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A time to talk
On February 2nd we are reminded by the mental health charity MIND and others that taking time out of our busy, distracted lives to contact friends, colleagues and family, is sometimes a life saver.…
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Will local voices ever be heard?
Top-down 'plans' for Combined Derbys-Notts Authority are fantasy solutions
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Photo ID needed for May elections
The local elections for Derbyshire Dales District Council on 4th May will be the first when photo ID will be needed to vote in person. The government claims that this is necessary to combat voter…
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The Scandal of Empty Homes - an Update
I wrote the article below over 3 years ago, in December 2019. Since then the Conservative controlled Distict Council has done nothing - except trim a few trees in the front that were close to the…
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Careless Talk Costs Lives
The theme for this year's Holocaust Memorial Day is "ordinary people". Hidden in these simple words is a universal truth that 'ordinary people', when fed denigrating, demeaning words and images of…
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Sponge Boris 2
Why is the country only belatedly becoming aware of Boris Johnson's tendency to weasel money out of distant relatives and cronies of the Conservative Party? Can it be that his own party is…
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Another winter of discontent
This graphic from a Guardian article is both informative and profoundly depressing. It is clear that people are striking not from greed but from a sense of desperation. This government does not…
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Something rotten at the heart of the Conservative Party?
Finally, it is clear for all to see that there is something deeply unpleasant and wrong at the heart of the Conservative Party. The Tory MP Andrew Brigden has finally had the Tory Whip removed…
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Are the Tories re-writing history?
Peter Dobbs Some eagle eyed social media watchers have spotted a disappearing Boris from Grant Shapps' social media. As explained in this article on the BBC News website, Boris Johnson has…