Otterpool Park, £100 million and a Process
At the Folkestone and Hythe District Council meeting of 20th November, the most significant item of debate was arguably:
21 Nov 2019
Getting the Detail on Folkestone's Beach Huts Renewal Right
At the Folkestone and Hythe District Council meeting of 20th November, I spoke on the motion:
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21 Nov 2019
New Figures Reveal Folkestone and Hythe Schools £3.5 Million Worse Off since 2015
The Liberal Democrats have announced that they will spend £10 billion a year more on schools and hire 20,000 more teachers by the end of the next Parliament.
20 Nov 2019
Ross House - An Update
Since being contacted a few weeks ago by a Ross House resident concerned about security in the block, I've been actively pushing and working with Folkestone & Hythe District Council and East Kent Housing to see a wide range of issues in the block dealt with.
19 Nov 2019
Kent County Council Early Help Grants Scheme
The "Early Help" grants will support new and existing organisations and innovative projects which contribute to meeting the local need and priorities for the District's children and young people.
19 Nov 2019
Working Our Way Up Jacobs Ladder...
At a recent Sandgate and West Folkestone Councillors Surgery, a resident had raised with me that the "Jacob's Ladder" footpath rising from Sandgate Hill to the Folkestone School for Girls / Coolinge Lane was fairly overgrown and increasingly slippy underfoot.
18 Nov 2019
National News
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Sky-high energy bills are a massive problem for families, pensioners and businesses across the UK.
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International Affairs
Ending the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank
We can’t turn a blind eye to the devastation across the Occupied Territories if we want to achieve a permanent peace for Palestinians and Israelis.
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24 Jul 2025
Economy & Business
My liberal vision for a thriving economy
I’m proud that once again it is the Liberal Democrats leading the way, with our vision for an economy that is growing strongly, where everyone feels the benefits.
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16 Jul 2025
Education
Our five principles for SEND reform
Ed Davey Munira Wilson have written to Keir Starmer setting out five principles for SEND reform, and offering to work on a cross-party basis with the government to ensure the reforms deliver for children with SEND and their families.
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9 Jul 2025
Benefits & Pensions
Standing up for the most vulnerable in society
Why we opposed the Government’s welfare bill
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3 Jul 2025
Windrush Day 2025
77 years ago today, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Essex - marking the beginning of the Windrush generation’s arrival here in the UK.
20 Jun 2025
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