Councillors would dismiss

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their peril

Following yesterday’s blog, we have received letters which we feel are probably more representative of grass roots feeling than our local “politicians” are prepared to admit.
The first came from Robin Smith – “a born Bostonian of 72 years”
He writes: “What an awful state of affairs this town has now descended into.
“It seems that the local young British people, the out of work and, of course, the elderly and law abiding residents have been all but abandoned by our so called local authorities and media - who allow no opinions other than that of their own narrow political correct dictats to be expressed.
“This in a land that once prided itself on its freedom of expression where all views were once aired.
“We now have two parallel realities operating in Boston, the PC reality of the powers that be in which all the young British people in the town are regularly stereotyped and denigrated as uneducated work-shy wasters, and the elderly as an expensive bed blocking drain on the area.
“Radio Lincolnshire recently had a week of propaganda along the lines of the former, with the honourable exception of a Councillor Fountain - who defended the local people and told the true plain unvarnished facts as they actually are.
“The rest of the week’s output was pure anti-Bostonian PC fantasy of a type that even Radio Moscow would have been proud to put out.
“We then have the actual reality which most of the town’s law abiding residents have to endure on a daily basis along with the multitude of imported problems, which are all well known even if they are not allowed to be aired in any meaningful proper and open debate.
“The only one that I will mention is the well known continental urination game … which is very widespread and is played all over the town. But of course it is probably only classed as a myth in the fantasy PC world, as educated continental people would not do such a thing would they?
“I have seen this game played twice in the children's area of the Central Park in full view of the playing children, twice outside Carlton Road School with children present, in Fydell Street in front of a young girl of about 12, in Argyle Street in front of an elderly lady and at several other locations in the town.
“One of my daughters has observed the game played on the Witham Bank four times in the past few weeks, once with her six year-old daughter.
“Reporting it to a passing policeman, it seems that it’s nothing to worry about - it’s only a cultural thing … just turn your head away. Thankfully later a female officer did take it seriously.
“When out walking, the smell of urine can now be detected in many parts of the town. “I do feel somewhat sorry for the lower operational ranks of our local Police Farce as it is not their fault that their superiors sitting atop their greasy pole are turning them into uniformed social workers and away from being the proud guardians of the law that they once were.
“Friday morning on Radio Lincolnshire, we had another ‘lets bash Boston’ diatribe in which a number of identikit PC opinions were aired.
“It was stated that many of the messages the station had received with regard to the recent serious events in Boston were not - to put it mildly - quite along the same lines as the approved version as given by the town’s MP and Vicar. It would appear that many in the town were not, shall we say ‘on message.’
“No great surprise there then. A person from the race relations industry said it would probably take up 30 years to get things sorted in Boston.
“We were treated to the usual myths and misunderstandings by, I think, a councillor who stated that it is not true that people can enter this country and get benefits without paying in first.
“Well, of course, he is wrong - as we all know that as from last May, EEC citizens can in fact claim most benefits on arrival.
“I don’t expect our local authorities to work wonders, but I do expect them to tell the truth and stand up for ALL the law abiding people of the town and along with our supposed MP to stop denigrating the British young people in particular.”
Our second letter from Geoff Rylott , asked: “OH BRITAIN , where did we go wrong? We're ‘broke’ and can't help our own seniors, veterans, orphans, homeless etc?”
As he qualified for his old age person, he compared the level of benefits paid to pensioners with those given to some categories of illegal immigrants and refugees living in Britain and came up with an annual figure of £6,000 for a pensioner compared with £29,900.
“Now that I have reached to ripe old age for my ‘state pension’ the figures now mean much more to me. Now when I look back to the hard working days of the 60’s and  70’s.
I just realise how lucky all of these 17-20,000 immigrants are. I have read your blog for today and to be quite honest, we now urgently need another BBI Party who has the borough at heart, not like today's willy nilly lot, moving when their strings are being pulled from higher authorities such as those at Number 10. Even those in the tea rooms in West Street have nothing to offer that will change this whole situation.
Come on Boston Eye, let's have something strong to put to these willy nilly councillors, because at present all they want is power. Let’s have our borough's future straightened up and in line for our future generation of children, not for those that invade our island and take the rich pickings that some members seem to think is too hard for the local people to carry out.”
Our third e-mail was short and to the point. It came from Wyberton Parish Councillor Don Ransome, and said: “Thank you, Boston Eye, for dispelling the mist of misinformation put out by those who refuse to see a problem with the overwhelming number of EU migrant workers in Boston.”
We know what our local politicians churchmen would say to all this, because we have heard them say it before.
But these three letters have come from people with long connections with Boston and the area who have seen the changes that have occurred.
Yesterday, Councillor Mike Gilbert dismissed the BBC’s vox populi opinions from passers by, saying: “I don’t think that those individuals, whilst their views may be very deeply felt, are representative of the people of Boston in general. I mean, they’re not ambassadors for Boston on the whole.”
We hope he would not say the same about today’s reaction.
Sadly, we think that what they show is just how wide the gulf is between the powers that be at Worst Street and the feelings of local people.

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