Reply to: The City Of Southend

[SueEllen]

Doesn't this effectively downgrade proper cities, with a rich history, places of learning and ancient history?

I mean, you might at well make Swindon a city instead of a dead end town like southend on sea.

Not the time....

[ladymuck]

It's a nice gesture that ultimately will have very little impact and costs very little to implement. It's a simple thing to do that means a lot to a few.

[vetran]

Doesn't this effectively downgrade proper cities, with a rich history, places of learning and ancient history?

I mean, you might at well make Swindon a city instead of a dead end town like southend on sea.

Presenting the keys to Swindon. Its like noticing she has crabs...

[_V_]

Doesn't this effectively downgrade proper cities, with a rich history, places of learning and ancient history?

I mean, you might at well make Swindon a city instead of a dead end town like southend on sea.

[Whorty]

You presume their nukes work....

He lives in Southend ... you presume he has a house

[SueEllen]

I live there and all becoming a city means to me is that North Korea now have a nuke aimed at my house.

You presume their nukes work....

[TheDude]

I don't want to sound disrespectful but can someone explain what the benefits of being a city are? I don't quite understand how doing this is linked to paying respects to Sire David Amess? I'm not complaining about it, I genuinely don't know.

I live there and all becoming a city means to me is that North Korea now have a nuke aimed at my house.

[northernladuk]

He campaigned tirelessly for it, so this is a fitting commemoration. He was known for bringing it up all the time.

The benefits of city-ship itself, I have no idea other than a sense of local pride, but that's a separate issue to why doing it seems appropriate.

Ah.. That would make a lot of sense. Thank you.

[d000hg]

I don't quite understand how doing this is linked to paying respects to Sire David Amess?

He campaigned tirelessly for it, so this is a fitting commemoration. He was known for bringing it up all the time.

The benefits of city-ship itself, I have no idea other than a sense of local pride, but that's a separate issue to why doing it seems appropriate.

[eek]

It's a pathetic and pointless sentimental gesture.

It might be, but it's also something he spent 40 years campaigning for, so it does seem a rather simple tribute to make which will ensure he remains remembered.

[northernladuk]

I'd agree with this. Whilst it was shocking what happened to him, i don't believe that should have changed (if it did) the decision whether or not to make Southend a city. Might as well promote their football team to the EPL at the same time.

Not a lot it would seem.

Which was my conclusion when I was looking around on t'web

It's a pathetic and pointless sentimental gesture.

I did seem a bit pointless but I was stopping short of calling it pathetic and pointless in case there was something I was missing.

Now it seems there isn't much benefit doing it I'm bemused as to what this achieves though so does seem a very hollow activity. Maybe it's something to do with the job i.e. it's more prestigious to be a MP for a city than a town so it's kind of a award bestowed on him and future MPs of that consituancy that's recognised by fellow MPs.

[Gibbon]

It's a pathetic and pointless sentimental gesture.

Maybe, but sometimes that's what's needed, and I've heard its happening. The yearly cenotaph rituals are much the same.

[Paralytic]

It's a pathetic and pointless sentimental gesture.

I'd agree with this. Whilst it was shocking what happened to him, i don't believe that should have changed (if it did) the decision whether or not to make Southend a city. Might as well promote their football team to the EPL at the same time.

[OwlHoot]

It's a pathetic and pointless sentimental gesture.

[ladymuck]

I don't want to sound disrespectful but can someone explain what the benefits of being a city are? I don't quite understand how doing this is linked to paying respects to Sire David Amess? I'm not complaining about it, I genuinely don't know.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13841482

Not a lot it would seem.