Over the Summer, John Howarth, Labour Member of the European Parliament for the South East, is hosting a series of guest blogs on his website looking into some of the…

Democracy about the day-to-day, not just an occasional election. Yet, while in Athens the small number of citizens could participate in every debate, in modern times population size and the…

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of showing the Greater Brighton Economic Board around our town. The board is made up of a combination of local authorities, education providers,…

We can save Thomas Bennett. Yes, the funding situation is bad, but that’s true of every Crawley school. Yes, PFI makes things even tougher, but Thomas Bennett isn’t the only…

A man who was filmed fly-tipping near where he lived has been successfully prosecuted by Crawley Borough Council. Peter Harpham, of Waterside Close, Bewbush pleaded guilty to an offence under…

Last weekend, I was out with other Labour councillors and activists in Queens Square and at Broadfield Barton celebrating our NHS's 70th Birthday. As part of our celebration we were…