Recent Research shows the general public are largely in favour of renationalisation of
water supplies…
News and opinion
In the news: August 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…
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…
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?
William Harvey Hospital gridlock
Ashford is too far. There’s no way stroke patients from Thanet want to have to travel to the William Harvey…
Thanet mental health services update
Our public meeting on mental health last week in Ramsgate was attended by over 100 people…
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…
In the news: July 2019
Links to media coverage where I have had active involvement in the story or have provided comment and a Labour Party perspective…
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…
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 […]