Will the NHS ever get what it needs from Conservatives?
The first duty of a government is the safety of its people. But few things are more important to safety than health. Earlier in...
29 Oct 2022
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What’s sauce for the Goose…….PR
Odd how the Conservatives decided to take away a PR (proportional representation) voting system from us for the election of police, fire and crime commissioners. But now use one to choose their leader. Another example of you obey our rules but thse rules don't apply to us?
19 Jul 2022
What is Lichfield Council doing to attract Jobs to the City?
Lib Dem Cllr Paul Ray raised at Lichfield District Council's full council meeting last week an important question about employment in our district. He asked what the council was doing to attract Whitehall jobs to Lichfield as part of the government's Levelling Up policy. Cllr Doug Pullen (Conservative Leader of Lichfield District Council) has responded with a press statement. https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2022/07/18/council-chief-says-work-is-taking-place-to-ensure-lichfield-is-in-prime-position-to-secure-relocated-whitehall-jobs/ Cllr Paul Ray has said "I am glad to hear Cllr Pullen's commitment to this agenda and I now await to see results and action. We desperately need to attract more employment into our district. Too many residents have to commute out for their work and more local employment will grow our local economy. It will also help make our community more sustainable as more local jobs means less travel and less damage to our environment. And following COVID 19 we know residents are looking to redu
19 Jul 2022
Lichfield Lib Dems hail PM’s resignation
Following the resignation of Prime Minister Johnson today, local Liberal Democrats commented on the national political scene.
7 Jul 2022
The Rail Strikes
Ed Davey writing in the Guardian today brings some sense to the crisis. "This week has left the country drained after...
22 Jun 2022
BoJo’s desperate Monday letter to his MPs
On Monday 6th June Boris Johnson wrote to all the conservative MPs. The letters were hand addressed, signed by himself and sent just before they would vote on his survival as PM. The text of the letter makes interesting - and actually entertaining reading. Reproduced in italics is about a quarter of the letter with our comment in bold.
8 Jun 2022