I am very proud of being part of the Labour County Group, I think we are making some serious headway in achieving our manifesto commitments, albeit from third place. One…
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Gloucestershire County CouncilPoliticsRandom
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The Conservatives in the Grange Ward on the run up to the elections has been resembling something of a soap opera, with the incumbent being deselected and then reselected, the…
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After being harangued before, at and after the budget meeting by Lib Dems, accusing us of having a cosy relationship with the Tories, One of the 3 Lib Dem Leaders,…
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Every year Residents of Gloucester are asked to vote in one election or another. 3 years in 4 its about City Elections, the other year is County. Throw in Parliamentary…
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After a nail-biting count on Thursday night, I had the great honour of being elected as the County Council Member for Grange and Kingsway. It was a fantastic evening, which…
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GloucesterLawPolitics
Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner – Vote Rupi on Thursday! @2getherwithrupi
by Barryby BarryHow do you rig an election in plain view of everyone? You make the election in a time of year when its cold and wet and not particularly appealing to…
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Today has seen Labours’ national launch of the Police and Crime Commissioner candidates for the election in November. What I really liked was Ed Miliband pointing out that while we didn’t want…
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I admit that I have been a bit absorbed in work and Severn FM recently but I have to say the whole European/Cameron situation has me baffled. Before he…
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GloucesterPolitics
Gloucester Parliamentary Boundary problems – who got us here in the first place?
by Barryby BarryThe issue of the Parliamentary Boundaries is becoming very emotive, especially in Gloucester where it is suggested we lose the Westgate ward to the forest of Dean. How ironic that…
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Ripping the heart out of Gloucester – Forest of Dean Cathedral?
by Barryby BarryAs part of the bill for Electoral Reform bill that the Liberal Democrats and Tories are pushing through parliament there is a reorganising or rebalancing of the parliamentary constituencies. It…