National Politics 
Police numbers falling in Somerset(2)
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There has been an incredible amount of rather synthetic fury from the Lib Dems in Somerset about what was a possible decision by the County Council to reduce the funding they provided to Avon and Somerset Police and by doing so reduce the number of PCSO’s across Somerset. The Lib Dems variously called [...]
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Affordable Housing Pledge
I have been approached by the National Housing Federation to sign their pledge on affordable housing and I have been happy to do so.
The pledge reads:
‘I pledge to back the building of more affordable homes and to work towards all constituents having access to decent, affordable housing in safe and sustainable communities.’
Government report on young leaving the countryside
I listened this morning to the Government’s rural advocate (!) who has written a report. The headline of this report is that about 30,000 young people leave the countryside every year and do not return.
Am I bonkers or is this so blindingly obvious that it says a lot about this Government’s total disregard, and at [...]