Politics - Dorset South

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...

Members of South Dorset Constituency Labour Party were delighted to welcome Chris Williamson, Labour MP for Derby North, to the Centenary Club yesterday in Weymouth. Chris spoke upon a wide range of topics, from Brexit to the challenges faced by young families trying to find somewhere decent to live. He...

As work progresses to set up a new town council, we would like to share some key facts and answer some frequently asked questions about this important and historic change for Weymouth.  1. Why do we need a new town council? Weymouth and Portland Borough Council will cease to exist in...

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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...

Thousands of constituents of local MPs Richard Drax and Oliver Letwin are struggling to get by on poverty wages. Yet both have declined an invitation from campaigners to discuss the problem. In May, Weymouth & Portland Action on Wages (WeyPAW) wrote to the MPs with a polite invitation to join...

Weymouth & Portland Action on Wages - WeyPAW Open Conference End poverty wages! Build affordable homes! Stop the cuts to schools & hospitals!  Saturday 13 October, Safewise, Weymouth No to poverty wages For the Living Wage, equal pay for women and full rights at work For affordable housing Stop the cuts to schools and hospitals ...

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...