Uncategorized A disability-friendly town 16 Jun 201716 Jun 2017 The principle that no one should be disadvantaged by the circumstances of their birth is central to the beliefs of the Left and many others would consider it an essential…
Uncategorized Doing business in Crawley… 15 Jun 201715 Jun 2017 This morning was the annual economic forum of the Gatwick Diamond Initiative (GDI). The Gatwick Diamond, for those unfamiliar , is the sub-region around Gatwick Airport heading North towards Croydon,…
Uncategorized Crawley Observer Column, Wednesday 14th June 2017 14 Jun 201713 Jun 2017 On Thursday, we learnt the scale of Conservative’s poor judgement. At great cost, both in money and—with Brexit negotiation’s looming—time, the Conservatives have found that they have gambled with the…
Uncategorized A bright road ahead for leisure and culture in Crawley 12 Jun 2017 Today I attended my last meeting of the Local Government Association's Culture, Tourism and Sport Board, the body tasked with putting the views of councils across to central government and…
Uncategorized Crawley Observer Column, Wednesday 7th June 2017 7 Jun 201710 Sep 2020 Tomorrow is the General Election, the one Theresa May said she wouldn’t call and then did. We were told it was necessary so she could deliver on Brexit, something she…
Uncategorized Crawley Observer Column, Wednesday 31st May 2017 31 May 201710 Sep 2020 This election is about public services. It’s about whether we have the number of police we need to protect us, it’s about whether the NHS will be there when we…