Anyone think houchen will get back in?

Kosovo said:
Thanks for the link.

Tnt now FedEx have been based at the airport running HGV’s and 7.5t wagons for 20 years with other large vehicles also coming onto the airport Ind.est with no access problem. So not sure that is been highlighted in the report. Plan B was mentioned 5 years ago and since then the holiday flights have increased (thou imo it will never make money on flights) and new companies have been attracted with other expanding which hopefully will continue towards the airport being profitable. No doubt questions need to asked about deals but with it looking likely Labour will win a landslide at the GE any wrong doing will be found out and put right.
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"Holliday flights have increased"

They're only just above peel's worst years who, as said above "ran it into the ground" and this is with hidden flight subsidies and Logan air just pulled out.

Peel's best years, after they invested in it, saw volumes of nearly 1 milllion compared to the 200k or so now. Plan B is where it is likely heading as it will always be losing money.
 
Betfair have a betting market on Tees Valley mayor.

Houchen is currently 1.40 (2/5) or you can get 3.00 (2/1) on the Labour candidate.

It seems big on the Labour guy if it is a close run race.

However - I would be concerned backing Labour based on results in the last local elections in places like Normanby (working class Teesside ward) that are still Conservative - post Boris Johnson and post Brexit etc. To me these are still strange times - Normanby to me was fairly solid Labour traditionally. This hints at significant dissatisfaction amongst working class voters on Teesside with Labour.

There are serious concerns about the honesty of Houchen, particularly transparency and manipulation, but its that enough to overcome the concerns of Labour not representing working class people in areas like Teesside. That is the key question.
 
Redwurzel said:
Betfair have a betting market on Tees Valley mayor.

Houchen is currently 1.40 (2/5) or you can get 3.00 (2/1) on the Labour candidate.

It seems big on the Labour guy if it is a close run race.

However - I would be concerned backing Labour based on results in the last local elections in places like Normanby (working class Teesside ward) that are still Conservative - post Boris Johnson and post Brexit etc. To me these are still strange times - Normanby to me was fairly solid Labour traditionally. This hints at significant dissatisfaction amongst working class voters on Teesside with Labour.

There are serious concerns about the honesty of Houchen, particularly transparency and manipulation, but its that enough to overcome the concerns of Labour not representing working class people in areas like Teesside. That is the key question.
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The attitude that I'm seeing online is "he might be breaking the rules but he's doing something to support the area"

It's mad that people don't realise the benefits are to people taking money out of the public purse
 
Houchen will get back in sadly. His local PR machine is much better than the Labour one and people seem to like him (strange but true). I won’t vote for him, that’s all I can do.

He will, however, be a dead duck when Labour win the next election and (hopefully) the local Tory MP’s are shown the door. He will then spend the next 4 years (or whatever the term is) blaming the government for him not delivering on his promises of the hospital (never in his remit) etc etc.
 
Yearbyred said:
Houchen will get back in sadly. His local PR machine is much better than the Labour one and people seem to like him (strange but true). I won’t vote for him, that’s all I can do.

He will, however, be a dead duck when Labour win the next election and (hopefully) the local Tory MP’s are shown the door. He will then spend the next 4 years (or whatever the term is) blaming the government for him not delivering on his promises of the hospital (never in his remit) etc etc.
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If all of us use what social media or even fmttm presence to say #BinBen and vote for Chris McEwan.
It is neck a neck at present - we can all help swing this.
McEwan is Jobs for Teesside - Houchen Jobs for the Boys.
 
Redwurzel said:
Betfair have a betting market on Tees Valley mayor.

Houchen is currently 1.40 (2/5) or you can get 3.00 (2/1) on the Labour candidate.

It seems big on the Labour guy if it is a close run race.

However - I would be concerned backing Labour based on results in the last local elections in places like Normanby (working class Teesside ward) that are still Conservative - post Boris Johnson and post Brexit etc. To me these are still strange times - Normanby to me was fairly solid Labour traditionally. This hints at significant dissatisfaction amongst working class voters on Teesside with Labour.

There are serious concerns about the honesty of Houchen, particularly transparency and manipulation, but its that enough to overcome the concerns of Labour not representing working class people in areas like Teesside. That is the key question.
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Maybe there were very local issues at play - like Save Eston Baths etc.
 
Redwurzel said:
There are serious concerns about the honesty of Houchen, particularly transparency and manipulation, but its that enough to overcome the concerns of Labour not representing working class people in areas like Teesside. That is the key question.
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And the Tories do 🤔
 
TeaCider said:
Unrelated to the election, but I've just found out that Ben Houchen's uncle scored for Coventry in their 1987 FA Cup final win, watched his goal at half time of the football today.

A Coventry fan was showing me his match ticket for the final the other day, I didn't even realise one of the goalscorers was from Middlesbrough or that he was related to Ben Houchen, the final was over 5 years before I was born, I'll mention that to him when I next see him.
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Has that been fact checked, ?
 
All that you see from the Labour campaign is negativity towards Houchen, no positivity behind their own candidate.

The debate on TV was so easily won by Houchen, the other two could only criticise - not come up with anything substantial for the area.

What will likely happen this year is that there will be a Labour government with Houchen as mayor - I personally think this could be a good thing and has worked for Manchester and London in the cases of Burnham and Khan.
 
Colin Warnek said:
All that you see from the Labour campaign is negativity towards Houchen, no positivity behind their own candidate.

The debate on TV was so easily won by Houchen, the other two could only criticise - not come up with anything substantial for the area.

What will likely happen this year is that there will be a Labour government with Houchen as mayor - I personally think this could be a good thing and has worked for Manchester and London in the cases of Burnham and Khan.
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I'm not sure Ben would be too happy working under a Labour government with the threat of the NAO looming
 
Colin Warnek said:
All that you see from the Labour campaign is negativity towards Houchen, no positivity behind their own candidate.

The debate on TV was so easily won by Houchen, the other two could only criticise - not come up with anything substantial for the area.

What will likely happen this year is that there will be a Labour government with Houchen as mayor - I personally think this could be a good thing and has worked for Manchester and London in the cases of Burnham and Khan.
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Houchen as mayor can never be a good thing. He shouldn't be trusted with the petty cash.
 
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