On top of all the problems faced by all university students because of Covid, language students are finding it a massive challenge to get the visas they need to do their compulsory year of study in the EU […]
Climate Change Threatens The Past Too
That’s the headline on the front cover of the latest edition of British Archaeology, published by the national Council for British Archaeology. […]
An Eye on Dover’s Planning
By Cllr Mike Eddy, Deal Town Council, Walmer Council For those following Dover District Council’s Planning Committee decisions, a brief article in the latest Private Eye (no. 1554 for 20 August to 2 September, page 15) will make interesting reading. The bulk of the article concerns planning applications made by Gladmans in Wiltshire and nearby […]
Fair voting and more accountable, more honest government, Yes Please.
Oh dear! There seems to be a idea going round that this Conservative UK government is ‘in power because a majority of voters wished it to be so.’ Some fact-checking shows this is far from the truth. […]
Any Future for the Past under Conservatives?
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, a Green Party member of the House of Lords, has joined the debate about the future of archaeological research and conservation. […]
Climate Crisis and Extreme Weather Events on our Doorstep.
Text of letter published in local press 29-July 2021 (before a weekend of downpours caused roads to flood in our own towns) We see flood catastrophes half day’s coach / train trip from East Kent, places visited by many of us for Christmas markets over the years; almost 200 humans and many animals drowned. Floods […]
Concern that reshuffled DDC Conservative Cabinet are side-lining climate commitments
There’s been quite a re-shuffle at Dover District Council, presented to full council on Wed 21 July 2021. Some of the Conservative Cabinet changes seem to downplay the work to adapt to, and mitigate, the fast-approaching Climate Crisis. The cross party DDC Climate Change Working Group was ended 2 June 2021 after 18 months of […]
DDC Sandwich by-election – Sorry we can’t stand
Thank you to those who encouraged us to try and get a Green voice on DDC, and to stand a candidate in the DDC Sandwich by-election on 19th August 2021, caused by the resignation of MJ Holloway, a Conservative cllr. We wanted to, but our small team of community activists, leafleters and canvassers are exhausted in […]
By criticising Marcus Rashford, Natalie Elphicke is criticising all volunteers.
Letter to East Kent Mercury by Cllr Mike Eddy. Elphicke versus Rashford Among all the justified outrage at our current MP’s comments about Marcus Rashford (Mercury, July 14 and 21), readers have focussed on her attack on Mr Rashford. Marcus Rashford was a volunteer helping to deliver food to people in need before he used […]
Two badly located Dover Border clearance sites will mean double trouble
The 2/7 press release from the Kent and Dover Conservatives in power + Ms Elphicke MP about 2 clearance / port health facilities is full of fantastic adjectives in a cynical, deceptive press release but it cannot hide the truth. The fact that 2 surprise Conservative resignations from DDC happened in June 2021, may indicate […]
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