Ashford is too far. There’s no way stroke patients from Thanet want to have to travel to the William Harvey…
News and opinion
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 […]
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 […]
Southeastern rail franchise – another Grayling failing?
Chris Grayling doesn’t exactly have a great record when I comes to striking deals with transport operators. Now his Department for Transport appears derailed whilst handling the bids for the Southeastern franchise to run our local train service. Southeastern, which is run by Govia, holds the Integrated Kent franchise. However, the franchise was due to […]
Greek Solidarity Campaign – support from Thanet
I travelled to Athens recently as part of the U.K. delegation to the Greek Solidarity Campaign. We met with many people, from Government ministers to trade union officials and refugee groups to forge solidarity and links, to exchange information, to assess what is happening on the ground, and to better understand the risks emerging from the […]
Seeing Red: Stroke referral failure
As an elected Labour County Councillor for Ramsgate I am privileged to have a column in The Isle of Thanet News.