With the endless playlist of old number ones and the lights sparkling across the Town Centre it is clear that Christmas is now well upon us. It’s good to see…

2012 has been a busy year. It has been a year of national celebration, where the London Olympics showed the world the best a modern United Kingdom had to offer.…

Surely one reason for giving politicians a column in the local newspaper is to allow them to get past the Punch and Judy politics of the daily news cycle and…

If anyone doubts that local and national issues can be the same thing, just think about UK aviation policy. For those dependant upon Gatwick for a job or those living…

Too often when benefits are discussed it’s the most extreme cases which set the debate. Obviously this is a bit odd because the chances are if someone’s made it onto…

Councillors have to play a number of roles, from representing people on the council and in the community to undertaking casework on a one-to-one basis. While I find it an…