite to Remain and exclusively insist that Tactical Voting is where other candidates should all stand down for Labour exclusively, almost regardless of the potential for an alternative party to gain a seat from the Tories. In some constituencies (for example the <b>Isle of Wight</b>) Labour not standing aside for the Green Party candidate will most likely result in a Tory being re-elected, potentially affecting the final majority in the House of Commons.
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The downside is that it takes away the democratic opportunity to vote for your own party if your candidate has been stood down. Furthermore, if ALL non Labour / Tory candidates stood down in a particular constituency to strengthen Labour’s chances then everyone voting would effectively be endorsing and maintaining the tired old <b>First Past the Pos</b>t and <b>Two Party</b> systems.
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<b>Boundaries and Absolutes</b>
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When, along with everyone else, I consider a political party’s manifesto (and claims) I will discover typically around 95% of the policies I am very content with and the remainder not so much. So I categorise the ‘tricky 5%’ of policies into <b>Boundaries</b> and <b>Absolutes</b>.
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A <b>Boundary</b> I would be prepared to move or step across. An <b>Absolute</b> is a line I simply would not cross. My prime example of an Absolute is <b>Nuclear Weapons</b>. I would not vote for any party that supports use of nuclear weapons or the renewal of the <b>Trident</b> program. Therefore, in England, I can only vote for the Green Party. In Scotland and Wales I would have the possibility of supporting another party should Tactical Voting be a path for the greater good.
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The expression “<b>hold your nose and vote</b> (tactically)” is being bandied about at the moment. In all conscience I and, I suspect, many more Green Party members, simply cannot do this.
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The Two Party system of Right versus Left has been in place for many years. Labour claim, with some justification, that they are the only party (other than the Tories) that could achieve an overall majority. Because of the polarised differences between these two main parties it is unusual for voters to transfer their loyalty.
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As a candidate, it is quite clear that the Green Party (and the Lib Dems, but for a different reason) have been receiving votes from disaffected Tories. This presents a different scenario to trying to simply increase one’s own party’s votes. Where the Green Party hoovers up these votes it effectively diminishes the Tory vote in the constituency that the Green Party candidate may well have already been pressured to stand down. It is clear this is happening in a number of constituencies. Pulling the Green Party candidate out, ironically, then serves to increase the Tory vote and therefore reduces the chance of the Labour (or Lib Dem) candidate winning that seat.
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Overall, it must be said that in both safe and relatively safe seats voting tactically instead of voting for the Green candidate is not only a wasted vote it also undermines the principle of true democracy and the quest for real change. It also hurts financially, not only in diminishing the chances of saving deposits but also in reducing the ‘Short Money’ that all parties considered to be in opposition receive in proportion to the number of votes they receive.
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<b>Vote Green, If Not Now, When? </b>
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<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1474355006?ls=1&app=itunes"><b>click here for the Apple iTunes pre-order offer of £2.49 for all 4 songs</b></a><BR><BR>with love...
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Check out the original music especially composed on this very CS-80 for these videos:<br />
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/peter-memory-banks/return-of-the-cs-80"><b>Return of the CS-80</b></a><br />
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/peter-memory-banks/cs-80-f"><b>CS-80-f</b></a> (inspired by 1980-f!)</span>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-23167397917510738382019-04-29T11:49:00.000+01:002019-04-29T11:50:40.235+01:00Local Election Time again May 2nd 2019 - Tubecast #03 - Nuclear Power<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PfausQU91Tk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><BR><BR>
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The more I learn about both the past and future of Nuclear Power the more passionate I become about trying to help folk realise the significance of the lack of transparency and accountability this sector wallows in.
<BR><BR>This video can only give some insight into the concerns I have over the proposed Bradwell B. But these concerns cover all the potential New Nuclear sites in the UK (or anywhere!). I should point out that these issues are shared by our friends further up the East Coast trying to explain why Sizewell C is also wrong...
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Because the weather was so gorgeous over the Easter weekend I decided to just record some extra thoughts about Climate Change and the Extinction Rebellion protests happening around the precious planet...
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In my second topic in TubeCast #02 I challenge Essex County Council's (ECC) proposals to close down a whole raft of libraries and to downgrade others to volunteer run community projects. ECC sprang this on local councils, libraries, library staff and the public who were invited to take part in a "Consultation". This process has been flawed throughout, used out of date or spurious data and would not stand up to any sort of legal scrutiny.
<BR><BR>West Mersea library is one of those under threat, so let's all love our library more and demonstrate to ECC how they can be enhanced such that Essex becomes known as THE County that cherishes Information, Imagination and Inspiration...
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Promoted by Robbie Spence on behalf of Peter Banks, both of 124 Morant Road, Colchester CO1 2JD</span>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-19811353520461248232019-04-20T12:42:00.000+01:002019-04-20T12:42:12.972+01:00Local Election Time again May 2nd 2019 - Tubecast #01 - Housing for Locals<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NW6VoUCKaQ0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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The first in a micro series of video-blogs created to support my bid as Green Party candidate for the Mersea and Pyefleet in the Colchester Borough Council elections on May 2nd 2019. Not only am I up against the usual suspects it is a tougher field this year as the only UKIP candidate standing in the borough is in my ward plus a new independent, my friend (perhaps fiend!) and the popular current Mayor of West Mersea.
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It is hard to call and the results will be of great interest to all the other parties and independents represented!</span>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Promoted by Robbie Spence on behalf of Peter Banks, both of 124 Morant Road, Colchester CO1 2JD</span>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-20009240531503319742019-03-16T17:30:00.001+00:002019-03-16T17:31:30.595+00:00Bladderwracks' Revenge - radioactive seaweed?<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q0kLnF_dJIw" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-51771418701357879212019-03-15T09:12:00.001+00:002019-03-15T15:08:43.822+00:00My Yamaha CS80 reborn on its 40th birthday...<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cizlw2V8Wyw" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-80719075840150378252019-03-05T13:04:00.000+00:002019-03-05T13:04:02.474+00:00What Anti-Nuclear NGOs can learn from the Nuclear industry... A personal view<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ogISeKujnzk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-53135750144548626962019-02-22T17:23:00.004+00:002019-02-22T17:24:25.667+00:00Spot the difference between Molecules and Compounds...<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bvakTEaE9fM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<hR><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How Molecules and Compounds was made... a look at the technique I use to grab the images off the screen to make into a video using the free Quicktime software on a Mac...</span><br><br>
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Believe it if you dare... this video is in response to requests to cover some basic atomic and nuclear science. So I have decided to break them down into short episodes, your thoughts and comments always appreciated.<BR><BR>And there's still time to wish y'all a Happy New Year!</span>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-18194092736210287952018-12-26T17:18:00.002+00:002018-12-26T17:18:08.374+00:00Is C & M Safe and Quiescent..? Video #008<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E_Qi_-JXtrM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><BR><BR>
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Filmed on the beach at West Mersea opposite the decommissioned Bradwell Nuclear Power Station I ask that awkward question...<BR><BR>Happy New Year!</span>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-3027663377754025262018-12-19T14:15:00.002+00:002018-12-19T14:15:52.603+00:00Irradiation and Contamination... Video #007 <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-C_2U0bAuyM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-71979744685229193702018-12-03T12:31:00.001+00:002018-12-03T12:31:26.761+00:00Monitoring UK Nuclear Power Video #006<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LaKpPdKQI7Y" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-79671275546616968542018-11-25T13:02:00.000+00:002018-11-25T13:02:29.139+00:00Monitoring Electricity Energy Mix Video #005<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k-57WmDKOao" width="640"></iframe><br /><BR>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">As you can see from the extra navigation links above this is an area of great interest to me. In this video I look at a couple of ways you can examine the UK Energy Mix data <a href="https://www.mygridgb.co.uk/"><b>via computer here</b></a> and also using <a href="http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/alex.rogers/gridcarbon/"><b>a smartphone app</b></a>.<BR><BR>At the time of writing (12:30pm Sunday 25th November 2018) this is matching set of screen shots from the app which compares the Carbon Intensity and Current Generation:</span><BR><BR>
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Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-89924074836840767422018-11-20T15:30:00.000+00:002018-11-20T15:43:49.536+00:00Nuclear Regulators and Reactor Types... the Interviews<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eM4JwB8YRP8" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><BR><BR><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">
In August I was able to catch up with my good friend Jim Stewart and he was gracious enough to provide interviews to enable two videos to be made, one on Nuclear Reactor types in use in the United Kingdom (see below) and, firstly, information about the Nuclear Regulators working in the UK (above)...</span><BR><BR><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KUhR-_8PEkA" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-41836441623788731722018-09-28T10:59:00.000+01:002018-09-28T10:59:07.069+01:00BanksyBoy BANNG-ing on: the Video Blog
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Yes, OK, I have neglected this blog for way too long!<br /><br />
The trouble / excuse / reality is I have been incredibly busy. Pretty much since 2016 I have managed to become embroiled in local politics as a result of standing for the Green Party in May 2016. My principal, and principled, policy was as an anti new nuclear build campaigner for which I am hugely grateful for the welcome I received into the <a href="https://www.banng.info/" TARGET="_blank"><b>Blackwater Against New Nuclear Group (BANNG)</b></a> fold. This has led to being able to meet key players in national government and the various regulators, enabling me to become a contributor to the debate as well as someone always willing to glean more information.<br /><br />
My latest endeavour is video blogging for BANNG. My initial project was to capture the spirit of the day the CND Symbol Tour visited both the former Bradwell Power Station site and then popped over the Blackwater to my home town of West Mersea... here's the evidence set to Café Musica's rendition of the traditional tune Blackberry Blossom:<br /><br />
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<br /><br />This dropped me into the deep end of basic video editing (iMovie) and subsequently I attempted to talk to camera (iPhone SE) for the true vBlog at the top of this page on Nuclear Waste.
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So I would be delighted if can check it out (in joke) and let me know what further subjects you consider would be future topics?
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Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-4962252008532863652018-05-09T13:20:00.002+01:002018-05-09T16:52:06.636+01:00Still Standing and Green through and through<h3 style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">
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<tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #0087dc; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><b>Robert Davidson</b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><b>1,373</b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><b>42.0</b></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><img alt="Decrease" data-file-height="300" data-file-width="300" height="11" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Decrease" width="11" /><span style="color: red;"><b>3.8</b></span></td></tr>
<tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_(politician)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">John Akker</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;">1,202</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;">36.8</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><span style="color: grey;"><i>New</i></span></td></tr>
<tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #6ab023; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green</a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">Peter Banks</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;">374</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;">11.4</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><img alt="Decrease" data-file-height="300" data-file-width="300" height="11" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Decrease" width="11" /><span style="color: red;">1.4</span></td></tr>
<tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #dc241f; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">Barry Gilheany</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;">219</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;">6.7</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><img alt="Decrease" data-file-height="300" data-file-width="300" height="11" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Decrease" width="11" /><span style="color: red;">7.7</span></td></tr>
<tr class="vcard"><td style="background-color: #faa61a; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 5px;"></td><td class="org" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; width: 130px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrat</a></td><td class="fn" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;">Gemma Graham</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;">99</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;">3.0</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><img alt="Decrease" data-file-height="300" data-file-width="300" height="11" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Decrease" width="11" /><span style="color: red;">2.6</span></td></tr>
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<tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><th colspan="3" style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;">3,267</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;">40.5</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); margin-right: 0.5em; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><img alt="Increase" data-file-height="300" data-file-width="300" height="11" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Increase" width="11" /><span style="color: green;">1.0</span></td></tr>
<tr style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><td style="background-color: #0087dc; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"></td><td colspan="2" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> <b>hold</b></td><th style="background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_(politics)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Swing (politics)">Swing</a></th><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: right;"><img alt="Decrease" data-file-height="300" data-file-width="300" height="11" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Decrease" width="11" /><span style="color: red;">20.3</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;"></td></tr>
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So here are the results from last week's election... in the Colchester & District Green Party target ward of Castle we missed out by just 11 votes. My vote was the 2nd largest in the Borough.<BR><BR>As you can see all the candidates gave votes away to the single issue Independent candidate Mr Akker. However, this is contrary to his press statement "<i>Mr Akker also pointed to the 374 votes taken by Green candidate Peter Banks, adding: “While of course they are completely entitled to stand, they have taken away crucial votes from another, stronger candidate who is also opposing over-development</i>”.<BR><BR>Ouch!<br />
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Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734465554233359322.post-51224165079153076892018-04-26T08:34:00.002+01:002018-04-26T08:34:57.349+01:00Help Make Mersea Green 3rd May 2018...<iframe height="910" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ncZe-Cp0EjI5Ut8moe-1NCoY5dNmMuqC/preview" width="650"></iframe><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">#VoteGreen2018 in the Colchester Borough Council Elections on May 3rd 2018<br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ncZe-Cp0EjI5Ut8moe-1NCoY5dNmMuqC/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><b>Download full A4 leaflet here</b></a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Promoted by Robbie Spence on behalf of Peter Banks, both of 124 Morant Road, Colchester CO1 2JD</span>Peter Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581918660786956398noreply@blogger.com0