Tim(e) for Change at Thanet District Council
Welcome to the website for an Independent Thanet District Council at the May 2007 elections. I'm Tim Garbutt and if you're interested in joinging me then please contact me on timgarbutt@yahoo.com TDC comprises Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Margate and surrounding villages on the Kent coast near Canterbury. TDC is dreadful: it's rated in the bottom 10% of all 400 UK Councils by the Audit Commission - the GOverrnment's own auditors. Control of the Council is evenly split between Tories and Labour with a few Independents and Lib Dems. Power changes hands every 4 years on a "Tweedledum Tweedledee" basis and nothing really changes. Despite the public concewrns over poor services, lack of investment and - like many UK councils - a general approach to secrecy to cover up mistakes. Concern over the scandals at Manston airport, Disabled Grants, selling off playing fields, closing public toilets, overbuilding at Westwood Cross means business as usual at TDC. Nothing changes. U...