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...
An update on the position of Cllr Vikki Slade, Leader of BCP Council, following her election as Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole.
Vikki Slade, BCP Council Leader, said:
“I am delighted and humbled to have been elected as Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole.
“My...
Poole Labour has selected its first group of candidates to contest May’s important elections to the new super council on 2 May. Each of them have lived in the area for many years and between them have a wealth of skills and experience in different fields from housing and...
You should have received your Council Tax bill for the year 2019/20 at the beginning of March. We’ve compiled answers to commonly asked questions that we know you’ve been asking, and hopefully have debunked some myths along the way.
What is Council Tax?
Council Tax is a type of local taxation...
Two Conservative MPs – one a deputy chair of the party and the other a former minister – find themselves under scrutiny by Westminster’s standards watchdog.
Daniel Greenberg, the parliamentary commissioner for standards, has initiated investigations into Conor Burns, the MP for Bournemouth West, and Jonathan Gullis, who represents Stoke-on-Trent...
Lots of you have been asking me about what we should do about our awful local MP Sir Christopher Chope. SO for this General Election, I’ve founded Christchurch Chairs Against Chope, a group of local people who represent the many in our area who feel poorly served by him.
We...
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...
New analysis published today (Wednesday) by the TUC and commissioned from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) shows how the current government’s plans for local government funding will impact the region.
The research compares current (2019/20) and future (2024/25) local government funding against a baseline of service provision in 2010, before...
Greens call for referendum on a 'more stable, cooperative' way of running BCP Council
· Bristol has just joined Sheffield in voting to scrap the 'Leader and Cabinet' system in local referendums
· 'Committee system' alternative provides politically balanced decision-making, with all councillors involved
· Councillor Chris Rigby: "No one has a monopoly on good...
They don't like it up them do they?
https://dorseteye.com/corruption-at-highest-level-of-bcp-council-brings-vote-of-no-confidence/
Instead of facing up to accusations and providing clear evidence that they are innocent what do they do? Simply whip their members to become complicit and then lie about the messenger.
https://dorseteye.com/tories-whip-councillors-no-confidence-vote-greens-bcp-council/
If Dorset Eye is antisemitic as they libel, then the BCP Conservatives...
