Category: Opinion Column

Here you’ll find The BV’s regular anonymous opinion columns: The Dorset Insider – written by a long-serving parish councillor, offering an informed look at local politics and community affairs — and The Grumbler, a monthly open column where guest writers air their frustrations, amusements and strong opinions. Together they bring Dorset’s voices to life, with sharp insights, wry humour and plenty to agree (or disagree) with.

Opinion Column

The cost of trying to build

stories of small builders going out of business and large builders mothballing sites. There is much talk in the media about the hospitality industry...
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Opinion Column

Are we wasting our time?

What do you call a gathering of parish councillors? A tribe? A murmuration?(A wrangle? A mutter? A grievance? – Ed)Whatever we are called, I...
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Opinion Column

Someone draw the red line

I’m a builder, not a scientist. I don’t spend my days arguing about carbon targets. But I do spend my days on muddy sites,...
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Are we talking to a brick wall?

Every parish has one (I think we have at least six) – older gentlemen of the village, full of profound local knowledge who are...
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Opinion Column

The list of unwanted gifts

It’s that time of year when we’re packing up the last of the festive detritus and looking forward to the first spring flowers …...
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The county Visit Dorset forgot

The new big-budget Visit Dorset promotional video has recently been released (see it on the next page), and no doubt sent far and wide...
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