As previously reported on Dorset Eye, on Saturday 24th July, protestors took to the streets of Bournemouth to highlight the lack of action from BCP Council since declaring a climate emergency 2 years ago.
Subsequently Deputy Leader of BCP Council, Cllr Philip Broadhead has said: "I was puzzled to hear the...
For many this will not be that much of a surprise in hindsight, but for others this discussion is extremely revealing and in places jaw dropping.
A Conservative councillor, who walked across the floor to the Green party, and a man who ran to become a Tory councillor explain their...
Been avidly watching The Big Match Revisited on Saturday mornings. Re-runs of the old football show showing matches from the mid-to-late 1970’s.
Some things make a stark contrast from today’s football: the shocking state of the pitches; back-passes which the ‘keepers (some of whom are not wearing gloves) pick up; and tackles that can only be described as ‘agricultural’ but...
An ambitious vision for the future of the BCP area is being considered alongside the proposed 2021/22 budget. As the tenth-largest urban authority in England, BCP Council is putting plans in place to ensure our city region emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic stronger, braver and ready for a bright...
The proposed 2021/22 BCP Council budget brings forward one of the lowest council tax rises in the country and achieves parity of council tax across our three towns, while also providing the leadership our communities deserve in recovering from Covid-19, emerging with a more sustainable and ambitious council, putting...
Councillor Drew Mellor, Leader of BCP Council, today (Tuesday 6 October) announced a ‘Cabinet+’ approach to decision-making and policy development for the council.
Alongside his council leader role, Cllr Mellor will hold responsibility for Finance and Transformation, and has appointed nine councillors to the following cabinet portfolios:
Cllr Philip Broadhead –...
Local Green Party politicians say that the upcoming secret ballot on 1st October for a new leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council is a source of immense concern for the future of the conurbation.
Green Councillors Simon Bull and Chris Rigby, as well as Alasdair Keddie, former Parliamentary and BCP Council...
Whenever a neo liberal inequality and exploitation hungry centrist starts applauding New Blue Labour let them have a gander at how their arguments have been tattered by... history.
https://twitter.com/BenJolly9/status/1309445684966223873?s=20
And when they are struggling to get back up from the canvas knock them out with this
https://dorseteye.com/the-labour-leadership-facts-that-centrists-cannot-handle/
And this:
Douglas James
The system is at war with itself and the government's lack of clarity since the pandemic began and their members who publicly broke the rules has not helped at all.
https://dorseteye.com/can-someone-please-explain-the-logic-of-the-governments-new-covid-19-policy-please/
https://dorseteye.com/boris-johnsons-covid-19-claims-destroyed-in-seconds/
Now the PCC for Dorset has joined the multitude.
https://twitter.com/celticmaid4/status/1305975379631407104?s=20
Whatever one's politics it would take the most extremely dogmatic to not...
Poole Labour has called for the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) to urgently revise its plans to avoid gridlock across the conurbation when the council considers the planning application on Thursday.
Campaigners argue that if the plans are not revised it will result in extra journeys across the conurbation, at a...
