Peter McCormack -- 271d [root] [-]
|    Sorry, I don't use Primal much apart from posting podcasts but I thought I would share some of the work we are
|    doing here trying to fix Bedford.
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|    Beyond starting a football club and owning local businesses, I have become active in trying to fix the endless
|    issues in the town.
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|    We have economic issues, in that businesses are under pressure from the economic climate as well as growing
|    government red tape. This is being compounded by a massive rise in anti-social behaviour. We have a plague of
|    addiction issues, with large numbers of crackheads, alcoholics and shoplifters in the town. We have a rise in
|    crime, including assaults on women.
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|    This is not a good situation.
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|    Two months ago I threatened the police, that if they did not fix the issue then I will. During August I am
|    funding a private security initiative in the town, where 10 security guards will be deployed across the town as
|    scarecrows, providing a security blanket for residents and businesses.
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|    We have met with the local police and our activity will be coordinated with them. We are also trying to work
|    with the local council too. I am considering establishing a shadow council in the town, outside of party
|    politics, driving civic action.
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|    Alongside the private security, we are building teams for cleaning, events and marketing to drive economic
|    activity in the town.
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|    I just thought I would share this. Bitcoin world has become a little stale to me, it is time to get out there
|    and do things. The UK is pretty fucked at the moment so it is fight or flight time.
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