Last night there was a protest meeting in Taradale High School where Chris Tremain, the local MP had to defend the National government decision. It was an interesting meeting. The two men who had called the meeting had a short introduction and then threw it over to the floor to makes their views clear to Chris Tremain. Tremain looked very uncomfortable. I think he had been ambushed and not expected the largish crowd who turned up. The meeting did not have a real agenda and was a bit chaotic. Tremain did not even know the route the school bus followed and was unaware of the numbers using the bus. The meeting was inconclusive but Tremain is sure to lose many votes if the decision goes through. He has lost my potential vote for his performance on the night!
The meetings to protest the proposed dump at the Donegore quarry were much better organised. And the politicians seemed to have done their homework!
