Speeches Thread

[Smid]

I thought I'd put together a thread for speeches made outside of the Council/Committee Chambers. It would be mainly for when a Councillor is on the campaign trail, so speeches could be given without setting up numerous threads for places like "Sunnybrae Plains Neighbourhood Watch Meeting" or "New Liberty Chamber of Commerce Breakfast" - all those sorts of meetings could be put in this thread, mainly so the GM can see how much campaigning we're all doing, almost like this would be a newspaper thread but without editorial content - just a transcript of the speech.

[Barnes]

I like this idea.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Councillor Taylor spoke today at a rally in the Gawther ward. He defended the corporation's record on housing, claiming that the slow rate of construction was entirely the fault of central government restrictions and its failure to designate a New Town. Cllr. Taylor noted that the quality of the new houses at the Hellsby Estate would be of a superior quality to those built in other major cities. The council, he said, had been careful to stick to traditional building methods. Councillor Hockley, also at the rally, spoke on behalf of the MSP-controlled PWC of which he is a junior member. Cllr. Hockley argued that the PWC - and thus the MSP - had big plans for the city and that the Lombardi plan for comprehensive redevelopment in the older parts of Stovesby remained at the core of the committees plans for the future. Cllr. Hockley's speech was generally better received than that of Cllr. Taylor; the Stovesby Star noted a 'real enthusiasm for our city' and contrasted this with the 'tired ramblings' of Cllr. Taylor.

[afleitch]

Mr Finlay-Hamilton met the press outside the Albert Pavillion Theater in Stovesby with Sir Robert Fraser head of the Independent Television Authority today after lengthy discussions. Mr Finlay Hamilton was reluctant to confirm rumours of a bid to establish an Independent Television station for the Greater Stovesby area despite the recent purchase of the Albert Pavillion by a private consortium. "We wish to simply ascertain the suitability of the Albert Pavillion as a broadcasting centre and production centre", Mr Finlay-Hamilton said.

The meeting with the head of the ITA is said to have gone "exceptionally well." Sir Fraser's later engaments included a visit with Mr Finlay-Hamilton to Sir Julius Benedict, owner of the Morning Post It is not known whether the Post has any connection to the new owners of the Albert Pavillion.