The Esteemed one at work

So the long summer recess has begun. Whatever will the little man be doing all
summer long. His dear old misses has got to keep him feed & happy until the early winter. October before he returns to torment those within the Westminster Village.

What has he been up to of recent months. Truthful answer is: not a lot! He has signed [if my arithmetic is correct] about 26 early day motions! No this is not what you may think. It is one of those quirky practices of the village people. Two selected at ramdon are: TOBACCO SMUGGLING PROTOCOL. This makes a note of the fact that about £3.5 billion in unpaid tax is lost. What Dover resident is not aware that smuggleing has been on the rise since he and his croonies took office over a decade ago. 45 out of 639 have a similar view as Prosser.

CALEDONIAN MACBRAYNE FERRIES

Another waste of English money on this expensive quango. Jobs for former sailors I suspect.

His record of service to his constituency deepens. Dover this is what we get for our money:

• Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 22 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2006, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 87% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 11 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 73 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks.
  
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 37 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs Not one commentater speaks well of his performance. Little wonder.

To close what a view and picture the castle makes at night.

David Kirton

Sixty seven years ago today saw the loss of one of Dover’s sons. The tragic loss of Sergeant Pilot David I Kirton RAF. Shot down in flames whilst taking off from RAF Manston and crashing into the Village of Pegwell. David the younger of two sons attended St. James school and the County school [now DGSFB]. The Dover express newspaper employed David for a short time as an apprentice printer during their occupancy of premises in market street. At the tender age of 16 years he enlisted as an aircraft apprentice into the royal air force. Upon reaching the rank of leading aircraftsman he volunteered and was accepted for pilot training. On completion of pilot training he was posted to 501 squadron [hurricanes] and flew with this distinguished squadron for just a few weeks before a posting to 65 squadron which was based at RAF Hornchurch at that time. The accepted routine at that stage of the aerial war was was for squadrons and flights to be brought south at dawn to be closer to the continent and any skirmishes that might ensue. Just before mid-day a small number of German 109e’s on a tip & run sortie bounced 65 squadron during their late scramble call from ops. David, was killed and his aircraft crashed in flames into property's in Pegwell Village.