Throughout each month I am posting links to media coverage where I have had active involvement in the story or have provided comment and a Labour Party perspective. As an elected County and District councillor I am often asked to provide local input on national stories and the socialist perspective on local issues. This page […]
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Margate Pride with Peter Tatchell
Labour activists and those attending this years Margate Pride had a fantastic opportunity to meet with and hear Peter Tatchell speak on Saturday 10th August. Peter, a human rights activist best known for his work with LGBT social movements and who runs the Peter Tatchell Foundation, was invited to join Margate Pride and speak at the […]
NHS needs more than a pre-election sweetener
East Kent didn’t receive any of Boris Johnson’s NHS sweetener this week. Perhaps we’re seen as safe Tory territory? This was one of the points I made on Friday when invited onto The Wake Up Call on BBC Radio Kent. Listeners also heard input from Canterbury Labour MP, Rosie Duffield , Mary Tunbridge, Deputy COO for […]
William Harvey Hospital gridlock
Ashford is too far. There’s simply no way that stroke patients from Thanet want to have to travel to the William Harvey Hospital. Well documented plans to close stroke units around Kent, including ours in Thanet, in favour of creating a new hyper acute stroke unit at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford continue to be […]
Thanet mental health services update
Our public meeting on mental health last week in Ramsgate was attended by over 100 people. Thank you to those who came along to The Comfort Inn. Our politicians and decision makers need to be held to account and should take more action. They need to fight with you and for you, for the health […]
Extinction Rebellion, Summer Kitchen and a little bit of Brexit
It was my pleasure once again to be invited onto BBC South East’s Sunday Politics programme. On Sunday 21st July my fellow guests were Tim Loughton MP, Councillor Zoe Nicholson from Lewes, Alison Plaumer of Extinction Rebellion and Sharon Goodyer who runs Our Kitchen on the Isle of Thanet. The programme was hosted by Julia […]
In the news: July 2019
Throughout each month I am posting links to media coverage where I have had active involvement in the story or have provided comment and a Labour Party perspective. As an elected County and District councillor I am often asked to provide local input on national stories and the socialist perspective on local issues. This page […]
Stroke unit closure at QEQM more likely after Tunbridge Wells collapse?
The early closure of a hospital stroke unit in Kent has sent alarm signals to residents in Thanet. Stroke patients in Tunbridge Wells will be treated over half an hour away in Maidstone from September. The announcement comes as NHS managers struggle with staff retention and recruitment. Continued provision of stroke unit services in some […]
Everyday sexism stings!
The world is rife with issues that need tackling as a matter of urgency, but underlying wrongs such as everyday sexism cannot be pushed to the sidelines. On Thursday at Kent County Council (KCC) full council, whilst applauding a report on supporting pollinating insects, Kent plan Bee, I ‘called out’ a fellow councillor for an […]
Manston, What’s next?
We learned today that RiverOak Strategic Partnership (RSP) has purchased the Manston Airport site. Well, Stone Hill Park (SHP) seem to have been beaten down by a lack of vision, forward thinking and intransigence at Thanet District Council. Despite a robust plan for mixed use development on the Manston site and clearly demonstrating their business […]