May 20, 2010 at 23:31 For those of you who are interested in such things, you can play spot-the-difference between what the local press gets sent, and what it publishes. Below is the un-cut version of the letter "whingeing" Kim sent the local press - see "Blood from a stone". I've highlighted the bits that ended up on the cutting room floor.
May 13, 2010 at 18:53 To declare an interest: I am a founder member of the Pier Trust. To declare another interest: I have a degree of empathy with Kim Hennelly (the "whinger"), having been bad-mouthed on the front page of the local press by local councillors within days of submitting the village green application.
May 13, 2010 at 18:44 One well-informed local fears the Mayorship may become sullied and diminished by politicisation. It's hard not to agree. I'm not thrilled at voting becoming a redundant sham, come to that...
CCC, Democracy | Keywords: John Gilbey, Pat Todd May 7, 2010 at 16:52 Here's how you voted. See how it compares with my forecast...
May 6, 2010 at 18:00 
Nice to be Mayor, to be Mayor, nice!The next Lord Mayor is a shoo-in. Of course. And not everybody's happy about it. Of course.So, the Canterbury City Conservatives have "arranged" a smooth transition from one Lord Mayor to the next. Please don't be surprised or disappointed by the absence of consultation - it seems to be their style. They may have a grudging admiration for the Soviet era ballots with 99% turnout and 100% agreement. I expect the North Korean style of compulsory consistent consensus is an inspiration to our own Precious Leader, Jonji-il Bi. But when it comes down to it, is anyone bothered which councillors fill the roles of Lord Mayor and Sheriff? Wouldn't it be smarter to choose the most photogenic and media-savvy people from the district, regardless of whether they're councillors?
CCC, Democracy | Keywords: Alex Perkins, Gabrielle Davis, Harry Cragg, John Gilbey, Julia Seath, Pat Todd, Sally Pickersgill May 5, 2010 at 16:00 In contrast to the hard mathematical precision of my recent results analysis, today I go out on a limb for a national prediction. The LibDems will collect more votes and more seats than ever, but not as many seats as the number of votes would imply (as usual). What will thrill them to bits, however, will be the wildly disproportionate influence that they will wield as the maker/breaker of kings and coalitions.
May 4, 2010 at 15:57 Behold my far-fetched but statistically sound election result forecast. You will by now have heard and seen any number of polls and analyses, confidently "predicting" Thursday's outcome. I expect you are all worldly-wise enough to realise they are a load of tosh. Weary call centre slaves heckle the unsuspecting few by phone, and smug pundits recklessly extrapolate the results to several decimal places of precision. Knowing that you will be unsatisfied with such piffle, I have assembled the most reliable prediction yet - read it if you dare...
Apr 26, 2010 at 15:30 CCC recently upgraded their email system with the result that councillors get fewer emails. Unfortunately, it's not spam and suchlike that is being winnowed out, but emails with mis-spelt addresses - they just get trashed.
Mar 24, 2010 at 23:56 See the results going back to 1983...
| 2005 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Roger Gale | 21,699 | 49.6 | -0.7 | |
| Labour | Iris Johnston | 14,065 | 32.2 | -2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mark Barnard | 6,279 | 14.4 | +3.4 | |
| UKIP | Timothy Stocks | 1,689 | 3.9 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 7,634 | 17.5 | |||
| Turnout | 43,732 | 60.1 | 1.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
Mar 19, 2010 at 8:49 A Kent property developer has been warned he could be facing a jail sentence after a jury convicted him of corruption. The verdict on Julian Brealy came shortly after Canterbury city councillor Roger Matthews was acquitted of the charge.
Democracy, Herne Bay | Keywords: Golf Club, Hollanby, Julian Brealy, Roger Matthews 
