According to the present government and their representatives this is the rationale for introducing the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021:
'Ever since the first large-scale Extinction Rebellion protest in April last year I have been talking publicly and with the government about the potential for change to powers...
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...
Today, 25 June, the Climate Change Committee are releasing a report that states the Government is failing to meet its 2050 zero carbon target, a target that is already dangerously too late.
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is an independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act 2008. Its...
Another excellent weekly session with the leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council Vikki Slade.
Having read his identical (copied and pasted) response to several people regarding the Cummings affair, I have, for the first time, written to my MP Richard Drax to ask him three questions. Here's the letter......
28th May 2020To: Mr R Drax MP
Dear Mr Drax
I hope you are well.
In your standard...
