Where the foxes caper …
Tally ho!
The recently elected mayor of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, has infuriated Britain’s politically powerful homosexualist lobby by attempting to withhold local funding for this year’s Gay Pride celebrations. The funding for this year’s event in June went through, but Mayor Peter Davies, a member of the English Democrat party and the father of Tory MP Philip Davies, has scrapped all future funding for the annual Gay Pride event.
“I’m not a homophobe,” he said, “but I don’t see why council taxpayers should pay to celebrate anyone’s sexuality.”
Davies is only the second mayor of Doncaster to have been elected directly by a popular vote rather than by council members. He campaigned on a popular platform, that has reportedly alarmed the political classes on both the Labour and Tory sides of the House, in which he pledged to “stamp out political correctness” in every area of Doncaster’s local government.
To accomplish this, Davies has recruited the group Campaign Against Political Correctness (CAPC) to consult on his planned reforms. A spokesman for the CAPC, John Midgley, said that “people are crying out” for an end to the wave of politically correct policies in Britain. “We commissioned a survey by ICM,” Midgley said, “that said 80 per cent of people are fed up to the back teeth with it.”
Davies promised to end council funding for “politically correct initiatives” and to “scrap politically correct non-jobs” such as “community cohesion officers” and “encourage the former employees to seek meaningful employment.”
In his first week in office, Davies fulfilled his promises by cutting his own salary from £73,000 to £30,000; reducing the number of councillors from 63 to 21, saving the town £800,000 a year. He immediately announced plans to reduce council tax by 3 per cent and got rid of the mayoral limousine. He ended a “twinning” arrangement with five towns around the world, which he described as “just for people to fly off and have a binge at the council’s expense.”
More at the Daily Mail and Telegraph. (link fixed)
Read ’em both.
h/t Edward Michael George
The Telegraph link goes to the paper but not the article.
Looks like that pendulum is not only swinging back the other way, its spring loaded! Could be it’ll take some heads off. “scrap politically correct non-jobs” forsooth.
Goody!It may be 1936 in the USA but its 1793 in Doncster. Bring out the guillotine and the old bags knitting!
Telegraph link.
That’s a *great* story. Hopefully Davies’ utterly rational approach is the start of something more widespread.
Maybe there is a little bit of hope for England after all
A little ray of sunshine!
Bless you, EBD.
No more namby-pamby political correctness for Doncaster! I love it.
Loved this:
“A random street survey suggests he has the support of around a third of the town, while a further third are in the ‘wait and see’ camp and the remaining third have no idea what I am talking about. No one, though, is anti-Davies.”
This guy is awesome.
The “twinning” comment is bang-on. We should be chasing our councillors to do the same.
So I guess there’s no way we could convince this guy to run for David Miller’s job in Toronto?
No?
Damn.
“I don’t see why council taxpayers should pay to celebrate anyone’s sexuality.”
So so true.
Love this guy. Britain finally got their Sarah Palin.
Now, if we could only help some Canadian politicians find some testicles and common sense.
If he flat lines one Social Engineering initiative he MUST go down in history
What do you say Royals?.. It’s equal to killing a dragon… “Sir Davies”…
BTW: The ABC Network has finally decided to protect is brand & broadcasting License.. Dianne
Sawyer is now the News Anchor, hope she cleans out the Production Deck….
rick mcginnis, do you suppose Mr. Davies might have a brother who’d like to take the top job here in Tranna?
Notice, Mr. Davies is a Yorkshireman, known for their plainspokenness. Yea, Yorkshire, where pc crap is going to get a good kick in the butt!
‘Maybe Mr. Davies will kickstart a trend …
I’ll take “dude will get crucified and excoriated by the media/political complex, and won’t last” for $500 please.
Remember, he’s not takingon the other pansy politicians, he’s taking on vicious leftist bureaucrats who are fighting for their bacon. They are going to eat him alive.
The *only* way he can win is scorched earth, and I doubt he has the power as Mayor of Doncaster, or frankly the stones to take the heat that will result.
Hey, fred2, he’s a Yorkshireman. They don’t back down.
You may have to fork over that $500.
I nominate Philip Davies for Prime Minister of Canada!
”I’m not green and I’m not conned by global warming”
There’s a t-shirt in that slogan.
Now this is the change we can believe in!
From the comments: “Yes, but the BBC hasn’t opened fire yet. Just wait. They will try to undermine him and will probably succeed. No failure, no difficulty, no minor rebellion will go unreported and all will be played up to portray him as a hopeless amateur. I hope he makes it but doubt that he will.”
Sadly, this guy is probably right. The CBC will probably jump on board once they think they can defeat him. There will probably be no reporting of Mr. Davies by the CBC until then.
Posted by: Phillip G.Shaw at September 3, 2009 8:23 AM
Actually Phillip, it would be “Sir Peter”
And “sarge”? From a finacial stand point I am sure the Windsor’s would love to no longer be tied to the paltry sum that they are given from the public purse. Were they to start actually collecting the rent on the properties they own, HM Elizabeth II could buy and sell Bill Gates and Warren Buffet inside a couple years.
The link to the Telegraph article seems to be broken at the end. This works:
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geraldwarner/100008053/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-political-correctness-the-counter-revolution-has-begun-in-doncaster/
“”I’m not a homophobe,” he said, “but I don’t see why council taxpayers should pay to celebrate anyone’s sexuality.”
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I think this comment hits the nail on the head. A wake-up call for everyone.
“”I’m not a homophobe,” he said, “but I don’t see why council taxpayers should pay to celebrate anyone’s sexuality.””
Damn good thing he’s not here. The Lynch mob and Kateater would have a hayday.Have to agree with alot here. he is going to have a fight on his hands,but being a Yorkie,he’ll be bringing a nuke to this fight,not some PC puke.
Consider Once Great Britain as a pot at a rolling boil: for years the Kippers have been putting up with one PC farce after another and they have been simmering under the stifling ‘care’ of the Nanny State. Each act of PC outrage, every PC social injustice – the continued assault on the majority – turns the heat up and the pressure goes up. Soon the lid will blow off the pot and it will boil over. The BNP (which some say have strong racist leanings)is making steady, solid gains, and the PC wankers are their greatest allies. It’s about time for some common sense in Britain.
Missisauga Matt @ 8:50 AM
Where can I get one of those Tshirts, count me in!!!!!
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“I’m not a homophobe,” he said, “but I don’t see
why council taxpayers should pay to celebrate
anyone’s sexuality.”
here’s the thing i just don’t get. i can’t eat raisins to save
my life… something about the texture, or density.
now does that make me “grape-o-phobic”?
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An interesting observation from The Telegraph.
“You may be feeling disorientated, overcome by a surreal sensation, on hearing such extraordinary, unprecedented views. They are the almost forgotten, forcibly extinguished voice of sanity which most people had thought forever excised from British politics.”
Bet yuo some will have sleepless nights, stomach troubles and such nervous happenings.
For some time it seemed that the English are genetically deteriorating. This must be result of new source of water or sometning.
The two primo quotes are at the end of the article.
… the assiduously straight-talking Mr. Davies has just become one of the most powerful politicians in Britain.” and
– His agenda, Warner wrote, “against all the tenets of consensual British politics, consists of doing what the public wants.”
Iggy better pull the plug on Harper before even more Canadians finally realize left-wing politics has had its day.
Nearly 20 years, after all, since the collapse of the USSR.
As much as I like the ideas of Mr Davies, he is a neanderthal. At age 60 and never been on a plane. No idea about computers. Only foreign trip, 4 days in Paris by boat and train. He will be laughed at and driven from office just as you all laugh at Sarah Palin. Get someone with the same ideas who has some real life experiences to provide the background to these ideas.
“age 60 and never been on a plane. No idea about computers.”
Neither had George Washington.
His job description is “mayor”, not “diplomat”.
It is about time.
Well done Mr Mayor
What’s that sound? Oh that would be another tree in the forest of libby logic falling down, the loopy left’s days are numbered people are sick of their twisted upside down demented logic. The Gay right’s cause for the left was nothing more than an accessory, a purse to parade around for votes.They’ve abandoned Gays and women in favour of pandering to the Islamists. Women’s Rights Gay rights, the left could careless, they use us and toss us aside once another cause comes along even when that cause hates us and wants us negated as chattel or killed.
“age 60 and never been on a plane. No idea about computers.”
Neither had George Washington.
His job description is “mayor”, not “diplomat”.
Kate George Washington had no access to planes or computers, however if had I suspect he would have used them.
Even big cities need to use computers. And as a mayor he would need to be somewhat diplomatic with all those he comes into contact. Dont get me wrong I love his ideas, especially the one about not translating civic notices into other languages. If you live in England learn the English language. The average person should be able to pick up a working knowledge of the spoken language in 6 months.
Well, well. There is one stiff upper lip left in Britain after all.
“You may be feeling disorientated, overcome by a surreal sensation, on hearing such extraordinary, unprecedented views. They are the almost forgotten, forcibly extinguished voice of sanity which most people had thought forever excised from British politics. These policies are common sense, which is something we have not experienced in any council chamber, still less the House of Commons, in decades. The establishment is moving heaven and earth to discredit and obstruct Davies. He is that ultimate embarrassment: the boy who reveals that the Emperor has no clothes.”
I just love that paragraph. The “Emperor” truly has no clothes, and the only difference between the fairy tale and real life is he was exposed by a Senior,not a child.
Good to see some old fashioned British common sense and honesty. He summed it up perfectly by stating that taxpayers should not have to pay for some to celebrate their sexuality; whatever it may be. Actually taxpayers should not have to foot the bill for any special interest group to celebrate whatever they celebrate.
Of course the big guns will all be aimed at the follow, since truth and common sense cannot be tolerated. An example here already was the comment that he had never travelled by air or used a computer, as though this proved anything. What a laugh!
I think I like this guy.
“Davies is only the second mayor of Doncaster to have been elected directly by a popular vote rather than by council members.”
Looks good on ya, keep up the good work.
Dump your council too.
A wormy old incontinent goat with fleas would be better than the ubiquitous activist socialist PC moral equivocating Marxist limo riding douches that infest our governments everywhere today.
Davies for Prime Minister.
Obviously he’s a racist/sarc
First, I think it’s commendable that this politician would say what he thinks and believes. That being said, I think fred2 is correct. The left will throw everything they’ve got at him. They’re aim will be to do so much damage to this man that nobody else will dare to attempt something similar. They will make an example of him.
Second, I’ll play Devil’s advocate for a moment. WRT Gay parades and funding, the argument will be, and a sound one it is that the parade generates money for the local economy. If straight people can demonstrate a Straight Pride Parade will have the same economic benefit they too will receive funding will be the argument. Obviously nobody cares if you are straight or not, and a straight parade would be a joke; therefore no money; and, you’re a homophobe for suggesting funding should be stopped because they’re gay.
This is not my POV, but it is the argument used to support funding gay parades.
btw, parades are gay period! JMO
“here’s the thing i just don’t get. i can’t eat raisins to save
my life… something about the texture, or density.
now does that make me “grape-o-phobic”?
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Posted by: neo at September 3, 2009 10:16 AM ”
Not at all, neo. It just means you are like most of us. Can’t stand wizened,old,shriveled up anything that has existed long past its best by date.Sorta like socialists,commies,lefturds,and trolls.
Indiana Homez/
That’s EXACTLY the argument the gays in New Orleans make about their “Southern Decadence” celebration and parade(s) they hold in the French Quarter over Labor Day weekend. This is a national/international event built off of New Orleans’ substantial gay community. Despite the fact that the Quarter is also a residential area with children etc., out on the streets coming home from school, etc., during the festivities, gays have defended even public sex acts in the center of Burbon Street as excusable based on the economic/financial infusion to the economy this event brings–and have been supported in this line of reasoning by the bar and restaurant owners.
Oh I say… Bully…..eh What!
batb – yes, it’s very Yorkshire. I can hear “I’m not green and I’m not conned by global warming” as if I were sitting accross from him.
Black Mamba, I know about Yorkshire obstinacy and grit; a bunch of my ancestors hale/hail — take your pick! — from there.
Oh-aye lass, explains everything! 😉
Traino – what does having sat for four hours in a cramped, uncomfortable chair at 30,000 feet in the air have to do with being a good mayor? Sure, you’ve probably flown in a plane before, but have you ever cut the fat out of your town’s budget by almost a million British Pounds?
Yes or No will do.
no no no Kate. now it’s ONLY the foxes that caper.
gays aren’t capering anymore because they won’t pay for their share of the party, and the gay pride funding has been stopped up like a swollen gay cock in their boyfriend’s bunghole.
tsk tsk tsk. offensive it is? just watch me get offensive when the subject is political correctness.
Dante Just sitting in an airplane seat does nothing for you but visiting other countries and continents does wonders for your knowledge and experience of life, all very useful in making decisions. And No I have never cut a million pounds from a budget but I have invested a million pounds in companies on the stock market and used lifetime experience to do just that.