Even before the removal of the Winter Fuel Payment, Marie Curie estimated 68,000 retirees die in poverty each year.
Category: Opinion
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.
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!
We didn’t vote for Truss
Conservatives have decided Liz Truss will be our new PM. Her colleagues, the MPs at Westminster did not favour her, but will now have to accept whatever comes from their new chameleon-like leader.
Fair pay for the workers
How can it be that hard-pressed workers are being told that they are responsible for increasing inflation and that they must bear the cost of living crisis?
Queen’s speech exposes Tory lack of care
This morning I was a guest on BBC Radio Kent, providing reaction to the contents of the Queen’s speech, especially commenting on what was missing.
A new hospital for Canterbury or pre-election bluster?
Boris Johnson’s announcement of a new hospital for Canterbury is highly questionable. Is it pre-election bluster? Is it a threat to the NHS 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 […]
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 […]