This week I have slammed Kent County Council’s cuts to funding for adult education in the arts.
Category: News
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Attending TUC Women’s Conference
I was privileged to attend the TUC women’s conference on the 6th – 8th of March at Congress House London.
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Do we need Manston Airport?
Campaigners against the redevelopment of Manston into an air cargo hub have won the right to appeal an earlier decision that gave the green light to developers.
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Border chaos, forced adoption and Gatwick expansion
In November last year the BBC asked whether I’d appear again on Sunday Politics South East. I said I would, as long as they covered forced adoption, a topic close to my heart.
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Thanet Parkway: 300 passengers a day for £35m?
Thanet Parkway station only has 300 users per day. I have long maintained that this station is quite simply in the wrong location and that Thanet didn’t need yet another station.
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Thanet Parkway Station. A dangerous white elephant.
Thanet Parkway railway station opened this morning. At a cost of at least £45 million and rising – the final bills aren’t in.
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Marking the 75th birthday of our NHS
Today we celebrate something important, something that we all share in common. It’s the 75th birthday of our NHS. Happy birthday!
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Catching up on Academy FM
This weekend I was the guest on Academy FM, aiming to keep it bright and breezy, despite the weather, the strikes and the cost of living crisis.
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NHS crisis: who’s to blame?
Craig Mackinlay hasn’t got a clue about our NHS. The Tories have stripped it out and ignored research and advice presented to them.
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“Of course there’s poverty, but is there destitution?”
South Thanet MP, Craig Mackinlay has come in for heavy criticism after our head-to-head on Politics South East last weekend. Watch here and make your own decision.