Taxi Driver Online

Are you mad? This is about supporting guys who have suffered as a consequence of their council abusing its powers. It has nothing to do with ranting and raging in council Chambers.

All I am asking for is, TDO to provide the facility to lend these guys some practical support.

This means that any individual or group that has fallen foul of their council, can be supported collectively by their colleagues, throughout the country, if they so choose.

These councils are shooting fish in a barrel. They have to be stopped. TDO, could be the mechanism to lend some real weight to their plight.

Do the math, TDO has nearly 2000 members, and how many more might become interested if they thought they could cause a change in the way councils treat cabbies?

The guys in Ashfield are just the tip of the sword, with the right support to wield that sword, councils abusing their powers could be stopped in their tracks. Everyone stands to benefit.

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

When council's like Ashifield, have gotten way out of control, they deserve a bloody nose in court. We are well passed the committee stage when that happens.

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

What about templates, for example, that would allow drivers without any legal training to embark on launching there own action ? I would be willing to put something together

I have always believed that we are the machine and, we should have total control of the Trade and, got to hand it to Gary, his heart is in the right place and he don't speak with forked tongue so ! Yeh. i'm all for it so, hopefully the National Trade can pull together as one unit and tell those responsible, WE AIN'T TAKING IT ANYMORE......

That's more like it lads, but we need to be clear about what's went down here.

The councillors in Ashfield didn't just make a poor decision. They were making a statement. That all cabbies are shi*e and not just in Ashfield. “Cabby's deserve no respect whatsoever, they are the shi* on our shoes and we will do what we like”.

Councillors up and down the country will be [edited by admin] themselves laughing about this, and why not?

If we do nothing to change how they think, then they are right, you deserve no respect, simply because you haven't earned it.

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

No Gary I am not mad..... nor do I lose battles....... the taxi trade is littered with court cases..... costing the trade thousands and thousands of pounds ..... and when they won it cost them even more........ But prove me wrong.... I can assure you I could live with that

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

That would not be such a bad idea, each offence... the law or act it comes under.. the correct procedure that councils should follow..... and so on

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

The internet is changing everything Mr. T. It costs sweeties for millions of people to communicate up and down the country. If you have a network (TDO) of individuals with a shared vision and a consensus to protect their own interests. Connecting with other networks with the same or similar interests is not a problem. Two thousand members on TDO, could be fifty thousand by the end of the week. TDO, is a country, wide skeletal organisation, and a communications platform.

Organisation, communication, the mobilization of support, coordinated collective decision making - action. The only thing missing is the facility to support a worthwhile cause.

What we need is a flash response to council abuse. Collectively, it would cost peanuts to fight a council and win. Who gives a shi* how much it costs overall, it might only cost the individual supporting the cause buttons to make a huge change to his working conditions? To me, that's a price well worth paying to gain a little respect from council officials and Councillors.



Remember this?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/de ... s-number-1

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

You could use TDO to highlight and discuss the issue, PM and Email every member to get the word out on their Facebook or Myspace page and twitter about the council injustice and those responsible all over the place. As well as asking other taxi forums to get involved.

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

As a political leader Mr T you'd make a better mechanic

As a political leader Mr T you'd make a better mechanic

The last thing I would ever want.. would be.. to be a political leader.... I leave that to people like yourself..... but then wanting is one thing... achieving is not for you......

ps.. I only need to post once.

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

I have PM a reply to your PM.. you can put up if you like...

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Think about what could be achieved if the taxi trade used the technology in the same way? I'm not suggesting that we all descend on our local council's, but it's a thought.

http://news.scotsman.com/news/Capital39 ... 6475142.jp

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

Problem is that first you have to recognise that a problem, or an injustice exists.

I'm not sure the bewildered herd can get over this first hurdle.

And that's what councils depend on.

They believe they're smart and we're stupid.

And, reading some of the guff emanating from this trade, kinda makes me think, with few exceptions, they may be right.