Making Progress on our Roads 23rd April 2025 When visiting Brighton during the Easter weekend, I was very surprised and disappointed to see a large number of pot holes on the main route through the city... Articles
Labour Weakness on the International Stage 9th April 2025 When it comes to the global stage outside of Europe, the UK has become an embarrassment, displaying incredible weakness. A prime example was last week, when the... Articles
Crawley belongs in West Sussex, not Surrey or London! 2nd April 2025 In two-tier council areas like ours, local authorities are being forced by the Labour Government to merge to become a single-tier councils. An initial joint... Articles
The 2020's are becoming Our Lost Decade 26th March 2025 We are just past halfway through the 2020s and unfortunately it really is starting to look like the 2020s will become regarded as the UK’s Lost Decade. The term... Articles
Stopping Free Speech in Pubs is a Step Too Far 19th March 2025 Our traditional British pub is under threat. Adding to existing pressures, from April they will have the added costs of increased employers' National Insurance... Articles
Council vote on National Insurance rise exposed priorities 12th March 2025 The 6th of April is less than four weeks away, when the Labour Government’s National Insurance rise for employers will start. HMRC estimate that these measures... Articles
National Insurance Rise leads to Council Cuts 5th March 2025 Last week’s Full Council meeting at Crawley Borough Council was the annual budget meeting, where the council decided it’s priorities for the year ahead. This... Articles
We must continue to back Ukraine 26th February 2025 This week sees the third anniversary of the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine. Terrorist state Russia remains an international pariah among civilised nations... Articles
A Sound Budget for Public Service Delivery at West Sussex County Council 19th February 2025 Financial pressures facing local authorities have become more acute during this last year. As well as some declaring a form of bankruptcy by the issuing a 114... Articles