Monthly Archives: October 2011

The media and our posh Prime Minister, and even old Betty herself have been wetting themselves with excitement that in future both daughters as well as the sons of the monarch will be able to become the Commonwealth Head of … Continue reading →

I have had quite a bit of debate over the last week with comrades who should know better about Labour’s position on the EU. In a nutshell, the centre-right of the Labour Party seem to take the view that what … Continue reading →

…a lie repeated often enough, still doesn’t make it the truth!

I don’t often write much about Sandwell Council on here, but one of the things that has been bugging me for the last few years has been the Council’s procurement policies. I suspect, as with most local authorities, Sandwell has … Continue reading →

Brian Hughes, occasionally of this parish, gets it right on today’s Guardian letters page. Our prime minister urges us to shop around for energy suppliers, but few of us have the time or inclination to engage regularly in such a … Continue reading →

Via ConservativeHome

A couple of days ago I published a piece from the Sandwell CEO’s blog pointing out how much quicker the Council was these days in responding to complaints about pot holes on the highway. The piece had a fairly quick … Continue reading →

Now this is the sort of thing that local authority should have been doing for decades. It’s not rocket science, and shouldn’t have waited until government cuts before it was done. “We’ve cut out the waste.  In the past, when a … Continue reading →