Category: Dorset Politics

When governments look away

Whenever you hear someone in government say that ‘difficult decisions have to be made’ inevitably the question inevitably arises, difficult for whom? Those making...

After defeat, a return to first principles

Simon Hoare sets out the enduring tenets which anchor Conservatism, a vision rooted in responsibility, pragmatism and national confidence We are marking the anniversary of...

Progress, not Populism

Gary Jackson North Dorset Liberal Democrats Conservatives managed our decline for the last ten years and people were finally fed up of it, nationally and locally....

The return of the builder with pride

With new deals signed with the United States and India and the timetabled review of our Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU, trade...

Dorset Council needs to get out more

It started with an email from Dorset Council. I read the details while sipping my coffee, and I felt my spelling eye focussing on...

When silence becomes complicity

Good to see a tremendous turnout for the London protest on Wed 4th June, when protesters dressed in red surrounded Parliament, holding a huge...

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Four riders … 25 fences … No regrets.

Fast, fearless and faintly unhinged, team chasing turns sensible riders into adrenaline junkies and horses like The Sass Queen into absolute legends It’s fair to...

How Dorset Became One of England’s Finest Food Counties

There are counties in England with a food reputation that precedes them: Yorkshire for its puddings, Cornwall for its pasties, Kent for its orchards....