After the Pandemic has passed there will be no return to the old normal
For the future health of our nation, our economy and our planet we can’t afford to go back to the
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Review of The Pinch by David Willetts
I’m grateful to the Higher Education Policy Institute for asking me to review the new edition of David Willetts’ book
Continue readingBack to the future for the Liberal Democrats?
An article I wrote for Speaker Politics on ‘what now for the Lib Dems?’ https://speakerpolitics.co.uk/opinion/1702-where-next-for-the-liberal-democrats
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Highlighting the SEND crisis
At the Full Council meeting at Norfolk’s County Hall today, I moved a motion highlighting the crisis in SEND funding
Continue readingBuying local: how Councils and Commissioners can work better with small charities
After two years as a County Councillor and more than a year managing a small charity, it is a question
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Road safety in Trimingham
Together with local residents and the Parish Council, I have been pressing for action to make the coast road through
Continue readingPaston Way repairs
A few weeks ago I used the Paston Way to get from home (in North Walsham) to a meeting in
Continue readingMundesley Hospital closure
I was sad to learn of the closure of Mundesley Hospital. I visited the hospital last year and it was
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I have written to residents in Pollard Street and Edingthorpe about the roads between North Walsham and Bacton. If you
Continue readingDon’t play election games with Council finances
I was surprised and disappointed to see that Council Officers had drawn up budget plans for the County Council which
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