Mike

Mike

North Yorkshire Council charges

The precept for the council has been agreed at 4.99%. 2% for social care and the rest for normal operations. As the conservatives are the largest group there was really no room for maneuver plus the labour group were obviously…

North Yorkshire Council Tax

Yesterday the Executive at North Yorkshire Council met and discussed the budget for the next financial year. This was a more or less ‘a choreographyed play’ played out in the public domain with each member having a part to play…

Merry Christmas everyone

Hope you all have the best christmas possible and start the new year with renewed anticipation of something/anything positive, because, as the record says—‘it can only get better’!!

Continuing the Lotus Cortina Rebuild

Work is going ok despite the cold weather and the front suspension is now going on. I had to use some wood blocks to raise it up under the wing as holding it with one hand and putting a bolt…

Community grants from a local fund

The Eastern Green Link 2 project brings a cable full of electricity from up in Scotland to a Convertor Station at the side of Drax Power Station. It is a huge project costing in the billions. To this end and…

Work on the Lotus!!

Just a little bit of progress as I am waiting for parts to arrive. So a little bit of work has been done on one of my other cars, namely MRO or Mr Orange as I know him. I have…

ACTION DAY SAT 25TH OCT

We have an action day coming up which involves a stall, regalia, people to talk to about Reform UK and to allow folk to understand what we are doing locally. There is an added bonus!! Whilst the party has been…

Fiscal mess

Just want to give folk a perspective on where the country is with borrowing costs. Since Labour came to power last year 30 year Gilt Yields have steadily risen from 4.25% to 5.5%. The Government borrowed a further £18bn last…