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Chiswick Tory caught posing with Guns

Chiswick Tory Cllr. Robert Oulds has been photographed posing with dangerous weapons at a Tory Party members house in Chiswick..Article is on Page 15 of The Sun 19th Jan 05Should he resign as a councillor?http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005030393,00.html

Alan Sheerins ● 7401d15 Comments

I dont like to shoot from the Hip but anyone see the sun follow up today...it seems somebody was not please about Cllr oulds looking as the sun says a Terrorist and this is is his own party. No like most people here I dont read the sun Honest

David Hughes ● 7400d

For about the dozenth time.

Colin Murphy ● 7400d

Excellent David well said

Alan Sheerins ● 7400d

Having seen how volatile Cllr Oulds is in the Hounslow Council Chamber he would be the last person I would allow a gun too. Having had a loaded gun held to my head in an attempted robbery and seen the effects of gun crime on the streets of Manchester. Is it any wonder how guns get into the wrong hands the irresponsible storage of guns and bravado of those who want to be Mini Rambo’s with a Licence, I would have to say a lot more questions need to be asked about just how legal these guns are, how they are being stored, irresponsible ownership is how a lot of guns get onto our streets. I think this a bit more than a Prince Harry mistake. The idea that Cllr Oulds wants people to be able to use any means necessary to protect property is looking a bit extreme, as for letting us all know how his youngster is shown how to fire the AK47 is bit much, has he not seen Bowling for Columbine, may be this is anti-gun lobby propaganda in his eye .Or is all this just innocent fun and he was working with the anti EU Bruge Group with his friends in high places to have a coup in the civic centre.  Anyone know where you can get helicopter.

David Hughes ● 7401d

Phew! Thank God for that! I wouldn't touch it with the proverbial barge pole.

Vanessa Smith ● 7401d

The link worked for me

Nigel Moore ● 7401d

Sorry, this was meant to be posted as the start of a new thread.  To my knowledge there were no guns at the meeting - although I suspect that certain people might be taking the odd pot-shot at the reborn, united, resident-led association!

Phil Andrews ● 7401d

Last night I had the honour of chairing the Annual General Meeting of Residents Of Worton Estate (ROWE) the official RA of the community on Isleworth ward's second largest housing estate.The association has been going for many years but as is so often the case too much responsibility had fallen on too few shoulders and active membership had dwindled to a bare few.A few months ago Hounslow Homes unilaterally announced that it was "suspending" the existing association (!) and seemed to be trying to promote a factional takeover by one group of residents who were keen to reboot the association and get it active again.  The aim of vitalising ROWE was of course a worthy one but I and my fellow ward councillors sensed that there was more to this and we were uneasy with the implicit hostility to the existing committee members who had tried their best under difficult circumstances (one of whom is in her late seventies and was recently critically ill).Fortunately the residents asked me as their elected ward councillor to chair the meetings leading up to and including the AGM.  The result was the election of a united committee comprising the existing Chair, a new Secretary and Treasurer and a full compliment of committee members from a cross-section of the community.  A spirit of real unity was apparent at the meeting and committee members old and new seem very keen to pull together for the greater good of the whole community on the estate.  The well-attended meeting discussed a number of outstanding estate issues which the reborn association will be taking up with the various appropriate authorities with the full support of their elected members.Taking a leaf out of Hounslow Homes' own book, their invite was sent by second-class post to the wrong address and ought to arrive some time next week.Obviously as everybody is welcome to participate in the association there will be no demand on the estate for the establishment of any rival or parallel group - everybody is able to work together as one, which is how it should be done.My sincere congratulations and best wishes go out to ALL the people on the estate who had the foresight to come together to make this work.  I am very, very excited by this development and pledge to it my wholehearted co-operation and support.Well done Worton!

Phil Andrews ● 7401d

I know, you've said that already.

Phil Andrews ● 7401d

It will if you copy and paste it to the Address line on your internet homepage

Alan Sheerins ● 7401d

It will if you copy and paste it to the Address line on your internet homepage

Alan Sheerins ● 7401d

Btw, the link you've provided doesn't work.

Phil Andrews ● 7401d

I got a tip off that there was an article about Oulds in it. Not my normal paper of choice.

Alan Sheerins ● 7401d

There's a piece about this on the Chiswick W4 forum's news page.I think we need to know the full story before passing judgement, but it's a good read.What are you doing reading The Sun anyway??

Phil Andrews ● 7401d

In my humble opinion Alan,yes.

Paul Fisher ● 7401d