Category: Dorset Politics

No safety net for Dorset’s lifelines

Happy New Year! I hope this finds you well rested and full of cheese after the Christmas break. I’ll admit I was somewhat looking...

Optimism delayed: not extinguished

Gary Jackson North Dorset Liberal Democrats Pondering on the theme for this first column of 2025, I looked forward to spreading some optimism and positivity on...

Daring to dream big?

The New Year brings an opportunity to take stock of where we are, and to decide how we might change the way we do...

New Year, new hopes, old fights

Simon Hoare MP looks ahead – can Labour steady the ship, will devolution reshape Dorset, and how a misguided Reform Party threatens farming Let me...

‘We’re here to make life better’

Terry Bennett talks to West Dorset’s first Liberal Democrat MP, Edward Morello, who is still negotiating the Westminster jungle When Edward Morello walked into Westminster...

Iron chancellor or rusty rhetoric?

Labour’s lack of preparation and tax-heavy approach risk undermining small businesses and rural economies, warns Simon Hoare MP After the General Election, I said that,...

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Polo’s back in the saddle

Sally Cooper looks beyond 1980s Jilly Cooper to polo’s fast-paced, bruising but surprisingly inclusive world, with rare gender equality The recent wave of publicity for...

Dorset founder launches Autipocket

A Dorset-based entrepreneur has launched a new digital platform aimed at helping businesses better support neurodivergent employees – with a focus on reducing burnout...

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