Sewage pollution in our rivers and seas has been in the headlines for a long while. Water companies have resisted cleaning up their act preferring to wait until 2050 until they halt the discharge of human waste every time it rains heavily (that’s called normal weather) or something breaks down. A couple of weeks ago, […]
Category: Politics
Shropshire regrets Brexit three years on
Way back in June 2016, Shropshire voted decisively to leave the EU. Would our county do that now? Probably not according to a new analysis of voter opinion. Tonight at 11pm will be the third anniversary of Britain leaving the EU. It proves our nation was ill prepared. In Ludlow constituency, an estimated 58% of […]
New boundaries for Shropshire parliamentary constituencies, including Ludlow
The Boundary Commission for England has been busy working on revisions to the boundaries for parliamentary constituencies across the country. Boundaries are changed periodically to ensure that each MP represents a similar number of constituents. The new South Shropshire constituency will extend as far north as the southern edge of Shrewsbury. But it will no […]
North Shropshire by-election question to Place Overview Committee was political
One of the most curious questions asked at committee of late was by Joyce Barrow, the Conservative chair of the Place Overview Committee: “We all know we had a by-election last year, I’d love to know what the difference in tonnage was because of the amount of leaflets that were put out by all the […]
On the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
It was extraordinary feat. The longest serving queen. Many reading this were not born at her coronation. Probably none have lived as long as her. Even as long as she has been Queen. She remained determined and constant in turbulent times, despite our country going to wars and her children’s antics which absorbed the media […]