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…
Category Politics
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…
New Cllr for Reform at North Yorkshire Council
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…
Another U-turn the same month!!
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,…
Energy supply
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…
The Scout
Reform UK have done particularly well in what elections were not cancelled by the Government and I welcome the fact there are now more folk like myself who are councillors within local government. Currently I am the only Reform Councillor…
North Yorkshire Council
It has been an interesting past week from my perspective as a cllr at North Yorkshire and here is a flavour of some of the ‘happenings’ in the region.
Reform UK in Selby area
The party has had 2 local meetings now, both well attended and the next one is crucial. It will be the AGM at which members will elect the 5 main commitee members to continue the good work that has been…
Farmers unite!
Today I visited the Thirsk Auction House for a meeting with farmers who wished to discuss the inheritance issue amongst other things. A number of different political parties were in attendence and spoke on the panel about the issue and…