Along with other councillors, I continue to get the Labour Party perspective in the media. Here are just a few of the news stories where I have championed a socialist perspective during March. This page will be updated throughout the month. Newington Matters Public Meeting The Isle of Thanet News has covered our plans to […]
Thanet’s need to retain a stroke unit for East Kent residents has been dismissed by a committee dominated by Conservative representatives. On Friday 1st of February the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny meeting at Kent County Council in Maidstone was a disaster for our isle with locations elsewhere in Kent being nominated for specialist stroke […]
The Labour Party in Thanet continues to voice opinion in our community. Here are just a few of the news stories where I have championed a socialist perspective during January. HGV post-Brexit Trial run On January 7 there was considerable coverage of the stress testing of the Manston to Dover lorry route and the holding […]
Your local Labour Party continues to voice opinion in our community. Here are just a few of the news stories where I have championed a socialist perspective over the last few weeks. Losses at Ramsgate Port Isle of Thanet News https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2018/12/08/call-for-independent-experts-to-review-losses-at-ramsgate-port/ Kent Messenger – Kent Online https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/council-to-review-loss-making-port-194987/ Candlelit vigil for NHS Kent Messenger – […]
There is a hospital and care services consultation currently taking place across Kent. Residents are being asked to let the clinical commissioning group (CCG) know which of two options they prefer. Which are basically: Option 1. Potential option 1, an estimated £160million NHS investment, to enable: a much bigger, modern, A&E at William Harvey Hospital, […]
Life expectancy in the U.K. is slowing down. The latest official figures show that between 2015 and 2017 life expectancy at birth remained at 79.2 years for men and 82.9 years for women, the first time that there was no improvement whatsoever from the previous data. This morning I was interviewed on BBC Radio Kent alongside […]
I hope everyone has had the opportunity to enjoy some of the fantastic weather we have had in Ramsgate. I’ve been pleased to share some of the summer break with my grandchildren, who are growing up fast. It’s such a joy to be able to use Ramsgate Main Sands. There are also many fabulous local […]
Oh dear. Might nasty Nigel Farage be heading back to Thanet? Writing in the Daily Telegraph on 17th August, the former leader of UKIP and Parliamentary Candidate for South Thanet in 2005 and 2015 said “I’m back”. Although his piece was very much in relation to the disastrous Conservative government BREXIT negotiations, this is very […]
It was a pleasure to accept another invitation to appear on KMTV’s political discussion show, Paul on Politics. On this edition we covered recent news topics including Theresa May’s announcement about additional funding for the NHS, the possibility of decriminalising cannabis, waste management in Kent and, of course, the football World Cup. With studio guests […]
I’m a lifelong socialist, feminist and Labour and Trade Union activist from a working class background. I know first hand what it is to struggle, to be homeless and to have to choose whether to eat or heat. I know what it is to live on next to nothing and to strive to provide a […]