Fury as Labour councillors and candidates say flying the Union flag is ‘chilling’

Fury as Labour councillors and candidates say flying the Union flag is ‘chilling’ and a ‘move from the Fascist playbook’ despite Keir Starmer trying to use it to win back Red Wall voters The comments were made by Labour Party members in Warrington, Cheshire They contradict Sir Keir Starmer’s new strategy to use the flag to … Read more

Fury as Labour councillors and candidates say flying the Union flag is ‘chilling’

Fury as Labour councillors and candidates say flying the Union flag is ‘chilling’ and a ‘move from the Fascist playbook’ despite Keir Starmer trying to use it to win back Red Wall voters The comments were made by Labour Party members in Warrington, Cheshire They contradict Sir Keir Starmer’s new strategy to use the flag to … Read more

Police WON’T take action against Enfield mayor who was spotted on bike ride with other councillors

Police have decided not to take any action against a mayor who was spotted going for a bike ride in his official chains during lockdown with three people outside his household. Councillor Sabri Ozaydin was filmed in Enfield, north London, proudly wearing his official ceremonial chains with two other councillors and his driver during a … Read more

Police WON’T take action against Enfield mayor who was spotted on bike ride with other councillors

Police have decided not to take any action against a mayor who was spotted going for a bike ride in his official chains during lockdown with three people outside his household. Councillor Sabri Ozaydin was filmed in Enfield, north London, proudly wearing his official ceremonial chains with two other councillors and his driver during a … Read more

Councillors vote unanimously to reject bid to relocate 116-year-old statue of General Redvers Buller

Black Lives Matter activists are calling for the removal of 60-plus statues of slave owners and racists across Britain. Top of their target list is the statue of Cecil Rhodes and petitions also exist to remove the statue of slave-trading West India Docks founder Robert Milligan, and the statue of former Home Secretary Henry Dundas … Read more

Welsh councillors are up in arms over plans to name housing estate after 13th century English baron

Welsh councillors are up in arms over plans to name Caerphilly housing estate after 13th century English baron who led a war against the Principality De Clare Gardens in Caerphilly, south Wales, is named after Gilbert De Clare  De Clare built a castle in the town to keep the Welsh under his control Site being … Read more

Welsh councillors are up in arms over plans to name housing estate after 13th century English baron

Welsh councillors are up in arms over plans to name Caerphilly housing estate after 13th century English baron who led a war against the Principality De Clare Gardens in Caerphilly, south Wales, is named after Gilbert De Clare  De Clare built a castle in the town to keep the Welsh under his control Site being … Read more

Nigel Farage vows to fight councillors who back Boris Johnson’s ‘green roads’ push 

Nigel Farage vows to field candidates against EVERY local councillor who backs Boris Johnson’s ‘ridiculous’ push for ‘green roads’ Nigel Farage threatens to stand against all councillors backing green roads push The Brexit Party has been rebranded as Reform UK and widening its policy base Boris Johnson facing growing backlash over green measures targeting motorists … Read more

Nigel Farage vows to fight councillors who back Boris Johnson’s ‘green roads’ push 

Nigel Farage vows to field candidates against EVERY local councillor who backs Boris Johnson’s ‘ridiculous’ push for ‘green roads’ Nigel Farage threatens to stand against all councillors backing green roads push The Brexit Party has been rebranded as Reform UK and widening its policy base Boris Johnson facing growing backlash over green measures targeting motorists … Read more

Shetland Islands councillors overwhelmingly vote to probe independence from Scotland

The Shetland Islands vote to pursue independence from Scotland – so can Nicola Sturgeon turn them down without torpedoing her own bid for referendum? Council members argued decision-making had become increasingly centralised They said public funding for the islands had been cut under SNP Government  Voted in favour of exploring options of ‘financial and political self-determination’ … Read more