Category: Dorset Politics

The good, the bad – and the downright ugly

The Uxbridge by-election had it all. It was good for the Conservatives, winning narrowly by focusing on the Labour mayor of London’s plans to...

There’s a dead cat, and it smells of carbon

The ‘Rishi Sunak helicoptering in to announce a carbon-capture project hypocrisy’ is a fine dead cat of a story.Cynically positioned alongside news of his...

Time for change, time for the grown-ups

In Ukraine the people are fighting for their nation – for a future free from the disgusting influence of the criminal clique in Moscow....

Reviving town centres: the heartbeat of community, even in the digital age

Does every town need a town centre? Despite changes in retail habits, town centres continue to play an essential role, argues MP Simon Hoare Many...

Identity politics have shifted

MP Chris Loder warns the swing to divisively extreme ideologies is eroding the potential for important and meaningful debate We don’t have a Pride event...

Racist, sexist, elitist cricket? Not in my town …

English cricket has been in the news for all the wrong reasons again this week, with a report from the Independent Commission for Equity...

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Foaling season has begun at the Glanvilles Stud

Foaling season has begun, but between the all night camera duty shifts Lucy and Doug have managed to go and see some of ‘their’...

Meeting Mr Hardy:Thomas Hardy and music, part 2

Collections of old carols and songs found in Dorset’s churches have inspired a thriving revival of the West Gallery tradition THE recent resurgence of West...

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