Category: Dorset Politics

I’m calling ‘total greenwash tosh’

I understand the desire for politicians to take every opportunity to talk about their achievements in order to persuade voters that they are worth...

Tories lack consensus on climate change

In March, tackling climate change was added to the bonfire of Tory failures. And just like Brexit, migration and the economy, this is no...

Camels and horses and VAR

On the doorstep I repeatedly hear support for more pay for doctors, nurses, teachers and public sector worker … for more investment in clean...

Blandford’s Crown Meadows plan – an act of philanthropy or a Trojan horse?

PLANS to site up to 40 caravans as temporary homes for Ukrainian refugees on land known locally as Crown Meadows on the western boundaries...

Missions vs pledges in 2024

Over the past couple of months both the Tories and the Labour Party have started to set out their stalls for the next general...

The real power of the consumer

Attempting to tidy my overburdened desk recently, I discovered a copy of Ethical Consumer magazine. The cover picture showed a Lego family, standing on...

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November hot streak

A good month for the Tizzard team, says Chris Wald, with Cheltenham clean sweeps, Ascot perfection and a yard at full stride ahead of...

The soft paws of spring

Pussy willow catkins are among late winter’s most generous and quietly important natural wonders, says Jane Adams When did you last stop to look closely...

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