County and District Cllr in Harborough. Campaigner on local issues. passionate about our environment and countryside.
Leicestershire
Joined July 2011
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Not my professional thing anymore... but did I just hear Nadine Dorries tell @BBCWorldatOne that Harborough MP Neil O'Brien would be among Tory MPs welcome in Reform UK?
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Tory leadership at Leicestershire county council only put their bid in to cancel May’s elections in order to scrap the Boroughs & districts & create a super sized Unitary authority the evening before deadline. Government shouldn’t be accepting such last minute slapdash requests
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Disappointing to see acting Leader of Leicestershire County Council has declared the County Council in favour of single Unitary authority & therefore abolition of all the Boroughs & Districts in Leicestershire. The Lib Dem opposition at County will oppose this centralisation
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Running late isn't an excuse to break the rules. Plan ahead and give yourself plenty of time to arrive safely.
Its not clear if these figures include the 30% uplift for mayoral authorities? If not Leicester City's figure will be a lot higher and they still won't be able to meet the Government's mandatory target.
Proposed changes to house building targets for our local authorities [ Source:
gov.uk/government/consultati… ]
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This is the defeated Conservative MP for Yeovil ⬇️
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I hereby resign from @Conservatives .
It's dead. No chance of ever being electable again with its current non-Conservative Parliamentary composition
Move on. Let's do something else.
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By-election RESULT
Barry Walker (LD) – 1,496
Maddie Lee (Con) – 880
Jamie Ross (Lab) – 401
Rhiannon Carter (Grn) - 138
Barry Walker is elected as County Councillor for the Burbage Division
ALT Burbage by-election result
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BREAKING:
Tories on course for a worse result at general election than John Major's defeat in 1997, new Yougov MRP poll finds
Labour poised to take 403 seats, Tories reduced to 155. Starmer expected to get 154 majority
The result is *worse* for the Tories than the last MRP Yougov conducted in January
11 Cabinet ministers face losing their seats:
Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, Grant Shapps, Mark Harper, Alex Chalk, Michelle Donelan, Simon Hart, Victoria Prentis, Johnny Mercer, Michael Tomlinson, David TC Davies
Labour 403
Con 155
LD 49
SNP 19
Plaid 4
Greens 1
Lab 41%
Con 24%
Lib Dems 12%
Greens 7%
Reform 12%
SNP 3%
Others 1%
thetimes.co.uk/article/tory-…
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Utterly saddened by this. Generations grew up with this man's original, infectious and laugh-out-loud radio. Thank you for inspiring so many Steve! RIP
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We are holding a public drop-in event tomorrow, sharing more about proposals & options for the new Local Plan in #Harborough district.
🙌Please pop in to the Community Hub in #Scraptoft anytime between 3.30pm - 7.30pm tomorrow, Wednesday 31 Jan'24
👉harborough.gov.uk/new-local-…
ALT Come along to one of our Local Plan drop-in events: 👉31 January, 3.30pm to 7.30pm: Scraptoft – Community Hub (Lounge), Malsbury Ave, LE7 9FQ. 👉6 February, 3.30pm to 7.30pm: Lutterworth – The Wycliffe Rooms (Community Hall), George Str, Masonic Hall, LE17 4ED. 👉7 February, 3.30pm to 7.30pm: Broughton Astley – Broughton Astley Village Hall, Station Rd, LE9 6PT. 👉13 February, 3.30pm to 7.30pm: Kibworth – The Old Grammar School (Main Hall), School Rd, LE8 0JE. Read more: https://www.harborough.gov.uk/new-local-plan
It remains to be seen how much @LeicsCountyHall will get bearing in mind it is the worst funded County Council in England under this Government. Given this why did some Leics MPs not sign the letter pressing for extra money?
This is VERY welcome. I was one of 40 MPs who wrote to the Chancellor on local gov funding & was pressing him on it even this morning!
The extra money means an increase in Core Spending Power of up to £4.5 billion next year, or 7.5% in cash terms, an above-inflation increase.
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This is simply a weak and feeble plan from a government that has dragged it's heels on the sewage scandal for too long.
It's welcome the Minister has finally ended the farce of self-monitoring, that we have have long called for, but the truth is you have to follow the money.
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NEW:
The Conservatives have picked the partner of disgraced ex-MP Peter Bone as their by-election candidate to replace him in Wellingborough.
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All opposition political parties should be shouting from the rooftops about the dire financial situation that local councils find themselves in. They provide absolutely crucial services and support initiatives that enrich hundreds of thousands of lives.
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This disaster for everyone’s health & our NHS & Care system is a direct result of lobbying by the Food & Drink industry’s representatives who put profits & high processed foods first. Did I mention that the Health Sec’s husband is head of British Sugar? theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
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Great to see the #libdems were by far the biggest gainers in local by-elections this year. Disastrous year for the Tories losing virtually half the seats they were defending
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Neil O'Brien, Conservative MP for Harborough, has fallen among the fruitcakes.
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I’m worried about a narrative that has been developing and I want to put this out there:
1. You can be pro-Israel and still care about people dying in Palestine.
2. You can be pro-Palestine and care about the terror in Israel and releasing hostages.
Both can be true.
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leicestermercury.co.uk/news/…
Great to be interviewed by the Mercury to shed light on the failures of transport this year. Now it’s time to work together to improve things for disabled children
