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…
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…
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…
I am more than pleased to announce the defection of Cllr Karl Arthur to Reform UK at North Yorkshire. Karls views have not changed but you only have to look at the Conservative Party to see how their views and…
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…
Loads of free energy we were told and Labour said they would be slashing energy bills by £300 a year. So today we are told they are pushing up the price cap again despite it going down on the wholesale…
I recently attanded a consultation meeting on a proposed solar farm covering 2,500 acres of farmland for the Selby Area. I spoke with a couple of residents about the loss of wheat production and another lady joined the conversation who…
As a consequence of a cllr stepping down we have had a by-election in Eastfield at Scarborough. There were 6 candidates but the Reform Candidate actually got over 62% of the total vote. Turnout was low at 17% but that…
I was begining to think you couldn’t make it up. However this is what we have come to expect now from our Government elected to govern us. Our MP Keir Mather , as a junior whip for the Labour Party,…
Below is the response by someone, with knowledge, to the current situation with regards energy supply/security in this country. A, The UK was reliant on fossil fuels for the last 100 years + and outside of two global crises in 1973…