Category Politics

Manufacturing in the UK

People will no doubt have seen the latest issue of supply of CARBON dIOXIDE CO2 which may have puzzled many people. It is a gas with a lot of uses including food preservation. We used to have ‘seasonal’ food but…

Kippax and Methley election

Kippax forms part of the Selby constituency but is part of Leeds City Council rather than North Yorkshire. We have been canvassing and leafletting for several weeks now and the views on the doorstep have been very positive. Positive in…

Current situation!!

We are all aware that there are issues and the current government just seem to be making things worse. Not content with ignoring what is going on around them they are now reacting to whatever crisis has the highest priority,…

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…

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…

Wind farms

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…

loaves of bread!!

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…