[Imc-nottingham] Hoon's slipping: the text

[micquael at onetel.com]

Sorry, problem with my mailer.. You should have had this text with 
irqgirlbig.jpg which you are probably wondering about



STOP PRESS: STOP PRESS: STOP PRESS

Hot News - Hoon Knew!

"...... the document [Goldsmith's FULL advice] was only seen by three 

cabinet members: Mr Blair; Jack Straw, the foreign secretary; and 
Geoff Hoon, the defence secretary." James Blitz, FT, April 28 2005 
20:10.

" Who actually saw the Attorney General's advice of 7 March? It is 
believed the only cabinet ministers to be copied in to the memo were 
Tony Blair, Jack Straw and Geoff Hoon. "  Andrew Grice Political 
Editor, Independent, 29 April 2005

----------AND NOW--------
Final Briefing for Ashfield Cavalcade:


Just a couple of hot issues  dear to the locals, and Hoon's promises 
which I suspect (but don't know) he will have done bugger all about.

But first a surprising internet poll run by the local paper "Chad". 
Usual caveats, entirely unrepresntative. BUT <humble_pie>I take back 
all I wrote about Wendy Jones (LibDem) being bog 
standard.</humble_pie>

"28 April 2005
Internet vote
35 per cent of the people who voted in Ashfield said they would not 
be voting for any of the three main political parties, but would be 
voting for another or independent.

"22 per cent said they intended to vote Labour and 22 per cent also 
said they would be voting Liberal Democrat.
Only 13 per cent said they would be voting for the Conservatives and 
six per cent said they wouldn't be voting at all."

http://www.ashfieldtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=3D726&Artic
le
ID=3D1011528


---PLUS----

The local textile industry is closing.

2005 SUTTON'S landmark 
_Pretty Polly_
 factory (Sara Lee Courtaulds) is to close with the loss of around 
300 jobs,

2004 270 jobs gone at Sutton sock manufacturer 
_Samuel Eden_,

2004 
_Martin Emprex_
  slashed its Kirkby Road workforce,

2003 _AJS Lingerie_  originally Cameo Lingerie closed. 

All due to Marks & Spencer ditching.

---PLUS---

Eastman Kodak are dumping their workforce

2005 ANNESLEY'S Kodak factory closing: 350 people to be out of work.
20 October 2004
Hoon told Chad:"I will be working with the unions, Kodak and Job 
Centre Plus to ensure that the workers are treated well over the next 

few months and that they are given the necessary support to quickly 
find alternative employment." 
--DID HE?-- --WHO KNOWS?--

26 January 2005
ASHFIELD MP Geoff Hoon  is to launch a new campaign called 
'Ashfield's workforce first'
"I have been involved in talks with unions, local employers and the 
DTI myself over the past few months. But with recent events it is 
clearly time to step this up a gear. I will go the extra mile to 
support the local workforce."
http://www.ashfieldtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=3D726&Artic
le
ID=3D929532
--DID HE?--
--ANOTHER BANANASKIN?--

--PLUS--

Ashfield's a Dump - REALLY

Monster tip plans have been grumbing on for years. Several sites are 
affected.

24 November 2004
'We don't want 'super' dump near our homes'
CAMPAIGNERS say new landfill plans at Bentinck Void and tip  5500000 
m=B3 would be 'totally unacceptable' so close to neighbouring homes.
http://www.ashfieldtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=3D726&Artic
le
ID=3D894017

16 November 2004
 Friends of Annesley Lagoons
Mr Hoon met campaigners 
He said: "After visiting the site myself and talking to local 
residents I can appreciate why it continues to cause concern. I am in 

contact with [the] County Council, [the] District Council and  ... 
Parish Councils and will continue to work with ... Paddy Tipping and 
Coun Yvonne Davidson..."
--DID GEOFF DO ANYTHING? -- WHO KNOWS?


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And finally, I'm sick - post viral - so probably won't be joining in 
the fun Tomorrow. The more of YOUR friends who go in my stead however 

the better.

Sutton-in-Ashfield and Kirkby-in-Ashfield are easy to find. Junctions 

27 and 28 of the M1 are on the eastern edge of the Constituency - 
then just follow the signs to Mansfield (it's that sort of a place!)

Peace be with you.

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Struck nerve!
I got a few shocked eMails from Ashfield in respose to "chopped-pork-
and-ham"ming with the attached "irqgirlbig.jpg". 
It should print out on A4. ;>

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Please support our sponsors ->

 Cavalcade in Geoff Hoon's Constituency 		
 
Saturday 30th April 9.15 am 	
Kirkby-in-Ashfield & Sutton-in-Ashfield 	

A Cavalcade will stop off at locations in the area campaigning under 
the slogan Don't Vote for Warmongers!. 

Ray Hewitt, Gulf War veteran and Reservist refusenik (from Military 
Families Against the War) will be with us. 

The programme for Saturday, 30 April is as follows: 

You are urged to join in where and when you can. 

09:15am: Cavalcade gathers in the Park and Ride car park on the 
Forest Recreation Ground (near the tram stop). Bring your car if you 
can. If you want a lift in someone else=92s, please let us know. 

10:00am: Cavalcade arrives outside Minister of Defence Geoff Hoon=92s 

office, 8 Station Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield (to talk to him). 

10:30am: Cavalcade arrives at Kirkby-in-Ashfield Shopping Centre for 
leafleting. 

11:15am: Cavalcade arrives at Sutton-in-Ashfield Shopping Centre for 
leafleting. 


Plenty of anti-Hoon material at
http://web.onetel.com/~micquael/TheBuffFolder