tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post8905941683805955928..comments2024-03-02T02:56:21.007+00:00Comments on ......SHOT BY BOTH SIDES: Success for the cycle path campaign?Kerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-50612248782490423922008-04-11T18:30:00.000+01:002008-04-11T18:30:00.000+01:00Dear Kerry. I understand you are clearly against a...Dear Kerry. I understand you are clearly against any BRT plans on the Railway Path but think it might be good to clear up the confusion in the public domain by publishing the voting that took place, as David Blunkett does:<BR/>http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/david_blunkett/sheffield,_brightside<BR/><BR/>In the interest of clarity, do you agree the public have the right to know how their councillors voted on the BRT amendments? I realise this is your own personal website but would you consider publishing this information as you are a key Labour figure in this debate?Martyn Whitelockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01549848675427347799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-41885484800655046202008-04-09T11:11:00.000+01:002008-04-09T11:11:00.000+01:00p.s. Most people refer to it as a Railway Path as ...p.s. Most people refer to it as a Railway Path as this respects its heritage and all those who use it - pedestrians, cyclists, the local community and anyone who enjoys this green corridor.Martyn Whitelockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01549848675427347799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-33473397602819586722008-04-09T11:07:00.000+01:002008-04-09T11:07:00.000+01:00"Success for the cycle path campaign?" - the "?" b..."Success for the cycle path campaign?" - the "?" being paramount here.<BR/><BR/>Clearly, holding a joint protest and celebration march was not a good idea as the media communicated the wrong message to the public. Nobody should have claimed the Railway Path had been protected before the actual voting at the Council meeting on 1st April 2008. Full council meeting available here:<BR/>http://www.railwaypath.org/node/70<BR/><BR/>It would have been a success if not for Labour's wrecking amendment:<BR/><BR/>In legislative debate, a wrecking amendment (also called a poison pill) is an amendment made by a legislator who disagrees with the principles of a bill and who seeks to make it useless (by moving amendments to either make the bill malformed and nonsensical, or to severely change its intent) rather than directly opposing the bill by simply voting against it. (read more at Wikipedia)<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrecking_amendment<BR/><BR/>Let's be clear about one thing, especially while there's so much debate and rumour, the Railway Path is NOT protected until this is done with the proper legislation... do you not agree?Martyn Whitelockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01549848675427347799noreply@blogger.com