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Promises, promises
Conservative councillors object to strategies that are in their own election manifesto.
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There are no easy fixes but that should not stop us trying
The problem of air pollution in Ashbourne has been extensively reported on this website as has the disappointment felt by local residents at the actions proposed by the County Council to attempt to…
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The blame game
When a system is failing and those in charge of it refuse to take responsibility, blame becomes their only resource.
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The hidden reason the Tories are seeking to make the NHS fail
Quote from the Spectator: "The US economy, for example, is buoyed because two thirds of the country's population depend on their employer for health insurance; the fiercely competitive US workplace,…
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Easy fix for Ashbourne’s Air Pollution Issue?
The report commissioned by Derbyshire County Council from Aecom to investigate the cost effectiveness of various actions designed to reduce air pollution has some mystifying features.
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Council sticks to ineffective Action Plan
Councillors who sit on the Community and Environment Committee of Conservative controlled Derbyshire Dales District Council will consider on Thursday 9th February the latest draft of an Action Plan…
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Matlock and Ashbourne Focus now online
Focus leaflets have been hitting doormats in Matlock and Ashbourne.
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The Zahawi saga raises the question of the 'Super Rich' and their attitude to tax.
Whilst we welcome the overdue sacking of Nadhim Zahawi it raises the wider question of why the 'Super Rich' seek to avoid paying tax. It would seem that paying zero tax is a badge of honour and they…
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Are we sailing?
When even a stalwart Conservative voter like Rod Stewart decides to slip anchor and says the country is better off without the Tories then there really is something seriously amiss with them and…
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THE ODOUR OF DECAY
Does anyone else smell it? I get a strong smell of decay from the Conservative Party, like discovering the slimy, old carrot at the bottom of the drawer in the fridge. Out of sight, festering until…