Those who follow these pages and who see my campaigning posts on social media will know I have been raising concerns about the alarmingly high numbers of rape and other sexual offences committed in Thanet. Any number is too high, but Thanet is the worst area in Kent (excluding Medway), with 500 reported sex crimes last year. […]
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More questions over South Thanet election activities
Press Release South Thanet Labour councillor calls on Civil Service Commission to Investigate new Channel 4 News evidence of possible special adviser breach of rules on political party activities in 2015 general election in Thanet. The Civil Service Commission has a duty to enforce the rules and they must look at this new Channel 4 […]
£10k loss per pharmacy – where’s the evidence, Craig?
Press Release SOUTH THANET MP CHALLENGED TO PRODUCE EVIDENCE OF CLAIM OF £10,000 A MONTH LOST BY PHARMACIES IN EXPIRED DRUG COSTS AS LABOUR CANDIDATE DEMANDS ACTION TO SAVE THREATENED PHARMACIES Our local pharmacies are a vital community asset particularly as they are needed more than ever because of GP shortages and lack of public […]
East Kent Council merger – Super council or super con?
As a Labour councillor I am concerned about the potential for the Thanet District Council‘s latest plans for a super council which I believe will erode both local services and local democracy. As a local Labour councillor I believe I was elected to public office to scrutinise decisions and to represent the views, opinions and […]
Reviving the Revival – persistence pays off, they say.
Today. A lesson in persistence. I’ve been helping a family with accommodation. They have been stuck for months now! I helped out a resident with disabled car parking space request. Then, dealing with the Pleasurama hoardings saga – how many times have I written to Councillors Wells, Shonk and Heale since October? Are the hoardings on the […]
Why won’t UKIP allow the Sprint Revival to roar again?.
Ramsgate people are being sold short. Now the Gefco contract in our Port has come to an end, it makes economic sense to allow the much loved ‘Sprint Revival’ to go ahead. Indeed with no prospects in sight for the Port, the Ramsgate residents should at the very least be able to enjoy this area as […]
A year as a Thanet councillor – the soap opera continues
It’s a year since I was elected as Labour District Councillor for Newington. Since then I have stuck to my election pledges of being hard working, being available to residents in my ward and being transparent in all that I do as an elected representative. I was the only candidate to stand for election that […]
Back down TDC. Let Dane Valley businesses survive.
PRESS RELEASE GMB call again on Thanet District Council to back down on proposed sale of Dane Valley Enterprise Units to save 22 local businesses. These units produce an income for Thanet Council and they provide jobs and an income for the men and their families says GMB GMB call again on Thanet council to […]
National Health Shambles. Enough is enough!
It’s clear that our NHS is in crisis. A crisis of funding. A crisis of leadership. There are currently 18,000 people on trolleys waiting for emergency care. Four in ten A and E departments are operating at dangerous levels. Delayed discharges have reached a record high of 200,000. As a country we are spending 30% less […]
Power of Women hits Ramsgate this March
Wednesday 8th March, at The Royal Temple Yacht Club at 3-4pm I have enjoyed a long career promoting equality in community and public settings. I am passionate to see more women enter public life, to have their say and make their mark. During this one hour session in Ramsgate’s prestigious yacht club, I will be looking at women’s […]