News reports are detailing a letter that the leader of Kent County Council has penned to Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt. The council is on the brink of bankruptcy.
News and opinion

South Thanet Art Auction
On Thursday 8th December 7PM Churchill Tavern, Ramsgate. All monies raised will go to South Thanet Labour Party.

Seeing Red: Isn’t it time for positive change?
Seeing Red is my regular column in The Isle of Thanet News. This opinion piece was first published on November 7, 2022.

Manston asylum seekers – the Government need to do much better.
I was asked by Sangita Myska, LBC news presenter what I thought about Suella Braverman’s language and what the issues are here in Thanet.

Manston: KCC has a responsibility
We hear the horrific descriptions of life in the Home Office facility at Manston. This is taking place in Kent and we have a responsibility to act.

Poverty: Thanet is at the sharp end
I reminded KCC we’ve been dealing with a cost of living crisis in Thanet for some years now, which hits the vulnerable most hard. Watch the video.

Seeing Red: Our NHS is ripping apart at the seams
Seeing Red is my regular column in The Isle of Thanet News. This opinion piece was first published on October 10, 2022.

Seeing Red: Fracking and a failing economy.
Seeing Red is my regular column in The Isle of Thanet News. This opinion piece was first published on September 26, 2022.

Fracking and the energy crisis
On Sunday 25th September I was again invited onto Sunday Politics on BBC1 to discuss support for residential and commercial energy bills, and the lifting of a moratorium on fracking in the UK.

Manston. Ok, this is a lengthy read.
RSP have been granted permission to develop an air cargo hub at Manston. I have been seeking answers from the man at the top, Tony Freudmann.