Uncategorized Another Government U-turn, on Fire Safety 30 Jul 2017 After the last seven years, another broken commitment from the Government shouldn't come as a surprise, but that doesn't make it any less disappointing. Having talked a good game on…
Uncategorized Getting the numbers right 28 Jul 201727 Jul 2017 Yesterday, I wrote to the UK's National Statistician--the start of all riveting stories, eh? The reason I had cause to write is that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are…
Uncategorized By the strength of our common endeavour 27 Jul 201727 Jul 2017 Genuine ideological differences do exist in politics and that means disagreement is sometimes inevitable. At other times, such as at Full Council meetings, there may be more smoke than fire…
Uncategorized Time to end the Pay Cap 26 Jul 2017 Being a Labour councillor I get to meet a lot of public sector workers. My mother spent her career as a public servant, teaching and undertaking social work. If there's…
Uncategorized Crawley Observer Column, Wednesday 26th July 2017 26 Jul 201726 Jul 2017 If you're a representative for an area, I believe you have a duty to represent it. The actions of Crawley Tories increasingly say otherwise. West Sussex County Council takes most…
Uncategorized Life in the crosshairs 25 Jul 2017 There's a lot of discussion at the moment about the abuse which has been directed against MPs, particularly during the recent General Election and especially on social media. Those of…