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Saturday, December 28, 2024
Dear Keir, We, the undersigned, strongly oppose your recent repositioning of the Labour Party’s stance on the issue of the Kashmir conflict. This repositioning goes against fundamental values core to the integrity of the party and severely undermines the trust of voters and members who support and champion these values. While...
Another pompous out of touch numpty on the BBC. In this case though Oliver Letwin has a long history of saying stuff that only the likes of the Beeb let him get away with. They take no responsibility and rarely say sorry because their arrogance is immeasurable. This of course...
climate strike
50 men, women and children attended a climate strike in central Dorchester at lunchtime today (Friday). This is the fourth held since the climate strike movement began. Speeches were given by Philip Marfleet and Lynne Hubbard about the proposed oil well in Puddletown that Dorset Council is considering whether to green-light...
These are the questions formally submitted by both the public and councillors at tonight’s Full Council meeting for November 2019, and the answers given. Questions submitted for Public Participation Period Question 1: Submitted by Cllr David Harris (Weymouth Town Council) “Will the council please reconsider its policy of charging residents for having...
Seems like a plan. We all put this up and enjoy some policy content in preference to hot air and abuse about others. It is about time they justified themselves and what they intend to do. Douglas James
You may think this is just satire. It is a lot more than that. It is empirically accurate. Here is the evidence of the Conservative and corporate media lies: https://dorseteye.com/the-conservatives-have-been-the-biggest-borrowers-over-the-last-70-years-2/ And locally every Dorset MP is a Tory and yet the county is awash with evidence of suffering and hardship: https://dorseteye.com/bournemouth-child-poverty-figures-reveal-tories-are-failing-most-vulnerable/ It...
 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...
  ESFA admits to redacting information about Aspirations Academy for fear of ‘damaging public confidence…’ Dorset Council are now voicing their own concerns. Dorset Council’s second letter requesting that the Secretary of State agree to a delay in the forced academisation process of Budmouth College in Weymouth was made public this week. Rt Hon...
Following Dorset Council’s declaration of a climate emergency, Cllr Ray Bryan has invited political group leaders to appoint representatives to sit on a Policy Development Panel to discuss how the council will set carbon reduction targets. Initially, it is proposed that the panel is comprised of eight council members with...
Despite a huge surge for the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party the total votes cast still saw pro Brexit parties with a higher vote share. However, the share reflects a huge chasm that will not be mended anytime soon. Dorset appears to be as split as much of...