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rib advice!?
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- ben f Apr 23, 2002 12:30 PM
okay, I know I said I wasn't cooking, but this is a one time thing.
I am craving ribs right now, but have only had them once (I'm from maryland, pit beef always sounded better) so don't know much about them.
what are the different types of ribs and how many (ribs or pounds) is a typical serving per person?
In my grocery store I've seen:
spare ribs
baby back ribs
country ribs
lamb ribs
and I have no idea which type to try. I also have no idea about cooking times (unfortunately these will have to be oven or frying pan based, and let me say ahead of time I know that they would be better on the grill but it's not an option), temperatures, or rubs/sauce applications. so I'm really looking for a basic rib primer.
any help?
I like baby backs. I think they're the most tender.
I par boil them first, with an onion, then sauce em up and throw them on the grill. You can also broil them in the oven.
The par boiling is key because it ensures thorough cooking, tenderness, and no scorched outside/raw inside problem.
I'm sure others will have more elegant suggestions, but this worked for my mom and works for me. *s*
re: sskwire
I agree about the par boiling. I do it too and add tons of spices and stuff to the water. Then I bake at a very low temp for a looong time. Sauce or spices, if any, is added during the last 30 minutes.
re: The Rogue
I forgot to say that I only parboil beef ribs. Which are the type I make most of the time. Parboiling pork ribs does rob them of flavor like other folks have said, but beef can stand up to it.
Similar to sskwire's advice, I like babybacks. I cook the ribs with a dry spice or simply salt and pepper in a 200-250 degree oven or at least 2 hours. This is where they get the tenderness from. Cook them until they pull apart easily from each other.
Then put on the wet, basting sauce, and either grill over hot coals, or bake at a high temp or broil until glazed. Usually on the grill, it is another 10 minutes or so. Really good and really easy. The key is to cook it enough in the first stage so the meat just falls off the bone.
Link: http://www.nycooks.com
While I'm sure many of us get frustrated with the Emeril Network (aka FoodTV) from time to time, there are many good tidbits to be gleaned from Alton Brown's series Good Eats.
Brown uses a dry rub, wraps the ribs in foil to absorb the flavors, adds a liquid concoction, braises in the oven, drains out the liquid, then broils.
I'm not entirely sure if the link below will work, but if not, the entire process can be found on their website. The recipe is called, tongue in cheek, "Who Loves Ya Baby-Back Ribs."
re: Bill
Have you seen the Alton Brown/Good Eats Fan page? Cehck the link below. This guy has transcribed every word of every show.
Ribs--now you're talkin' my language.
Personally I prefer good old pork spareribs. At less than half the price of babybacks, and way, way more than twice the meat, when proprly prepared spare ribs are a better balue and just as tender.
Country ribs aren't ribs at all, but pork butt. Lamb ribs are OK, but no the rib of choice for a beginner. Beef ribs can also be quite good, and are not hard to make, cook them in a similar fashion to the pork ribs..
Here's how I cook spare ribs when I have to use the oven:
Prepare a dry rub using the following (feel free to improvise)
Lots of brown sugar
cayenne pepper
garlic powder
Rub this into the meat and allow to sit for about 1/2 hour.
Place the rack of ribs into a shallow baking dish at 225-250 degrees for about 2 hours. The idea is to render out the fat, cooking the meat slowly. I do not parboil the meat--it is unnecesary and it removes too much flavor.
I usually finish the ribs under the broiler 'til they've developed a nice glazed not-quite-burned look. If you like, serve a BBQ sauce on the side.
re: Alan H
Great description (actually all of these rib posts have sounded good, but I have a bias against baby back ribs due to those awful chili's commercials), I think I'll try spare ribs (assuming I can find them.
So what is the pounds (ribs) per person? I'm making this for 4, and I wouldn't mind having some leftovers.
re: ben f
>So what is the pounds (ribs) per person?
The rule of thumb for spare ribs is usually 1 lb. per person, although serious rib-a-holics (I enthusiastically raise my own hand here) tend to eat a bit more. A full rack is usually about three pounds, and I can usually polish off half of that without batting an eye....
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re: ben f
Hey Ben,
I can usually put down about 2/3 of a 5 lb rack, but I wouldn't actually do that in front of anyone I wanted to impress :)
I'd say 2 lb. per person is more than enough when you factor in the bone weight.
Again, I implore you, do not parboil. The rendering of the fat is sufficient to tenderize the meat, and you do not meed to fear trichinosis which I believe was the original purpose of parboiling pork in the '50's.
I can't believe no one has mentioned smoke - which I consider the essence of a good BBQ rib. I made baby backs Sunday and I don't want to brag but Holy Cow they were good!
I par boil the ribs for tenderness especially. Then rub with a 50/50 mix of Tony Chachere's spice mix (it's mostly, salt, pepper, cayenne, and garlic) and brown sugar. The I smoked them over hickory chunks for about 3 hours. Removed, slathered with BBQ sauce and wrapped in aluminum foil, baked at 350 for a bout a hlaf hour and served. Tender and extremely flavorful with just the right meat, smoke, spice balance.
Before I had a smoker, I did the pre-sauce cooking on a BBQ grill at a very low temperature with the lid down(preferably with the coals to the side and a few handfuls of soaked chips thrown on for good measure.
You also asked about portion. For baby backs, I can eat half a "rack" (that is the two foot long strip they are sol in) while my husband can snarf down a whole rack. With spare ribs, which are considerably longer and bigger, I find 4-6 ribs fills just about anyone up.
A think baby backs are unquestionably the tenderest and easiest to portion and serve. Full-size pork spareribs are awfully big and involve more bones and cartilage posed at odd angles. I like beef ribs, but find them hardest to cook and ensure that they are both tender and juicy.
There are a thousand different ways of fixing these things; you just have to find what you like. For a couple of years I used a quick oven method, simple but effective. I too don't have a grill. By the way, has anybody noticed that the price of pork ribs has shot up quite a bit. The last couple of times I have been using a slow cook method that produces a fall off the bones type of result. Also, I do not see baby back ribs much anymore and I don't much care for St Louis or country ribs or what they tend to call pork spare ribs. I just use pork ribs. Here is the recipe for what it is worth.
By the way after working my way through hundreds of bbq sauces I settled on making a version of kansas city bbq sauce. Kinda sweet but very tasty.
Note: I don't follow these ingredients that much but the process produces a very tender set of ribs.
4 slabs pork loin back ribs
First Stage Dry Rub:
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup paprika
1/3 cup garlic salt
2 tablespoons onion salt
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons white pepper
1 teaspoon cumin
Second Stage:
1/2 cup apple juice per slab
1/2 cup grape juice per slab
Third Stage:
3/4 cup First Stage rub
1/4 cup brown sugar
Finishing Glaze:
1 1/2 cup Big Bob Gibson Championship Red Sauce or your favorite red sauce
1/2 cup honey
Raw Preparation: Place slab of ribs bone side down on table. Slide knife under the membrane and against the end bone to separate the 2. With a dry paper towel, grasp the edge of the thin membrane and pull. The entire membrane should separate from the rib. If you are not able to remove it then don't worry about it.. just leave it on.
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Combine First Stage rub and mix well. Generously apply rub onto the front and back sides of ribs. Gently pat to ensure that rub will adhere. Place ribs meat-side up on a broiler pan and
bake for 2 1/4 hours.
Remove ribs from oven. Place each rib meat-side down on its own doubled aluminum foil square. Foil should be large enough to completely wrap rib. Mix the Second Stage juices. Pour 1 cup of liquid over each rib. At the same time wrap and seal each rib tight. Return to the oven for 1 hour.
Remove wrapped ribs from oven. Remove from foil and apply a medium coat of the Third Stage rub to the meat-side of the ribs. Place uncovered in the oven meat-side up for 30 minutes.
Remove ribs from oven and increase oven temperature to 350 degrees. Brush finishing glaze on both sides of ribs. Place ribs in oven for 10 minutes, or until sauce caramelizes.
re: DavidH
Nice recipe, that would also do nicely. When cooking outside on the grille, I often use a glaze, or what is more traditionally referred to as a "mop", not so much on ribs as on larger less flat cuts of meat and on beef ribs.
As to the price--I don't know where you live. Most of the supermarket chains here tend to run about $2.49/lb or up for fresh ribs, and I will never again buy the Cryovac ones after making that mistake. One local chain, Market Basket, had them last week for $1.69/lb, although they have sold them recently for 1.99-2.39. The label says 3 1/2 down, but that seems impossible since they weigh in at over 5 lbs. Still, they seem to be the best in the area, oddly enough. If you have any ethnic butcher shops in your area (i.e. Brazilian) they tend to be priced on the lower side, and the prices don't fluctuate as much.
re: Alan H
The current price is around 6.49 a lb here. A few months ago it was around 4.99 or 3.99 or sale.
re: DavidH
Wow! Do you live on the mainland??? LOL. Seriously, that much for spare ribs! Where eo you live, anyway?
Having no access to either a smoker or an outdoor grill, I stick with country-style ribs and occasionally lamb ribs. The lamb ribs I do a lot like some of the oven-baked recipes already listed (I par-boil first). Country-style I would never even try as "real" ribs; those I use when I want individual portions of meat, as in choucroute garni, or cassoulet, or some other kind of braise.
I personally think that ribs aren't usually as good as they're made out to be. It can be difficult to find a good cut with the right amount of fat. They can be tough. And they're very expensive, considering that you are paying a considerable amount just for the bones. I've never been rich, so ribs are rarely an option when I'm having company. That said, I DO like to eat ribs of all kinds, and here's my two cents:
I'm sorry to say (and for future reference), smoke is a necessary ingredient, but I will skip the lecture as another hound has probably said all this. Hickory and oak are king.
I find country ribs the best deal. They are usually boneless and not too fatty. I make a simple vinegar BBQ sauce (vinegar, ketchup and brown sugar) and soak the ribs in it overnight. No need to parboil then, they're ready to cook. Sear and bake in the oven (grill is possible!). Oh yes.
Pork spare ribs are good too, but expensive and erratic. I usually make these with a rub (just mix the spices you like and balace sweetness and spice to your liking), rubbed in at least a couple hours ahead of time. I smoke them dry and brush on sauce in the last 15 minutes. For the oven, slather with sauce and bake.
one great thing about a smoker: you can smoke some meatballs or sausage and you'll barely miss the expensive cuts of meat.


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Friday, 29 April 2011
Posted by Tristan Osborne at Friday, April 29, 2011 0 comments
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Poll Position or Arrogant complacency?
Have had a few enquiries from interested parties, so to speak, on my predictions for next weeks Local Election result and on the position of the Labour camp.
I do find it somewhat disconcerting to read Tory surrogates dicing up the wards and effectively calling the result in whole swathes of Medway, before the majority of ballots have even been cast.
I do find it somewhat disconcerting to read Tory surrogates dicing up the wards and effectively calling the result in whole swathes of Medway, before the majority of ballots have even been cast.
It looks and reads like Medway Tories are already measuring the curtains - such is the contempt, and I would argue actual complacency towards the electorate.
Such is to be expected some might say.
Every ward is winnable for Labour and we are straining every sinew and fighting to win in every area we have selected candidates. From Peninsula to Chatham Central, from Rainham to Cuxton & Halling, we are fighting to win to serve the people who are fed up with this lacklustre administration.
What is concerning for Tories is that some of their own members have already written off their own colleagues in some areas. People who are out day after day struggling to persuade people to vote Conservative now have to fight the publicity from their own side. Perhaps the Tories deep down know they have reached the high water mark in 2007, perhaps they are writing off areas of Medway?
Medway Labour are not complacent about votes like the Tories.
Medway Labour has selected a significant number of candidates under 35 and continues to campaign hard.
Medway Labour has selected a significant number of candidates under 35 and continues to campaign hard.
The Labour candidate bench represents a new generation of candidates who present the electorate the chance to change the current 'old guard' mentality which has led to closed and very very poor decision making.
The Tories are predicting losses. They are cutting the number of Council meetings and reducing Overview & Scrutiny budgets for the express purpose of stopping an opposition they perceive as tenacious and actually quite dangerous.
As this blogger has been arguing for years, and has tried to put in practice, Labour need to be more outwardly engaging in our communities and delivering on the ground for people. Naval gazing in the Council chamber, when attendance is miserely, will not lead to victory.
The Tories are predicting losses. They are cutting the number of Council meetings and reducing Overview & Scrutiny budgets for the express purpose of stopping an opposition they perceive as tenacious and actually quite dangerous.
As this blogger has been arguing for years, and has tried to put in practice, Labour need to be more outwardly engaging in our communities and delivering on the ground for people. Naval gazing in the Council chamber, when attendance is miserely, will not lead to victory.
It is a lesson only a small number of Tories have learnt.
I have kept a record of Tory leaflets prior to January 2011 and in 80% of the wards in Rochester & Strood / Chatham & Aylesford we had no 'local' election leaflet from candidates from 2008-2010. Only during the General Election did we see an attempt to piggy-back off the election publicity of the PPC candidate.
Instead the Tories spent huge sums of Council Tax payers money on the Medway Matters and Council propoganda; telling us the favourite food stuffs of Tories and advising on other irrelevent pursuits.
The 'Love Medway' campaign in Tory blue/green is another overt attempt to curry favour; patronising as it is telling people to put rubbish in the bin. I'll leave that to the Council Tax payer to judge on whether that was money well spent.
It simply is not good enough to communicate nothing until 3 months before the general election and then blitz people with expensive glossy's. The public are not that gullible.
I will not be providing any commentary - every ward is winnable and no ward can be taken for granted.
We leave arrogant complacency to the Conservatives as they have shown in practice every single time they are elected.
We leave arrogant complacency to the Conservatives as they have shown in practice every single time they are elected.
Posted by Tristan Osborne at Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3 comments
Labels: Medway, Rochester, Young, Local Election 2011, Medway Conservatives
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
Nailing colours to the mast
It is of particular interest that Tories have been criticising the position of this blogger, and fellow Labour candidates in Luton & Wayfield who are backing the community against the mast.
Tories attacking independent petitioners and those that support them should be careful.
Careful because Tories have very short memories of course - similar to the Medway Freedom Pass and Free Swimming - which they scrapped and opposed only now to be sudden converts to the policy.
Labour in Luton & Wayfield is opposed to the phone mast because of a total lack of consultation and out of concern that the community has been ignored.
Our response to a total lack of action is to base our response on the Rainham Conservatives, who supported an independent campaign to stop a phone mast in Railway Street.
If elected as candidates we will therefore:
1.Request that the Chief Executive of Medway Council writes to the applicant urging them to reconsider, for the safety of the community and nearby families with children, their decision to place a mast in Wayfield and to request a meeting with them and representatives from Medway Council to discuss the matter, with a view of having this phone mast application withdrawn
2.To seek the support of the Member of Parliament for Chatham & Aylesford, Tracey Crouch and asks that she table an early day motion to restrict the location of mobile phone masts in the vicinity of schools and densely populated residential areas.
3.To write to the government expressing the view that planning decisions are best left in the hands of local authorities who have a wide understanding of their area and not to planning inspectors who have scant knowledge of local circumstances.
4.To call on the Chairman of the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee to put forward a member's item looking into the possible health implications associated with phone masts.
A Tory rejection of the above will be surprising given it is Tory Policy which received full support in 2009.
A Tory rejection of the above will be surprising given it is Tory Policy which received full support in 2009.
Residents in Wayfield should and are concerned because whilst this policy appears to have been adopted for a phone mast with a Tory PPC in Rainham it is being ignored in Luton & Wayfield.
Perhaps a few of those Conservatives moaning about my position should take note; its based on your own!
Posted by Tristan Osborne at Tuesday, April 26, 2011 3 comments
Labels: Medway, Rochester, Young, Phone Mast, Wayfield
Thursday, 21 April 2011
Medway Tory £515,000 expenses tab
An interesting survey from the GMB Union which shows the Medway Conservatives cost the public in Medway more then half a million pounds in take home allowances
A truly staggering sum of money is spent on a Tory political elite which is clearly lapping the cream from the Council Tax payer at quite a rate.
Despite the Tory platitudes on low Council tax and efficiency they are happy to take huge salaries and expenses off the back of hard working Council tax payers across the towns.
In total tax payers are footing a huge bill of £750,000 for all Councillors
The Tories in Medway risk being labelled as exorbitant in what harks back to the worst excesses of the 1980s/1990s
Medway Labour has rightly pledged to cut the Tory cream and cut £100,000 per annum from Councillor allowances immediately.
Medway Labour has a strong record of cutting the cost of local government from the creation of a single tier of government in the late 1990s to the cutting of Councillors to the present day 55 in 2003.
It is time for a change in May. Cutting the Tory fat cat pay perks must be an absolute priority for any incoming administration.
Posted by Tristan Osborne at Thursday, April 21, 2011 2 comments
Labels: Medway, Rochester, Young, Expenses, Medway Conservatives
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Bailiffs collecting Medway Council debt?
Suspicions are falling on the Medway Conservative group for allowing widespread use of private bailiffs and debt collectors to chase its own residents.
Using Freedom of Information request Big Brother Watch has compiled a list of 320 councils that use bailiffs the most, and several Kent authorities make the chart.
In total, local councils in the UK have passed almost six million cases to debt collectors between 2007-10. The money outstanding is usually Council Tax, of which Medway has a poor record of collection compared with improving rates elsewhere in Kent, and parking fines.
Other Tory run councils in Kent which operate the practice include Bromley with almost 47,000 cases, Thanet with more then 27,000, Bexley with 23,000, Gravesham with 16,500, Canterbury with 13,5000 and Sevenoaks with 7,000. So much for the libertarian streak of the Tories; all good in theory but totally unworkable in practice it would seem.
A major question is why Medway Council, which is Tory-led, has failed to respond to Freedom of Information requests by Big Brother watch?
It may be because they have something to hide prior to a local election, whereby citizens maybe somewhat concerned that the Tories are spending money on private agents to monitor residents.
A question will be tabled at the next Council meeting so that residents can find out the truth and why the Council has failed to respond to this simple request.
Other Kent Councils were perfectly able to respond and it raises concerns that once again information is not being distributed to residents.
Posted by Tristan Osborne at Wednesday, April 20, 2011 2 comments
Labels: Medway, Rochester, Young, Medway Conservatives, Medway Council
Monday, 18 April 2011
Chatham Bus Station may cost millions
The Tories may have blown the budget for the Chatham bus station and now have to spend Council rate payers money to plug the funding shortfall.
Cllr Vince Maple (Labour) asked the Leader of the Conservatives last Thursday for an update on the funding situation for the 'dynamic' bus facility but was met by another rediculous non-response, which once again highlights why the Tories are simply unfit to manage another major programme in Chatham.
The Tories could not even manage to stitch up the questions from their own Council candidates, as the spun question from Strood North backfired when the portfolio holder answered the wrong prepared answer. How inept can you get!?
The leader of the Council effectively confirmed that Medway Council has not secured government funding for the overrun of the bus station which could leave a legacy of millions on the Council tax payer books.
The Tories have
- botched £2.5m Chatham road system,
- purchased the Medway Tunnel for £1 leaving Medway residents a toll legacy
- spent £850,000 on the demolition of the Civic Centre in Strood which has since become a temporary car park.
- mismanaged the Rochester regeneration scheme and have had to close Medway Renaissance. T
- allowed Medway roadwork chaos destroying local trade including a cut in trade by 20% in Chatham
This is an administration that is fiscally incompetent - out of time, out of ideas and soon to be out of office.
It is time for a change.
Posted by Tristan Osborne at Monday, April 18, 2011 1 comments
Labels: Medway, Rochester, Young, Bus Station, Chatham, Medway Conservatives
SureStart cut by Medway Conservatives
It is official - despite the spin from Medway Conservative candidates and the campaign rhetoric from the Tory camp - they are cutting Sure Start.
This blogger received confirmation of the cuts after a question was submitted to Council last Thursday.
The Tory portfolio holder, Les Wicks, clearly had zero clue of his brief and was not aware that the figures had been distributed in advance. He callously could not admit the simple numbers that he is cutting Sure Start.
It is a real and cash term cut. It is a cut that the Tories want to brush under the carpet by twisting words to justify it to themselves; that whilst no centres are closed, the budget for staff, facilities and funding for particular programmes will be brutally slashed.
You can not trust Medway Tories with Sure Start. Not then, not now, not ever.
The budget figures were revealed by the Medway Council finance officer highlighting a real terms cut of £281,000
The Medway Conservatives have totally cut to £0 this year the Disabled Children's Access to Childcare (DCATCH) fund and the Every Child a Talker (ECAT) funding.
The ECaT programme operated in 97 local authorities (LAs) and was designed to help children with language difficulties. The programme allowed parents and practionners to share understanding about how language develops from 0-5. It also allowed regular monitoring of how children's language is developing with support identification of children who might be falling behind. The Tories have cut this budget.
The Disabled Children's Access to Childcare (DCATCH) was specifically aimed at Disabled Children and childcare provision for this group of children and their families. The initiative was to address the lack of adequate provision to meet the childcare needs of disabled children and their families, and reduce barriers to access.
Tories should hang their heads in shame for cutting Sure Start.
Posted by Tristan Osborne at Monday, April 18, 2011 1 comments
Labels: Medway, Rochester, Young, Medway Conservatives, Sure Start
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Sure Start Funding in Wayfield
In light of correspondence with several families on Wayfield Road, I will tonight ask a question on the funding concerns for Sure Start centres in the ward and beyond.
The Tories have indicated they are safeguarding Sure Start provision but have failed to indicate the exact budget details on funding.
The Tories have indicated they are safeguarding Sure Start provision but have failed to indicate the exact budget details on funding.
The opposition is suspicious that there is a real terms budget cut hidden in the small print of the budget, despite the warm words it is in fact the pure numbers that residents are interested in. Are the Tories backing up statements with investment?
Over the last four months, I have asked several questions establishing that the Medway Conservatives may have plans to expand the current CCTV car fleet from the present two.
I have also challenged the Tory administration on the Ridgemeadow and Bradfields site working with the former Chair of Governors at the school. The school site had been earmarket for asset sale by the Conservative cabinet who undertook a u-turn after my question was submitted in March.
Luton & Wayfield is looking for those that will stand up and speak out for the area.
Posted by Tristan Osborne at Thursday, April 14, 2011 0 comments
Labels: Medway, Rochester, Young, Luton-Wayfield 2011. Local election 2011
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
No Phone Mast in Wayfield
Labour candidates Tristan Osborne, Sam Craven and Christine Godwin are backing the independent campaign in Wayfield to oppose the phone mast proposed for the Links which has once again returned to haunt residents.
Despite the issue being raised in early 2011 it is clear the Conservative Council is still pressing ahead with the development.
Labour is backing the campaign by concerned residents in Barnfield who have been canvassing the local community over the last four days.
The campaign organisers have requested that the campaign remains independent from any of the candidates in the election, but if elected we have indicated we will give them our full support and indeed organise meetings with the phone mast company and Council if required.
Major questions remain.
How come the Conservative Council is pressing ahead with the idea despite months of local objections?
Are they really listening to residents?
Other areas in Gillingham have recently had success in removing a phone mast so community action can work
We urge readers of this top 100 Politics home blog to sign the independent petition.
Posted by Tristan Osborne at Wednesday, April 13, 2011 9 comments
Labels: Medway, Rochester, Young, Luton-Wayfield, Phone Mast, Wayfield
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Kent Police Cuts will hit Medway
Posted by Tristan Osborne at Tuesday, April 12, 2011 0 comments
Monday, 11 April 2011
The Bugle calls for Coalition?
This week will see the final council meeting before the election. It is usually a highly charged affair as nerves are frayed on all sides. Partly as a result of the fact that people are spending time on the doorstep and finally becoming aware that it is looking increasingly bleak.
The Liberal Democrats must surely be aware that the situation is truly dire. With huge numbers of independents and assorted minority parties standing in both Gillingham seats we are now seeing evidence of the Lib Dem vote crumbling and splitting which bodes well for gains.
Results from Labour/Tory marginals are to close to call as both vote shares are holding. A small swing to Labour and a depression of the Tory vote could see 10 gains on wafer small swings.
It is too close to call in many seats, partly as a result of the fact Medway is not seeing the same swing to Labour as in the Midlands and North, but also because people tend to keep their voting intentions close to their chest a lot more here.
The final Council meeting on Thursday will see Labour candidates challenge the Tory administration on Sure Start cuts, tuition fees, Bus services and the state of the Chatham bus station.
With the polls pointing to Tory losses of 1000+ Councillors the Tories should be worried, but they are also relying on the fact that the centre and left vote will split to other independents. Quite simply Labour is the only effective opposition to the Tories and a vote for anyone else will let them in through the back-door. Could you stomach four more years of this lot?
Posted by Tristan Osborne at Monday, April 11, 2011 0 comments
Labels: Medway, Rochester, Young, Local Election 2011, Medway Conservatives, Medway Council
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Ed Miliband Broadcast
A very personal homily from Ed Miliband in the latest Labour PEB. Contrast the normality of Ed Miliband's Comprehensive and state school background with the elitist and top public-school background of the current elite managing the Tory Party.
From an election broadcast perspective it was heavy on character reference and light on content. Given we have another broadcast later in the month this may focus more on how Labour is delivering in communities up and down the Country.
The message locally is that a new generation of Labour activists is poised to shake the foundations of local government which has been managed by a tired Tory elite for too long.
We need a a more dynamic force in local government and it is Labour which represents that change that our community so desperately, and it is desperately, desires. A candidate under 35 in every target seat represents a massive generational shift and a change for the better in May.
The nomination list today highlight the Tories have not chosen to reform. The same old faces have been selected again.
Too many incompetent decisions, too many useless Tory Councillors and too much money squandered on pet programmes which have simply frittered public money
The simple fact is that the Tories do not represent low Council tax. Labour created the unitary authority in the 1990s and cut the number of Councillors from the 80s to 55. We reduced the tiers of local government and introduced Medway Council with the lowest tax in Kent. They inherited low Council Tax.
The simple fact is the Tories have cut £23.5 out of public services which you cherish. The numbers are not in dispute and either is the impact,
The Tories will not protect your heritage or your community. They have a record of selling off land to the highest bidder, and have spent the last three years demolising our heritage for cheap land grabs.
The Tories will not offer choice in education. The grammar school system, which was abolished elsewhere, will remain. We have amongst the worst Primary School results in the Country, schools with a revolving door of teachers, and the Academies teetering on the edge. Education is so important but Tories are focused on the wrong priorities and have been for years. We get poor results for a reason; and that reason is strategic management.
It angers people to see people fritter the inheritance bequethed to them, to mismanage project after project, to arrogantly opine financial probity and honour when we have accusation after accusation in the press.
It simply beggars belief to see them talk about the Freedom Pass they opposed, to talk about Free Swimming they cut, to talk about probity in finance when they purchased the Medway Tunnel, to talk about financial management when they demolished the Civic Centre, to talk about small business when they have decimated trade in Chatham highstreet.
There is a day of reckoning in May.
Labour needs to do a lot more to expose this lot and they need to do it soon.
Posted by Tristan Osborne at Wednesday, April 06, 2011 0 comments
Labels: Medway, Rochester, Young, Local Election 2011, Medway Labour, Party Election Broadcast
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Tory Thatcherism Exposed
Proof that the cuts are ideological and that an alternative is indeed possible from Conservative MP Greg Barker.
Same old Tories. Same old Cuts
Posted by Tristan Osborne at Tuesday, April 05, 2011 0 comments
Labels: Medway, Rochester, Young, Conservatives
Close of Nominations
Welcome news for democracy that a total of 315 people have been nominated for elections in Medway on May 5.
For those who want more detail please visit the Medway Council democracy webpages which will give you up to date information.
The good news is that all our seats will be contested and people will have a choice to vote out the Conservatives and to vote for a better alternative. A positive, dynamic and engaging Labour team, bursting with energy and enthusiasm for the future.
Labour have a full slate of candidates as usual for a local election.
Normal residents of the towns have been posting on where they will be lending their vote on May 5th and it makes pretty damning read for the Tories. There is widespread discontent on the doorstep with very poor decision making.
For the first time in many years both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have candidates for the parishes. A welcome development which will finally give a choice to kick out the Tories from their traditional redoubts.
The Tories have a large majority on the Council currently which has led to poor decision making and complacency. Labour are confident that with the ground work done we can see some positive results in May.
We have a new generation of activists and campaigners from a younger demographic which truly does represent the future for our towns. Years of effort recruiting new talent has paid off.
Cllr Jarrett and Chambers will soon feel the true scorn of Medway residents.
Please lend Labour your vote on May 5th.
Posted by Tristan Osborne at Tuesday, April 05, 2011 0 comments
Labels: Medway, Rochester, Young, Local Election 2011, Luton-Wayfield
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