Category: Dorset Politics

I don’t love the solar farms either

The recent decision by Dorset Council to approve the development of a solar farm, close to where I live in the Blackmore Vale, prompted...

Dissatisfaction is a common thread

August has served up a strong reminder of the size and diversity of the North Dorset constituency – even after the Boundary Commission has...

Cash vs contactless: the uncertain future of banking in Dorset

The declining use of cash particularly affects the elderly and rural dwellers, says MP Chris Loder, but new regulations aim to protect access to...

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....

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The end of the season

It’s been a long five months, but June finally saw the end of the season at the stud – Lucy Procter explains just why...

Reviving a forgotten boundary in the Dorset hills

Reviving this ancient parish boundary, estimated to be around 300 to 400 years old, has been something special. Stretching in a straight line over...

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