‘Stop the Boats, Stop the Waste’: How Reform UK Took Control in Kent
Kent, with its chalk cliffs and close proximity to Calais, has become Britain’s symbolic and logistical frontline in the ongoing small boat migration crisis. Since 2018, [...]
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Discrepancies Found in Kent Election Data Under Dr. Priest’s Oversight
In the Kent County Council election held 1 May 2025, official results published on the council’s Democracy portal reveal minor inconsistencies in the vote tallies for six [...]
Time’s Up: 20 Questions to Reclaim Kent’s Future
Kent faces a moment of reckoning. After years of Tory financial mismanagement, spiralling care costs, and broken promises on infrastructure, residents across Folkestone & [...]
Broken Budgets, Big Promises: Will Kent’s May Candidates Fix the Financial Freefall?
Kent County Council’s finances are collapsing under the weight of rising care costs, crumbling infrastructure, and vanishing reserves. The Budget-Book-2024/25 and February [...]
Exclusive: Tory election result letter by Chairman Stephen James to their members
Exclusive As you know by now, the Tories in Folkestone & Hythe took a battering at the polling stations across the district on 4 May 2023. Within 48 hours the Chairman [...]
Irony & Solutions
Saying one thing and doing another is something our local Tories are good at. Let me explain, Recently I received a Tory leaflet through my door, as I suspect have many of [...]
Part 2: Housing, Housing, Housing, we need more housing
Over the last week, I have been asked about housing while out and about on the Campaign trail. I have answered questions to the best of my knowledge, and with the three sets [...]
Facts and Solutions to help small and start up businesses in our district.
We need a thriving district. We need a business friendly environment. We need to help businesses come here, and local start up businesses to thrive here. We need to help them [...]
Our public face throws hat into ring for forthcoming May elections
Before getting onto the part where our public face throws his hat into the ring for the forthcoming elections in May, there’s another matter to draw to your attention. [...]
The antics of three Folkestone Town Councillors
There are three tiers of Local Government in Kent. They are: County, District, Town/Parish. It is the last we wish to ruminate about today. But before we do, you must bear in [...]
Ex Mayor gets Dick out.
Ex Mayor of Folkestone Cllr Jackie Meade (Lab) May 2019/May20 ousted incumbent Kent County Council Tory Cllr Dick Pascoe, and took the Folkestone East seat in the KCC [...]
Greenie grumbler to step down at next KCC election
On Thursday 2nd May 2013, Martin Edward Whybrow (Green) (pictured) was elected with 1,659 votes to Kent County Council Hythe Ward. He beat Cllr David Drury Monk (Con) who [...]
Do You Trust This Man?
We recently reported Dr Susan Priest, Chief Exec of Folkestone & Hythe District Council had received a £40,000 pay rise, in 2019/20. A member of the public asked a [...]
Cllr David Wimble interviewed under caution for alleged electoral violations
On Monday the 21st Oct, 2019, Cllr David Wimble (Ind) attended Folkestone Police Station where he was interviewed under caution in respect of allegations of committing [...]
Cllr Clive Goddard “relieved” he will NOT be charged for Electoral Violations
Exclusive In Oct 2019 and Jan 2020 we brought you posts about Cllr Clive Goddard (Con) (pictured), Cllr for Walland & Denge Marsh and whether he would be charged for [...]
Tories Dump The Monk
Updated: @11.50am – Feb 12 2022 So the local Tory party has dumped the Monk. In a selection battle for the 2021 KCC County Elections, Cllr Monk (pictured below left) [...]
Decision Pending Whether Or Not to Charge Cllr Clive Goddard for Electoral Violations
Exclusive On Oct 17th 2019, we informed you that Cllr Clive Goddard (pictured), Councillor for Walland and Dengemarsh since 2007 was interviewed under caution at Folkestone [...]
Cllr Clive Goddard & Russell Tillson interviewed under caution for Alleged Electoral Violations
Cllr Clive Goddard (Con) (pictured) was first elected to the then Shepway District Council – now Folkestone & Hythe District Council – in 2007. He was elected [...]
Election Results: May 2nd 2019 – Hythe has gone Green and Folkestone has gone Red.
The new make of Folkestone & Hythe District Council is as follows – 13 Conservative, six Labour, six Green, two Ukip, two Lib Dem and one Independent. Results by [...]
Vote Bryan Rylands Folkestone Central Ward 2nd May 2019
I want to be your Independent Councillor for Folkestone Central Ward, I want to do this because I have more sources than Heinz. But seriously people, during the four years of [...]
Folkestone & Hythe DC: Highest council tax rates in Kent since 2004/05
Since 2004/05 Folkestone & Hythe District Council have had the highest Council tax rates (page 4 Table 2 or see chart below) in the whole of Kent. That’s sixteen [...]