MP Dunne must speak out on the hospital row and back fundraisers
andybodders It has been a curious week for Ludlow. No one could have predicted that a local spat over a donation over a £2,500 would have led to a national row…
Michael Gove will be an environmental disaster
Theresa May’s appointment of Michael Gove as head of the environment and farming ministry, Defra, is a disaster in the making. He is likely to sweep away many of the…
More Tory troubles at Shirehall as Councillor Robert Tindall resigns whip
Robert Tindall, recently re-elected councillor for Brown Clee, has today announced his resignation from the Conservative group on Shropshire Council. I’m not surprised that Councillor Tindall has taken this action.…
Tory tensions show at Shropshire Council as new leader and cabinet installed
We knew there had been some shenanigans within the Conservative group on Shropshire Council but we weren’t quite expecting members to be so obvious about their tensions in public. At…
Conservatives depose Pate and elect new leader for Shropshire Council
Just a week ago, Malcolm Pate, the leader of Shropshire Council until the 4 May elections, was confident of being re-elected as leader of the Conservative group on Shropshire Council.…