Politics - Dorset East

It was a case of standing room only at Dorchester’s Colliton Club as more than 60 people flocked to the launch of the county’s new independent political movement ALL for Dorset. They heard author and pioneering campaigner Peter MacFadyen talk about how independent councillors had taken control of Frome town...

A short while back I attended the Brexit meeting hosted by Christchurch MP Sir Christopher Chope. I am not a Tory, or a supporter of the type of ‘no deal’ Brexit he advocates, but I went with an open mind to hear what he had to say, see what...

The gap between what Brexit promised and what the Government can deliver is finally obvious to everyone. Westminster is in chaos. Hard line Brexiters have rejected Brexit, they promise to renegotiate without having secured any agreement from Brussels to bring to the table. They don't care, they want a...

Growing interest in Dorset’s fledgling grass-roots political independent movement, All for Dorset, has prompted the group to stage its first public meeting later this month. The event will take place at the Colliton Club, Dorchester on Thursday 24 January, opening at 7.30pm, and will enable people to find out more...

Fed up with your local community’s concerns not being addressed? Frustrated by the services provided by Dorset County Council? Angry about the lack of social mobility in the area? Independent councillor, Dorchester’s renowned town crier Alistair Chisholm is keen to hear from people who feel they could do better than the current administration. Alistair...

On Tuesday 25th September I received a letter from the Chairman of the Conservatives expelling me from the Party.    I believe that this is an extreme and disproportionate measure which illustrates an increasing level of intolerance within the Party particularly on the issue of Brexit.    It is no secret that I disagree...

The case against First Past The Post is well-established. It provides the bare minimum of democracy, is unrepresentative for the majority, and distorts the allocation of power. But how many people are aware of its costs in wasted public expenditure and excess taxes, its maintenance of spent ideologies and...

The Uniting the Conurbation group (‘UTC’) is pleased to learn that Christopher Chope MP and those Christchurch councillors who challenged the legality of the way in which the Minister and Parliament decided to create a single unitary authority for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have now abandoned their legal action. We...

The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is asking local people to comment on plans for council ward boundaries across the new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. In May, the government confirmed that local government in Dorset should change with the county and all other councils replaced by two...

You may have seen West Dorset 4 EU in Dorchester, Bridport and Weymouth (next stop Blandford) running a street survey using their ‘Brexitometer’, with people queuing up to answer some simple Yes/No/Don’t know questions:   Is Brexit going well? Brexit will be good for jobs? Brexit will be good for the NHS? We need...