Politics

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Double whammy is hitting the NHS

FIRSTLY, I wish a happy and healthy New Year to all readers. These are challenging times around the world, but…

Cllr John Wells Chair of Environment and Climate Committee (Salisbury City Council)

A fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay

I listened with interest to the words of our current Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, this week and one statement…

Victoria Charleston Lib Dems Parliamentary Spokesperson for Salisbury Constituency

‘We need bold plans in 2023 to pick our country up’

Something that has really struck me as we close off this year, is how Orwellian our Politics has become. Take…

Cllr John Wells Chair of Environment and Climate Committee (Salisbury City Council)

‘After a year of chaos, we deserve a new government’

As events unfolded during 2022, the future of our country was blighted not only by catastrophic global issues, but…

Victoria Charleston Lib Dems Parliamentary Spokesperson for Salisbury Constituency

How to solve the ambulance crisis…

THIS week, a resident told me they had watched an elderly lady trip outside Waterstones on the High Street…

Cllr John Wells Chair of Environment and Climate Committee (Salisbury City Council)

PM has no long-term energy policy

An agreement by the European Union, supported by G7 countries and Australia, to impose a price cap on oil…

Victoria Charleston Lib Dems Parliamentary Spokesperson for Salisbury Constituency

‘Address violence against women’

WE are at the start of the UN ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Against Women & Girls’…

Cllr John Wells Chair of Environment and Climate Committee (Salisbury City Council)

‘Statement heralds economic winter’

‘WHERE are we going?’ is the question raised in my mind in the aftermath of the eagerly awaited Autumn…

Victoria Charleston Lib Dems Parliamentary Spokesperson for Salisbury Constituency

‘Now it’s time for climate ambition’

LAST week, I attended an extraordinary meeting of Salisbury City Council to review the government’s approach to climate change,…

Cllr John Wells Chair of Environment and Climate Committee (Salisbury City Council)

Lack of leadership and legislation over climate and environment

Having lunch with friends this weekend, it was hardly surprising that the topic of climate change and the environment…