Since we published our local policies for Dawley yesterday (a bit late in the day but we wanted to get them right) they have been pored over by Labour councillors who have responded with predictable negativity and half hearted attempts…
Blog Archives
Labour running scared of UKIP in Dawley
The presence of a UKIP Councillor on their patch is clearly worrying the Deputy Leader of the Labour Group who has taken to Twitter to try and play down the defection of Cllr Choundhary and the threat from UKIP candidate…
Tagged with: Cllr Shaun Davies, Dawley, Elections, Labour, Ryan Laing, UNISON
Posted in Telford News
Posted in Telford News
Telford & Wrekin Council overspend by £4.4m
The Labour administration at Telford & Wrekin have overspent by £4.4m in just one year, having to spend two thirds of the contingency money in the council’s budget to balance the books. The Tory leader, Andrew Eade, asked Labour what…
Tagged with: Budget, Cllr Andrew Eade, Cllr Bill McClements, Conservatives, Labour, Magic Money Tree, Telford & Wrekin Council
Posted in Telford News
Posted in Telford News
Tory leader offers Labour a fight (allegedly)
Conservative and Labour borough councillors spent part of last night’s full council meeting arguing with each other resulting in the leader of the Conservatives allegedly offering to take a Labour councillor outside. Cllr Shaun Davies took to Twitter last night…
Tagged with: Ann Clarkson, Cllr Andrew Eade, Cllr Shaun Davies, Conservatives, Labour, Shropshire Star, Telford & Wrekin Council
Posted in Telford News
Posted in Telford News
Labour’s living wage doesn’t apply to Telford & Wrekin Council’s apprentices
Telford & Wrekin Council is advertising vacancies for five new apprentices at the council on the minimum apprentice wage of £2.65 per hour. In the last general election, the Labour Party made a manifesto pledge to bring in a living…
UKIP Telford & Wrekin raising the bar for online engagement
UKIP Telford & Wrekin launched it’s new website (this one, obviously) a couple of weeks ago and paid some more attention to or previously low-key twitter account at the same time. So how do we compare to the other parties…
Tagged with: BNP, Conservatives, English Democrats, Facebook, Greens, Labour, Lib Dems, Twitter
Posted in Telford News, UKIP News
Posted in Telford News, UKIP News
Do the Tories have a right to your vote?
Conservative borough councillor, Stephen Burrell, made the bizarre suggestion on Twitter the other day that UKIP shouldn’t contest elections in Telford because we split their vote and let Labour win. @ukiptandw @ukip Hurrah! Lets all celebrate splitting the centre right…
