Prudential Borrowing is Out of Control in Telford and Wrekin We judge organisations by their track record. When they do well, we want to support them and feel like we’re getting value for money. It’s why administrations always promote their ‘achievements’ to their voters. When their track record starts going from bad to worse, alarm […]
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The Time for the UK to Re-Arm is Long Overdue
The Time for the UK to Re-Arm is Long Overdue For the last month, we’ve all been glued to our television screens watching the horrors unfolding in Ukraine. While the government has been strong in its condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its actions do not go far enough. The effects of Russia’s aggression toward […]
Read MoreClimate change, electric cars and PV panels
Since reading biology at London university I’ve had a keen interest in enviromental issues, biodiversity and climate change. I really welcome the 2050 target of reducing net emissions to zero. But unlike others I expect there to be economic net benefits rather than net costs, though there will be “an upfronting” cost, followed by a […]
Read MoreFundraising for charity
As some residents who know already I am a keen fund raiser, from time to time I raise funds for an Orphange in Ukraine, but I also help UK charities, over the last month or so I’ve had a number of dealings with the RLSS UK who are a long standing charity which aims to […]
Read MoreWhat we are doing for Muxton
Time goes by so fast I can’t believe that I’ve been a Councillor for Muxton for 16 years next month and are back campaigning for another 4 years, but time really does fly by.. This election has of course been held under the shadow of Brexit and it is a shame to see many residents […]
Read MoreLabour lies over £117m cuts
The Labour Administration in Telford and Wrekin constantly push out lies about the real state of our Council’s budget, it is out and out Austerity Scaremongering. The truth is quite different from the propaganda messages they push out. Even in the electoral material going out in Newport they continue to pedal the same misinformation. Over […]
Read MoreGreat news on unemployment
I’ve been saying this for some time, but there is every chance we will see unemployment falling back to the levels the UK enjoyed prior to the great depression back in Lloyd George’s time 1917! The big factor in all of this and what makes this believable is the independence of the Bank of England. […]
Read MoreTelford’s unhealthy high streets
Telford and Wrekin performs badly on the Royal Society for Public Health 2018 Healthy of the high street report. This interesting report combines factors known to perpetuate an unhealthy lifestyle and then ranks Local Authorities accordingly. Telford as the town where industry began ought to be the richest town in the UK / Rest of […]
Read MoreMuxton Parish Council
Our campaign for a separate Parish Council for Muxton has been moving forward albeit not as a rapidly as myself and Cllr Nigel Dugmore would have wished. We collected signatures from the summer last year on-wards and a very big thanks for all those residents of Muxton who kindly signed up to our petition. I […]
Read MoreBuy British Please Telford and Wrekin Council
Now that we are getting closer to leaving the EU which at the time of writing this will be next month! We can start to think about promoting British products again, the last time the Conservatives ran Telford and Wrekin Council I had the priviledge to be the Cabinet member for Resources (finance) and one […]
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