A New Year’s resolution for the planet
This time last year we were optimistic that we had seen the end of Covid-19 and normality was returning….
Is the blue wall crumbling here too?
For decades, many voters and pollsters have written off rural Dorset as being of any political interest due to…
County not consulting its own residents
In wishing all your readers the Season’s Greetings, reflections upon 2022 with all its joys and sorrows are unavoidable. The…
Food banks – a sign of hope or decay?
During recent visits to food banks in Dorset I shared my own food parcel story from 1977 when my…
Tory government breaking the NHS
The phrase ‘winter of discontent’ is often overused in our politics. Previous years has seen it rolled out for flight…
The Bank of England sabotaged Liz Truss
The United Nations spectacularly failed to prevent Russia invading Ukraine. Since then Russia, as a member of the Security Council,…
This round of austerity will be much harder
The news is full of proposed tax increases. The Government does this to spook you, before then making you feel…
Anger at lack of action on immigration
Anger, resentment and frustration at the failure of the Government to take effective action against the vast numbers of…
It’s high time we had a general election
It’s becoming increasingly hard to write a political column that is current, considering we file these about a week…
Petition prompts debate on vaccine safety
The House of Commons debated Covid-19 vaccine safety on October 24. The debate was prompted by a petition signed by…