Explained: How Local Councils Raise Council Tax Without a Referendum
What happened to residents’ right to vote on ‘excessive’ council tax increases? And what does that have to do with the growing number of councils in financial crisis? [...]
Referendum
To be or not to be, that is the question.
It was often said of the last Tory led administration of Folkestone & Hythe District Council, they did things to us, rather than with us. But will this new administration [...]
Power to the people
A few days ago I received an election flyer through my door. On the flyer it states: “Move to a Committee system of governance in May 2024.” But I would go one [...]
Part 3: One A & E for East Kent?
Below are the average emergency response journey times by postcode, for taking patients to either the A & E at the William Harvey Hospital Ashford and the QEQM Margate in [...]
Sandgate Parish Council: Caught between a rock and hard place.
Caught between a rock and hard place is never a nice place to be, but that is where Sandgate Parish Council (SPC) find themselves. Do they keep the half a million they have [...]
Super Council Could Have £1 Billion Super Debt.
According to Kent Bloggers, the Shepwayvox Team and former Green Party Thanet Councillor turned blogger Ian Driver, plans to create an East Kent super council, consisting [...]
A Referendum, A Super Council & a Whole Load of Debt.
Shepway District Council (SDC) becoming part of the Super Council, is the most important decision SDC have made since they became a district council in 1974. Therefore we [...]