Politics

Get the latest news and updates for local politics across the Purbeck area. We talk exclusively to your local MP’s for news at home and in Westminster.

Nick Ireland

County needs better representation

Recent weeks have seen the merry-go-round in central government seemingly come to a halt, resulting in the recent Autumn…

Chris Bradey

We must ensure no child goes hungry

A report by the Food Foundation reveals that one in four households in the UK with children experienced food…

Michael Tomlinson

Now to deliver on our commitments

Since my last column, British politics has had more changes. But we are now in a time of greater stability….

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The great electric car dilemma

I have owned a car for more than 30 years now, and apart from an occasional company car I…

Cllr David Walsh

Local plan studies to be published

STUDIES carried out to help formulate a plan governing development in Dorset for decades to come are set to…

Chris Bradey

Sugar: Journey into a shameful past

October was Black History Month in Dorset, marked by music, poetry and theatre in many venues, including the Shire…

Chris Bradey

Enough is enough as country goes to pot

ONE can hardly keep up with the news since the government’s spectacular mini-budget fiasco. The market was spooked by the…

Michael Tomlinson

Government steps in to support families with energy price hikes

As the weather turns colder, I am pleased the government is supporting households with energy bills. Credit on energy bills…

Vikki Slade

Join the fight over water pollution

OVER the last year many of us have been appalled at the sight of raw sewage in the sea…