tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post3691002173787762497..comments2023-10-10T11:50:55.402+00:00Comments on Marcus Wood: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post-30445605697703664082006-11-28T09:57:00.000+00:002006-11-28T09:57:00.000+00:00Yes anonymous; you don't want a casino that is cle...Yes anonymous; you don't want a casino that is clear from your post. <br /><br />But elected politicians often have the difficult task of weighing up the balance between the vocal few and what it is that the perhaps silent majority want.<br /><br />In this case I think Nick is probably right to believe that most people are either not bothered or would welcome a Casino on the seafront whereas a few people passionately oppose the idea; for perfectly understandable moral reasons.<br /><br />"Marcus can seemingly discount such opinions" well, maybe that has a ring of truth. I cannot agree with everyone all the time (tempting as it is to do so in this business) and in this case I hold a different opinion to you and the majority at the debate.<br /><br />If there is demand from Torbay residents and visitors for a legal casino and there is a suitable site available and a good operator willing to open one then the council should support it. I don't believe it is the job of the council to be a moral guardian. <br />If there is a moral objection to gambling then those who hold that view have a perfect right to either campaign to have the law changed or campaign to deter people from visiting casino's.<br /><br />But my view is irrelevant; it is Nick who is in the driving seat on this one.<br /><br />Last point, Nick lost by 3 to 1 as I said but actually at the end of the debate I asked if anyone there had actually changed their mind during the evening.<br /><br />Only one man had, from 'neutral' to 'against' everyone else had set their opinion before listening to either side of the debate.Marcus Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540289778100132614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post-64973956140045726842006-11-28T08:56:00.000+00:002006-11-28T08:56:00.000+00:00Nick was 'brilliant' but lost the debate 3 to 1 ! ...Nick was 'brilliant' but lost the debate 3 to 1 ! And just because a number of those attending were of mature years and - horror of horrors they were Christian - Marcus can seemingly discount such opinions. Obviously the wrong 'electorate' !<br /><br />Take the hint, as I hope councillors of all descriptions will, we don't want a casino !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post-1750587588002646192006-11-27T14:42:00.000+00:002006-11-27T14:42:00.000+00:00The name is Bond, James Bond.
The location is... ...The name is Bond, James Bond.<br /><br />The location is... Torquay.<br /><br />Mmmm, not sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com