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The Environment matters even more in today's political climate
Tony Clayton Some politicians may have decided that the environment matters less than picking quarrels with our neighbours, or starting trade wars, but fortunately people haven't. As forests…
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How do Local People React to a Say on the Terms of Brexit?
Tristan Ward "Not another one!" said Brenda of Bristol. We understand. But ultimately, a final say for the people would be accepted by the people of Sevenoaks, Swanley and our villages. Lib…
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Is enough being done for Social Housing?
The housing crisis in Britain is an emergency. House prices are high, especially for first time buyers. For many people, rents are unaffordable.
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How can Local Councils support a Thriving Economy
Tony Clayton Sevenoaks economy depends on London. When the City sneezes we catch cold. House prices fall, local shops and services, suffer, business investment stops. It happened twice in the…
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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…
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In the first National Democracy week , how can we encourage more people to engage in national and local elections?
Jess Clayton 22 million votes were 'wasted' in the 2017 general election, a striking figure ahead of national democracy week. It becomes increasingly clear that our current electoral system is…
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Kent County Council - What do they know about BREXIT that we should know?
Jim Morgan - Edenbridge Liberal Democrats In the June 29th Kent and Sussex Courier an article called "Council refuses to reveal Brexit's impact on Kent" was published. This article refers to…
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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…
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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…
