Author: pkl204

Local government is responsible for almost a quarter of public spending, so it’s not surprising councils have seen significant cuts under the Government’s austerity agenda. Yet, while Cameron praised councils…

One of local government’s main responsibilities is planning, be that ruling on individual applications–such as for an extension—or strategically planning how towns and communities will evolve over coming decades. Planning…

When Labour last ran the council we built up over £100m in reserves, through proper investment this enabled Crawley to finance services most towns could only dream of. Regaining control…

On 27th February 1900, 129 delegates met in a hall on Farringdon Street. They represented organisations from the Social Democratic Federation on the far Left to several Liberal MPs on…

Labour regained control of Crawley Borough Council on a platform of homes, jobs and the community. I continue to believe that these areas should be our primary focus of attention,…

Fracking for shale gas has been controversial since the first attempts to introduce it to the UK a decade ago. You may recall 2013 protests down the road in Balcombe,…