This county has been happily pressing Somerset apples and producing wonderful cider for as long as anyone can remember. But tonight I guarantee there will be glasses raised to the Right Honourable Rishi Sunak, MP who has topped off his … [Read more...] about CHEERS TO THE CHANCELLOR!
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WHERE ARE THE DRIVERS?
If you have been forced to queue for fuel recently, or wondered why prices are rising, or feared for empty shelves in the shops.....it will come as no surprise that there is a shortage of qualified and willing HGV drivers. Some say it is … [Read more...] about WHERE ARE THE DRIVERS?
HOW MUCH IS A UNITARY COUNCILLOR REALLY WORTH?
This man should know. He's a senior Civil Servant at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the figure still charged with pushing through more unitary councils all over England. The Secretary of State and the … [Read more...] about HOW MUCH IS A UNITARY COUNCILLOR REALLY WORTH?
MINISTRY OF LIES?
It is exactly THREE MONTHS since the Government's consultation on two different unitary plans for local government in Somerset closed. Since then, apart from a late pathetic admission that only 5500 people had bothered to fill in the … [Read more...] about MINISTRY OF LIES?
“Historic” Flag Day?
The Cabinet Minister in charge of local government is flying flags on Wednesday. I doubt if he will be hauling them up the flagpoles himself, but he intends to display "Historic" flags from all the English counties - including Somerset - … [Read more...] about “Historic” Flag Day?