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Category: Dorset Politics

How a 19thC ‘relic’ allowed partygate to happen

Our current ‘unwritten constitution’ is unfit for purpose and ripe for abuse, argues Labour’s Pat Osborne. “Partygate” continues to dominate the news, while the Tory’s...

We need to build a fair society

We are fighting the growing problem of ‘south east prices but south west prices, says Mike Chapman, north Dorset chair of the Liberal Democrats In...

Not much COP

Ken Huggins, local councillor and member of the Green Party, examines Dorset Council’s Climate Action Plan in the wake of COP26 The COP26 conference brought...

We all have difficult decisions – what will yours be?

More people choosing between public health advice or putting food on the table and a few quid on the key, says Labour’s Pat Osborne Like...

Taking tough decisions for a better future is what politicians must do | Simon Hoare

There are few simple solutions to the problems that face our communites, which is why we must not rush into simplistic ‘populist’ policies, argues...

On lost souls | Simon Hoare MP

I would like you to share an experience of mine which I hope none of you will ever experience. Picture this: three years ago my...

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Hunting humans for fun

Lifelong kennelman Jeremy Whaley’s hunting narrative shifts from tradition to innovation, prioritising the hounds’ skill over the hunt’s end ‘I was deeply anti-hunting,’ says Jeremy...

The Dorset Cursus: the biggest Neolithic monument in Britain

Exploring Britain’s largest Neolithic monument, stretching across six miles of Cranborne Chase, with Dorset CPRE’s Rupert Hardy Built around 3,300 BC – predating Stonehenge by...