Category: Dorset Politics

Long term bill for short term politics

One simple flaw underlies the many government failures that have afflicted us for decades. Too many spending decisions are based on short-term cost considerations,...

Rural policing under pressure

Last week I was in Greenland with the Foreign Affairs Committee. We met the Prime Minister and the Minister for Civil Preparedness to discuss...

£20m Eden-style vision for Dorset

After months of campaigning, countless meetings in Westminster and close collaboration with Dorset Council, I am thrilled that this Labour Government is backing MEMO...

Fighting for North Dorset

As war reshapes the Middle East, its economic aftershocks are landing on Dorset driveways and heating bills, says MP Simon Hoare Wars, like stones thrown...

Defence investment cannot wait

Good news over the weekend as the Government confirmed it will award the New Medium Helicopter contact to Leonardo’s in Yeovil. After months of...

Integration at breaking point

The Gorton and Denton by-election should act as a very serious wake-up call to the entire country: it is a harbinger of what is...

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Braced for foaling season

As the due dates passed, everyone at The Glanvilles Stud was on tenterhooks for the delivery of the first foal, says Lucy Procter January saw...

How Dorset Became One of England’s Finest Food Counties

There are counties in England with a food reputation that precedes them: Yorkshire for its puddings, Cornwall for its pasties, Kent for its orchards....