How can Local Councils support a Thriving Economy
Sevenoaks economy depends on London. When the City sneezes we catch cold. House prices fall, local shops and services, suffer,...
TC
31 Jul 2018
News
What Can Councils do to Deal with Brexit Threats?
Government has had two years from the referendum to agree what Brexit to ask for. After cabinet resignations and party splits in mid July the outcome is still not clear. How can people running real businesses and living real lives prepare while the chaos continues?
MC
15 Jul 2018
In the first National Democracy week , how can we encourage more people to engage in national and local elections?
22 million votes were 'wasted' in the 2017 general election, a striking figure ahead of national democracy week. It becomes...
JC
5 Jul 2018
JMELD
3 Jul 2018
Should the voting age in local and general elections be reduced to 16?
The precedent for this has been set. By overwhelming agreement of most political parties the voting age for Scotland's independence referendum was set at 16. The case for change was that this decision would affect everyone's future - and the young have more at stake than anyone else.
TC
28 Jun 2018
We Can Improve Kent's Rail Services; But it Needs a New Approach
In 2017 Sevenoaks commuters were promised big improvements to rail services: transfer of Metro services starting from Sevenoaks to Transport for London, to give us Oyster / contactless fares, staff at minor stations, better customer service and information completing the four year London
TCMC
26 Jun 2018