Iain Wright has totally failed the people of Hartlepool on the Hospital

Phil UKIP · October 24, 2014, 06: AM

I wasn't surprised at all that the Wynyard Hospital project was suspended yesterday. This has been a long running saga that in my view has been nothing more than a smoke screen to try and cover up Labour's total failure to protect the Hartlepool Hospital. Iain Wright has totally failed the people of Hartlepool by doing absolutely nothing to stop the hospital being systematically downgraded. The people of Hartlepool should come out next May in the General Election, boot out this useless, hopeless MP and replace him with someone who will work a damn site harder for them than he has over the last ten years.

Next Year vote for me in the General Election. I'll fight for the people of Hartlepool, I'll be a strong voice for you in parliament and I'll do everything I can to Save Hartlepool Hospital. Only UKIP can beat labour in Hartlepool. VOTE UKIP GET UKIP.

Phillip Broughton – UKIP PPC for Hartlepool

SRMoore · October 24, 2014, 07: AM

Empty rhetoric, Phil. We've heard it all before.

As for the new "Only UKIP can beat labour in Hartlepool" slogan. I find that hard to believe when you can't even organise the public meeting to put that message across. How many times has it had to be cancelled now? 3?

DRiddle · October 24, 2014, 07: AM

Phil, you're preaching to the converted on here. All the readers and contributors to this forum didn't bat an eyelid at yesterday announcement. We've all known for literally years that it was coming. We all know how the months between now and May will pan out (with Iain claiming he can save Hartlepool Hospital now that Wynward is formally off the table).

You won't find many Labour voters on this forum. Just angry, dissolutioned Hartlepudlians looking for a white (or black, Asian or mixed race) knight.

If you seriously want to be that man you need to pick your game up.

steveL · October 24, 2014, 09: AM

That's not the best choice for a slogan, is it? "Only UKIP can beat Labour in Hartlepool". It might actually be true but applying the same logic, it could equally be said that "Only the Tories can beat Labour in Westminster"

steveL · October 24, 2014, 09: AM

If Socialism was the same as Communism then you wouldn't need two different words to describe them. I've always thought of Jesus Christ as the first socialist.

Land Phil · October 24, 2014, 10: AM

It beggars belief that the latest Mail article groups together Iain and the Save Our Hospital campaigners as though they work together.

They have been fighting each other for years, only The Mail believes they are bed fellows.

The Mail must be doing it to try and make Ian look like a nice guy - FAIL

steveL · October 24, 2014, 10: AM

Yes I noticed the irony of that too. Wrighty is in a state of panic with the election looming but I'm of the opinion that anything he says now about bringing back services will just wind people up even more given the level of inaction and duplicity from him over the last 10 years. I think Wrighty is dead meat.

UKIP's role next May is to act as a repository for the anti-Wright vote.

I think all Phil has to do over the next six months is to look smart, say nice things, stop pretending UKIP are going to form the next Government and send the local UKIPERS on a six-months cruise. If he does that he'll be home and dry.

for fawkes sake · October 24, 2014, 10: AM

If UKIP are to win next May then they have to realise that it will only be through persuading a lot of people who find their underlying philosophy abhorrent to vote for them but I believe that if they do win they will hail it as an endorsement of their core beliefs. It's precisely that which puts people like me off voting tactically in order to get rid of Wright.

mk1 · October 24, 2014, 11: AM

Quote from: for fawkes sake on October 24, 2014, 10: AM
If UKIP are to win next May then they have to realise that it will only be through persuading a lot of people who find their underlying philosophy abhorrent to vote for them but I believe that if they do win they will hail it as an endorsement of their core beliefs. It's precisely that which puts people like me off voting tactically in order to get rid of Wright.

This is what I have been saying for some time. If UKIP think they are going to win by attracting more people to their way of thinking they are doomed. The are a minority and will never become mainstream. Their best bet is to ride the anyone-but-Wright wave. All the garbage about Stalinism and WW2 death counts just puts normal people off. I spoke to Phil when he was canvasing and told him to curb the cold war warriors who were spouting all this type of boll*ocks. It just puts people off and reminds them why they do not like UKIP zealots.
I really do not believe UKIP will be in a position to do anything post election. I regard having a UKIP MP as having no real consequence on the national stage but it will knock some sense into Labour that is for sure.
I am using UKIP and they are in no way winning me over to their way of thinking.

mk1 · October 26, 2014, 11: AM

This is on The Dear Leaders Twitter feed

https://twitter.com/AkersBelcher

Can anyone think of any other NHS related promises broken by a local Politican?
Any MP who renages on a direct promise needs this type of exposure.

mk1 · October 26, 2014, 11: AM

Handy club to beat Wright with when he (as he always does)
plays the 'the council decisions and actions are nothing to do with me' card

welfare69 · October 26, 2014, 02: PM

Apart from Ian Wright are the voted councillors going to stand up and be counted at restoring services back toHHartlepool, what are the councillors at Stockton doing different to ours, they seem to be getting what they want and sitting in the driving seat.

fred c · October 26, 2014, 03: PM

Quote from: welfare69 on October 26, 2014, 02: PM
Apart from Ian Wright are the voted councillors going to stand up and be counted at restoring services back toHHartlepool, what are the councillors at Stockton doing different to ours, they seem to be getting what they want and sitting in the driving seat.

I don`t know about the Driving Seat............ But I think you will find "TheDeary Me Leader, Handsome Ste & The TorLab Mob" strapped on the Roofrack with the rest of the luggage.

"Handsome Ste" was i believe the Chair of the Health Scrutiny Committee at the time & did Diddly Squat.

Land Phil · October 26, 2014, 07: PM

I think we should widen the scope and say no party has made a difference with respect to NHS services being retained in Hartlepool.

When you think of the campaign to save the hospital, rightly or wrongly the name Keith Fisher jumps to the front of most peoples mind.

On the march that Keith spoke at there were no banners from UKIP, Tories, Labour or any party.

So why should any party get any kudos now as they start spouting in the run up to election time.
It is what they do between elections that counts and from where I am sitting that is a whole load of not very much.

Land Phil · October 26, 2014, 08: PM

Kipperdip. what you describe is great for a person to have done but for a party it is pathetic.

What is stopping any party from saying, vote for us and if we get to be in power we will cut Trident, cut corporate tax avoidance or what ever to raise the funds and give Hartlepool (and elsewhere) a fully functioning hospital back within 12 months or stand down and force a new election.

There has been too much faffing around and now we need very strong action.
Time to get the barrel out and put people over it.
The fires are burning and if it doesn't happen before, next year's elections will be all out war.