Category: Dorset Politics

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,...

Debating dignity: the Assisted Dying bill

We have not yet had time to unpick the detail of the new government’s first budget.As I write I do not know to what...

Local symptoms of a national problem

I am all too aware that the news this week – and probably for the next few – is likely to be all about...

Trump’s threat and Labour’s budget gamble

As I write this, we await two highly significant events – the Labour government’s first budget and the election of the next US President....

Housing vision needs local consent

We must build many more affordable houses in this country. I lived in Stevenage until I was nine years old. My parents moved there...

The Conservatives must choose the right leader

The Conservative leadership contest is down to its final four candidates: Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat. The Tory MPs will...

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Naughty Newt and the Lisnaught ladies

We’re excited to welcome Team Rimmer to the BV equestrian section, kicking off a new monthly column sharing life in a busy eventing yard Team...

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....