For anyone hearing about the latest Times Poll that says Labour are 7 points behind the Conservatives…
1. As we said when polls were in our favour, if there is one thing the last 3 years has taught us, it is that polling, in general, is not currently that accurate...
Legislation now passed in both Houses of Parliament means that Dorset residents will be served by two brand new unitary councils from April 2019 – Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council, and Dorset Council. The county’s nine current councils will cease to exist on 31st March 2019.
The Leaders of the eight...
Further to my post on 28th February, Secretary of State Sajid Javid has confirmed that the first elections to Rural Dorset unitary council will be on 2nd May 2019. All 82 members (not 76 as previously reported) will be elected then, and thereafter there will be 'all out' elections...
Stay In: In the week when the UK's five extremist right-wing media billionaires won their battle to waste our time, money and political capital on a EU referendum, I thought it a good time to post the great letter by Simon Sweeney in the Guardian, which he kindly allowed...
The great misfortune of present day life is that we have forgotten the purpose of work and become confused by the pseudo-science of economics. Work should lead us to prosperity by following the simple rule of only doing what advances prosperity and eschewing what does not. But economics has...
Delegates to the recent Labour Party conference in the English seaside town of Brighton seemed not to notice a video playing in the main entrance. The world's third biggest arms manufacturer, BAE Systems, supplier to Saudi Arabia, was promoting its guns, bombs, missiles, naval ships and fighter aircraft. It...
“Local Government Minister, Sajid Javid, announced today that he will progress his initial ‘minded to’ decision to create two new unitary authorities in the county, replacing the existing nine councils. Each authority will deliver all local government services in their respective areas. One will cover Bournemouth, Christchurch and...
Statement from Julie Girling MEP (SW England & Gibraltar) and Richard Ashworth MEP (SE England) We wish to inform you that we will be leaving the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) and joining the European Peoples Party Group (EPP) in the European Parliament with immediate effect. It...
Seven Dorset MPs have today (Monday 26th February 2018) issued the following statement: “We are delighted by the Government’s announcement that the proposals to slim down local government in Dorset have been approved. While the process has been long the prize has been worth it. Given the pressures on...
Leader of Bournemouth Borough Council, Cllr John Beesley: “I am extremely pleased that the Secretary of State has acknowledged the strength of the case we collectively made for a new structure of local government in Dorset, and approved the plans submitted to him. One council serving the established urban area...
