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“You lot can’t do anything, anyway.” You get fairly used to cynicism on the doorstep. It often feels as though it’s a comfort blanket people wrap themselves in after having had their hopes dashed one too many times. The reality is that the council can actually do a lot, it controls half of local services…
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It’s almost a year since I announced Crawley’s bid for city status, recognising the scale of the town’s growth in the year of both the Queen’s Platinum Anniversary and New Town’s 75th Anniversary. While the result hasn’t yet been announced, even being in the position to mount a credible bid is a testament to how…
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Crawley Borough Council Labour Group is pleased to announce Labour councillor for Bewbush and Broadfield North Michael Jones has been elected to be their new leader for the forthcoming year. Cllr Jones will be put forward as the Labour Group’s nomination for the new leader of the council when the outgoing Labour leader of the…
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A huge thanks to all who took the time to vote in this year’s local elections. I know in Crawley we have to go out to vote more frequently than in most places, with at the very least a local election for the borough or county council taking place every year, but in a town…
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Today one third of Crawley Borough Council seats are up for election. The borough council run around half of local services in Crawley, with the others being the responsibility of West Sussex County Council. In addition to running a number of important services, the borough council gets to set part of local council tax in…
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This Thursday is Election Day, when we’ll get to decide who we want representing our neighbourhoods and in doing so, which party runs local services. For almost two years, no party has had a majority on Crawley Borough Council with very narrow majorities for the eight years before that. The reality is that in Crawley,…
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New analysis by Labour has revealed that families in Crawley will collectively fork out an extra £17,043,000 on petrol, compared to just this time last year. The figures come as oil and gas producers, including Shell and BP, took in billions in soaring profits, with BP hailing “more money than we know what to do…
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Next week local elections are taking place across Crawley. In three out of every four years, a third of Crawley Borough Council is up for election, with West Sussex County Council elected in the fourth year. The elections this year are for the borough council and will decide who is responsible for things like housing,…
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New research from Crawley Labour reveals the Conservatives are leaving families in Crawley £2,665 worse off. The analysis includes all the measures announced in the Chancellor’s disastrous Spring Statement. This year, families in Crawley will pay £1,059 more in tax thanks to the National Insurance hike, energy prices are rising by £693, the food shop…
Peter Lamb for Crawley 