Virtual Doorstep: International Women’s Day special
It is said that elections are won on the doorstep, and that may well be true. Being armchair activists, it’s difficult to check up on that.
Twitter and blogs however are part of our social media present and future, and if the election was decided there, how would each of the wards be looking?
iFAQ: Pentagon purchase
Following on from Medway Council’s decision to pursue a purchase of the Pentagon Centre in Chatham, we sent the following question to relevant portfolio holders, ward councillors, those seeking to represent the ward, and other local organisations:
Do you believe £45m to purchase the Pentagon Shopping Centre is a good use of council funds and why?
As usual, we told everyone that their answers would be published entirely unedited. They are presented below in the order they were received.
Continue reading “iFAQ: Pentagon purchase”The Week in Medway Politics, 3 March
The Week in Westminster, 2 March
Blow For Theresa May As 20 Tory MPs Vote Against Plan To Block No-Deal Brexit
Here is a list of the Tory rebels: Lucy Allan (Telford), John Baron (Basildon and Billericay), Bob Blackman (Harrow East), William Cash (Stone), Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham), David Davies (Monmouth), Philip Davies (Shipley), Richard Drax (South Dorset), Philip Hollobone (Kettering), Gareth Johnson (Dartford), Esther McVey (Tatton), Nigel Mills (Amber Valley), Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot), Tom Pursglove (Corby), Henry Smith (Crawley), Bob Stewart (Beckenham), Desmond Swayne (New Forest West), Robert Syms (Poole), Michael Tomlinson (Mid Dorset and North Poole), and Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes).
Continue reading “The Week in Westminster, 2 March”Virtual Doorstep: 9 weeks until #LocalElections2019
It is said that elections are won on the doorstep, and that may well be true. Being armchair activists, it’s difficult to check up on that.
Twitter and blogs however are part of our social media present and future, and if the election was decided there, how would each of the wards be looking?
MC & FoI! WDTK? DTKT? LFO! Feb edition
In which we launch a new monthly recap:
Medway Council & Freedom of Information!
What Do They Know?
Do they Know Things?
Lets Find Out! *
iFAQs: The view from the gallery
Due to unforeseen, er, ‘technical problems’, we don’t have one of our usual inFrequently Answered Questions posts this week. To fill the gap though, we decided to answer some of the questions we’ve previously sent to councillors ourselves because we also have opinions you know and we are never above making this about us. We look forward to you telling us how wrong we are in the comments below.
Continue reading “iFAQs: The view from the gallery”The Week in Medway Politics, 24 Feb
The Week in Westminster, 23 Feb
In which none of the Medway MPs resigned the whip and joined The Independent Group.
Continue reading “The Week in Westminster, 23 Feb”