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This Week
Vote/Poll History
Please find below our history of recent topics you've voted on. |
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Do speed cameras make roads safer? |
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Created on Thursday, 22/Jul/2010 |
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Yes - much s |
9% |
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No - they ca |
3% |
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No - they ar |
71% |
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They make no |
4% |
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There are mo |
13% |
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How do you feel the Rolls celebrations went on Monday 12th July? |
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Created on Thursday, 15/Jul/2010 |
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Well |
6% |
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Poorly |
35% |
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I missed the |
48% |
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Average |
10% |
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Will you be taking part in the celebrations of Charles Rolls on Monday? |
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Created on Thursday, 08/Jul/2010 |
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Yes |
17% |
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No |
23% |
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Will be at w |
60% |
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Do you think Fabio Capello should resign following England's performance at the World Cup? |
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Created on Thursday, 01/Jul/2010 |
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Yes |
25% |
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No |
75% |
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Are you looking forward to the Shire Hall reopening? |
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Created on Thursday, 24/Jun/2010 |
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Yes |
85% |
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No |
15% |
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Do you think fly-tipping and the dumping of commercial waste is a problem in Monmouthshire? |
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Created on Thursday, 17/Jun/2010 |
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Yes |
46% |
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No |
27% |
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Bigger probl |
27% |
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What do you think is causing the mysterious feature on page 6 of this weeks Beacon? |
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Created on Thursday, 10/Jun/2010 |
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Spider |
43% |
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Caterpillar |
32% |
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Cuckoo |
4% |
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Beetle |
11% |
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Human |
7% |
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Other |
4% |
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Will you be backing the campaign to see Greg Pritchard sing at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics? |
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Created on Thursday, 03/Jun/2010 |
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Yes |
77% |
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No |
23% |
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Do you think that patrols are needed in Raglan? |
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Created on Thursday, 27/May/2010 |
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Yes |
74% |
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No |
26% |
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Do you think the police are doing enough to prevent crime in Monmouthshire? |
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Created on Thursday, 20/May/2010 |
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Yes |
41% |
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No |
59% |
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Do you think the new coalition government will be good for the country's economy? |
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Created on Thursday, 13/May/2010 |
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Yes |
46% |
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No |
43% |
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Will stay th |
11% |
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After the troubles in Greece, do you think the UK should adopt the euro as its currency? |
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Created on Thursday, 06/May/2010 |
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Yes |
24% |
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No |
76% |
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Are you going to vote in next weeks general election? |
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Created on Thursday, 29/Apr/2010 |
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Yes |
82% |
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No |
13% |
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Undecided |
5% |
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Has anti-social behaviour stopped you enjoying Chippenham and other areas? |
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Created on Thursday, 22/Apr/2010 |
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Yes |
75% |
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No |
25% |
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Do you feel there should be a memorial or plaque dedicated to the late Keith Kissack? |
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Created on Friday, 16/Apr/2010 |
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Yes |
53% |
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No |
47% |
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Do you feel you get good value for your council tax? |
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Created on Thursday, 08/Apr/2010 |
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Yes |
15% |
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No |
85% |
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Should Easter be kept as a special family time, or should traders be allowed a more flexible working arrangement to suit themselves and provide a retail opportunity for the public |
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Created on Tuesday, 30/Mar/2010 |
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Kept special |
51% |
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more flexibi |
43% |
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As is |
5% |
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Do you expect the plain-clothes police operation currently being carried out in Monmouth will have any beneficial effect on crime? |
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Created on Wednesday, 24/Mar/2010 |
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Yes |
41% |
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No |
53% |
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Don't know |
6% |
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Should ambulances speed up? |
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Created on Friday, 19/Mar/2010 |
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Yes |
67% |
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No |
20% |
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Don't know |
13% |
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Does Monmouthshire County Council need restructuring? |
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Created on Thursday, 04/Mar/2010 |
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Yes |
69% |
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No |
10% |
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Don't Know |
21% |
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In light of the news that council tax in Monmouthshire is to increase by 3.9 per cent, do you feel that Monmouthshire County Council is spending its money correctly? |
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Created on Wednesday, 24/Feb/2010 |
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Yes |
8% |
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No |
88% |
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Don't know |
4% |
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Do you think Monmouth has a drugs problem? |
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Created on Wednesday, 17/Feb/2010 |
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Yes |
0% |
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No |
0% |
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Do you think Monmouth has a drugs problem? |
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Created on Wednesday, 17/Feb/2010 |
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Yes |
84% |
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No |
16% |
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Do you do all your shopping at a large supermarket, or a smaller local shop or outlet |
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Created on Wednesday, 10/Feb/2010 |
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Mostly at a |
63% |
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Try to suppo |
37% |
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Mostly local |
0% |
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Do you feel priority should be to funding cycle paths or to filling in potholes in the road after the bad weather following Welsh Assembly rules that five per cent of their road maintenance grant to Local Authorities should be spent on cycleways |
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Created on Wednesday, 03/Feb/2010 |
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Roads comes |
13% |
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Cycleways sh |
87% |
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Do you think the Council should 'enhance' the area between the two Monnow Bridges or leave the car park alone |
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Created on Wednesday, 27/Jan/2010 |
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Enhance area |
7% |
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Leave it as |
90% |
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Limit change |
4% |
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Would you like to see a proper job centre in town or are the current facilities ok |
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Created on Wednesday, 20/Jan/2010 |
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Proper job c |
23% |
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Present faci |
77% |
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Wouls you like to see Monmouthshire County Council HQ in Usk? |
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Created on Wednesday, 13/Jan/2010 |
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Yes |
7% |
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No |
76% |
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Yes but clos |
17% |
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Do you think there should be more residential houses down Wonastow Road |
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Created on Tuesday, 05/Jan/2010 |
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Yes |
92% |
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No |
7% |
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Yes but else |
1% |
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Will you be making any New Year's resolutions? |
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Created on Wednesday, 30/Dec/2009 |
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Yes |
32% |
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No |
68% |
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Did the snow conditions affect you? |
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Created on Wednesday, 23/Dec/2009 |
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Yes |
40% |
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No |
60% |
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Are hundreds of new homes needed in Monmouth? |
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Created on Wednesday, 16/Dec/2009 |
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Yes |
80% |
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No |
20% |
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Should £25M be spent on new council HQ? |
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Created on Wednesday, 09/Dec/2009 |
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Yes |
6% |
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No |
94% |
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In view of the recent spate of burglaries; does Monmouth need CCTV? |
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Created on Wednesday, 02/Dec/2009 |
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Definitely |
87% |
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Maybe |
6% |
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No |
6% |
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Does Monmouth need a welcome centre for tourists? |
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Created on Wednesday, 25/Nov/2009 |
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Yes |
36% |
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No |
64% |
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Should tolls on The Severn Bridge be cut? |
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Created on Wednesday, 18/Nov/2009 |
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Yes |
67% |
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No |
33% |
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Should tolls on The Severn bridge be cut |
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Created on Wednesday, 18/Nov/2009 |
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Yes |
96% |
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No |
4% |
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Is crime on the increase in Monmouth |
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Created on Wednesday, 11/Nov/2009 |
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Yes |
76% |
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No |
24% |
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Do you think we need a police station in Monmouth? |
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Created on Thursday, 05/Nov/2009 |
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Yes |
95% |
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No |
5% |
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Should the Savoy Theatre be renamed? |
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Created on Wednesday, 28/Oct/2009 |
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Yes |
20% |
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No |
80% |
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Is a national postal strike justified? |
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Created on Thursday, 22/Oct/2009 |
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Yes |
16% |
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No |
84% |
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Should MP's have to repay cash they claimed? |
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Created on Wednesday, 14/Oct/2009 |
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yes |
88% |
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no |
1% |
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In some case |
11% |
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Should relatives be able to make suicide pacts with terminally ill people? |
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Created on Wednesday, 07/Oct/2009 |
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No |
11% |
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Yes |
77% |
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Only in some |
12% |
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Should street signs be in Welsh as well as English? |
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Created on Wednesday, 30/Sep/2009 |
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Yes |
46% |
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No |
51% |
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In some area |
3% |
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Is the TV programme Jam and Jerusalem insulting to the WI? |
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Created on Wednesday, 23/Sep/2009 |
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Yes |
0% |
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No |
78% |
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In some ways |
22% |
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Are laws imposed by the European Union having a detrimental effect on the British way of life? |
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Created on Wednesday, 16/Sep/2009 |
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Yes |
51% |
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No |
35% |
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Slightly |
14% |
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Should events on the river be controlled? |
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Created on Wednesday, 09/Sep/2009 |
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Yes |
42% |
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No |
24% |
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Are already |
33% |
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Should GCSE exams be made harder? |
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Created on Thursday, 03/Sep/2009 |
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Yes |
62% |
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No - should |
2% |
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Leave as the |
36% |
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Should the Council stop the black box recycling scheme? |
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Created on Friday, 28/Aug/2009 |
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Yes |
17% |
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No |
74% |
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Seek public |
9% |
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Is a pedestrian crossing needed in Agincourt Square? |
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Created on Thursday, 20/Aug/2009 |
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Yes |
41% |
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No |
53% |
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Should be co |
7% |
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Should the road from Monmouth to Coleford be closed? |
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Created on Wednesday, 12/Aug/2009 |
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For essentia |
59% |
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One way syst |
31% |
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Total closur |
10% |
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Should there be bans on alcohol in the town? |
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Created on Wednesday, 05/Aug/2009 |
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In certain a |
31% |
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No |
25% |
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Yes |
44% |
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Are people being given enough information on swine flu? |
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Created on Wednesday, 29/Jul/2009 |
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Yes |
95% |
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No |
2% |
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Little more |
2% |
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Should the town be made brighter with flowers? |
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Created on Thursday, 23/Jul/2009 |
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Definitely |
26% |
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Parts of tow |
7% |
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No |
67% |
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Are Councillors paid too much? |
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Created on Friday, 17/Jul/2009 |
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Yes |
83% |
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No |
8% |
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Needs reduci |
9% |
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Should large scale housing be allowed in Monmouth |
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Created on Friday, 10/Jul/2009 |
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Not needed |
28% |
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Yes |
65% |
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Limited deve |
7% |
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Should AM's have trips at public expense? |
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Created on Friday, 03/Jul/2009 |
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Never |
87% |
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Only if nece |
11% |
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Yes |
3% |
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Should MP's face jail if caught fiddling their expenses? |
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Created on Friday, 26/Jun/2009 |
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Most certain |
72% |
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Only in some |
9% |
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No |
18% |
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Does town need 500 new homes? |
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Created on Friday, 19/Jun/2009 |
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Yes |
53% |
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No, far too |
34% |
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Limited numb |
13% |
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Are cycleways a good idea? |
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Created on Friday, 12/Jun/2009 |
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Yes, in rura |
76% |
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Not in towns |
9% |
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Not at all |
14% |
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Should waste collections be fortnightly? |
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Created on Friday, 05/Jun/2009 |
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No, weekly |
90% |
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Yes, Fortnig |
10% |
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Don't know |
0% |
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Should staff decide what public can read in the school library? |
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Created on Friday, 29/May/2009 |
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Yes |
17% |
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No |
70% |
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In most case |
13% |
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Has Monmouth's MP been damaged by expenses scandal? |
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Created on Friday, 22/May/2009 |
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Yes |
83% |
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No |
13% |
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Undecided |
4% |
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Do you believe MP's have been damaged by the latest expenses scandal? |
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Created on Friday, 15/May/2009 |
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Yes |
96% |
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No |
0% |
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Some |
4% |
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Are cameras needed on Usk bridge? |
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Created on Friday, 08/May/2009 |
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Yes |
56% |
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No |
30% |
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Limited came |
14% |
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Does Monmouth have enough parking facilities for lorries? |
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Created on Wednesday, 15/Apr/2009 |
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Yes |
0% |
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No |
38% |
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Keep lorries |
63% |
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Should the TIC be put in the Shire Hall? |
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Created on Friday, 03/Apr/2009 |
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Yes |
64% |
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No |
14% |
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Stay where i |
21% |
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Is Monmouth Council wrong in not paying for CCTV cameras? |
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Created on Friday, 20/Mar/2009 |
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No |
28% |
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Yes |
57% |
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Should consi |
15% |
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Should there be a lorry park for overnight stays in Monmouth? |
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Created on Tuesday, 10/Mar/2009 |
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Yes |
63% |
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No |
10% |
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Only Outside |
27% |
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Should Town Council give cash for CCTV cameras? |
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Created on Friday, 27/Feb/2009 |
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Most definit |
69% |
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For some are |
25% |
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Not at all |
6% |
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Should Raglan be twinned with a French Village? |
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Created on Thursday, 19/Feb/2009 |
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Yes |
67% |
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No |
17% |
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Only if vill |
17% |
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Should the County Council fund CCTV cameras in Monmouth? |
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Created on Friday, 13/Feb/2009 |
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Most definit |
61% |
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Partly fund |
17% |
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Not needed |
22% |
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Where should the new County Council HQ be based? |
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Created on Friday, 30/Jan/2009 |
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In Monmouth |
76% |
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In Usk |
19% |
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In Chepstow |
5% |
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Should advertising boards be allowed outside shop premises? |
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Created on Wednesday, 21/Jan/2009 |
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Most definit |
35% |
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In some case |
43% |
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Not at all |
22% |
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Should the County Council provide a new burial ground in Monmouth? |
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Created on Friday, 09/Jan/2009 |
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Most definit |
92% |
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Yes, but not |
4% |
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Spaces elsew |
4% |
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Should the County Council provide a new burial ground in Monmouth? |
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Created on Friday, 19/Dec/2008 |
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Most definit |
0% |
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Yes, but not |
0% |
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Spaces elsew |
0% |
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Is action needed to stop cold calling? |
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Created on Wednesday, 10/Dec/2008 |
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Most definit |
91% |
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No |
9% |
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Leave things |
0% |
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Do you councillors get paid too much? |
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Created on Friday, 05/Dec/2008 |
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Definitely ! |
64% |
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Should be re |
21% |
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Leave things |
14% |
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Should fight be launched to keep Woolworth's Shops |
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Created on Friday, 28/Nov/2008 |
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Most definit |
47% |
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Fighting a l |
40% |
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All shops sh |
13% |
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Does Monmouth need a new 60 bed hotel? |
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Created on Friday, 21/Nov/2008 |
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Definitely b |
67% |
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Tourism alre |
25% |
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Yes, but dif |
8% |
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Should the go ahead be given to a Severn Barrage ? |
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Created on Monday, 17/Nov/2008 |
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Yes,immediat |
33% |
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Never,it wou |
0% |
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Should be in |
67% |
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Should the County Council be considering spending £20 million on a new headquarters? |
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Created on Friday, 07/Nov/2008 |
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Definitely n |
76% |
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Yes, if it's |
7% |
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Look for a c |
17% |
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Should there be a drinks ban in public places Monmouth? |
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Created on Wednesday, 29/Oct/2008 |
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Yes because |
46% |
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No there is |
46% |
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Don't really |
7% |
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Do ambulances take too long to attend incidences? |
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Created on Wednesday, 22/Oct/2008 |
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Definitely ! |
35% |
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Occasionally |
59% |
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Response tim |
6% |
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Should Monmouth Job Centre be reopened? |
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Created on Friday, 17/Oct/2008 |
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Yes full tim |
62% |
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Yes part tim |
31% |
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No |
8% |
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Should the Shire Hall have a coffee shop? |
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Created on Friday, 10/Oct/2008 |
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Yes ... Capp |
79% |
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No .. not my |
21% |
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Should C S gas be used to subdue offenders? |
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Created on Monday, 06/Oct/2008 |
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Yes |
83% |
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No |
17% |
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Don't Know |
0% |
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