Our town faces many challenges in the years ahead, some big, some small and all of which require considerable vision and leadership for Crawley to thrive. Perhaps the biggest issue…

Did you know that statistics show that people who eat porridge are more likely to end up in a car accident? It’s true, but before you reach for the cornflakes…

Last week I took part in a demonstration outside the Town Hall with members of the Independent Tenants’ Association. The demo was to raise awareness of the Bedroom Tax’s impact,…

Politicians like to talk in extremes; it makes it easier to put a point across and tends to sound more convincing. Before the election George Osborne was keen to stress…

Privatisation is back on the Conservatives’ agenda and this time they have local fire services in their sights. Last week it was revealed that Brandon Lewis, Minister for fire services,…

‘Local government is officially the most efficient part of the public sector’. David Cameron said so in a speech – three speeches actually – before the General Election. Here’s where…