Labour's Missions - Borrow, Overspend, Tax and Reduce Economic Growth Saturday, 30 November, 2024 There are three significant political events taking place over eight days from 30 October. I have already voted for Kemi Badenoch in the Conservative Party leadership contest. The winner will be announced on Saturday 2 November. Whoever wins, after such a large defeat at the general election, the work can then start in earnest to rebuild the party and hold the government to account. Articles
Beware a Further Labour Targeting of Pensioners through Council Tax 11th September 2024 It was 1993 when council tax became the method of how households pay towards local government services and policing. A case can be made for updating how local... Articles
Labour's Hypocrisy on the Winter Fuel Allowance 4th September 2024 Two things in politics that sit badly with the public are hypocrisy and being disingenuous. Unfortunately, many now see this as the ‘new normal’ under the... Articles
A Positive Direction for West Sussex Children's Social Care and Support for Young People 28th August 2024 Services for children are a large part of the overall services provided by West Sussex County Council. During this financial year, over £200 million is being... Articles
Labour puts the Economy at Risk 21st August 2024 We have seen a host of economic data published over the last week that shows where the country was at the end of the previous Conservative Government. It is... Articles
Regulating Social Media to combat Disinformation and Misinformation 14th August 2024 Access to information has never been easier, but at the same time knowing what is real and what is not, has become more complicated. I first heard the term... Articles
A Strong Performance from the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service 7th August 2024 West Sussex County Council provides about 80% of our local government services, which includes our Fire and Rescue Service. Every year, fire services are... Articles
Labour's False Narratives about the UK Economy 31st July 2024 As a seasoned observer over the decades, I’ve become accustomed to seeing political spin and the peddling of false narratives. But, even I, have been taken... Articles
Crawley Labour Councillors Fear of Scrutiny? That's another Question 24th July 2024 I have previously written about the lengths that Crawley’s Labour Councillors go to in order to avoid scrutiny. Unfortunately, last week’s Full Council meeting... Articles
England's Football Achievements and Crawley's Sporting Greats 17th July 2024 It has been a welcome boost to the nation to have our England football team get to their second successive European Championship final. Our third major final in... Articles
4 Ways this Government is Supporting Businesses this Winter 6th November 2020 Throughout this pandemic, our priority has been clear: to protect lives and livelihoods. The Government’s announcements today will support businesses this... National News
The Prime Minister's COVID-19 Update in Full 5th November 2020 The Prime Minister spoke to the public on the first day of lockdown on our plans to tackle the coronavirus. Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. National News
Supporting our Economy this Winter: Chancellor's Statement in Full 5th November 2020 The Chancellor's Statement to the House on 5 November 2020, on our plans to support our ecnomy this winter as we tackle the virus. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus in Full 2nd November 2020 Read the Prime Minister's statement today on coronavirus in full. National News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
