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Category: Dorset Politics

What kind of ‘follower’ are you?

Most of us are ‘followers’, according to socioligists, and these fall into five categories. But only one is the most effective, argues North Dorset...

Heat our homes, not our planet

The word millionaire is an abscenity when so many are literally having to choose between eating and heating argues the Green Party’s Ken Huggins. The...

No troops on the ground, but is there more to do?

Why have we closed the door to the Ukrainian refugeees?, asks Labour’s Pat Osborne People in North Dorset, especially the families of British service men...

Dorset’s ‘shocking’ housing statistics

One in 34 houses are second homes, that’s three times the national average, says the Green Party’s Ken Huggins who proposes radical solutions. When the...

The challenges of leadership

When Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was asked what was the greatest challenge for a statesman, he replied: ‘Events, dear boy, events’. North Dorset chair...

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...

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Rodney’s rough ride

This month, Sally Cooper shares Rodney’s recent medical saga, with a stunningly swift, unexpected diagnosis and treatment This month I was contemplating what to write...

Angela Rebecca Teasdale

5th October 1976 – 14th December 2025 Angie passed away suddenly at home on Sunday 14th December, aged 49 years. Devoted wife to Roger, proud...

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