Blogpost
By Gavin Callaghan
Leader of Basildon Labour Group
JUST when you think it's going to be a quiet January, you learn that Returning Officers at local...
READ the National newspapers, and they talk of doom and gloom in the current British housing market. Such things as strained buyer affordability (as property prices have increased over the past six years
MOVING home is undoubtedly one of the most stressful things you can do; It’s like someone (and that someone is usually you, and you are the cause of this devastation) has collected all your worldly goods,
THIS week's events have been a true low point in the history of Thurrock Council. We are at a point where we need to question whether it is tenable for the Conservatives to continue running the Thurrock Council?
OUR editor was in the Republic of Ireland last week. On a brighter autumnal day, he decided to pop across the border (between Cavan and Clones) and post a little v-log.
WHERE does Ms Jackie Doyle-Price stand on this issue? Is she on the side of the Bookmakers or is she on the side of the exploited vulnerable gamblers? As a Minister with the specific responsibility for the protection of the potentially suicidal I consider her silence a dereliction of her duty.
THIS autumn, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling on the nation to take on its Makeover Challenge by giving their homes a fresh new look using items bought at BHF stores.
Why South Ockendon Landlords Shouldn’t be Criticised
by Paul Tobias-Gibbins
https://www.mpestates.co.uk
There is no escaping the fact that over the last couple of decades, the rise in...
A particular low point came in the form of an email between the new Head and another executive Head from the same academy, I obtained it via a freedom of information request. It detailed how my son had been questioned about whether he really needed his prescribed ADHD medication (their view was he didn’t) and it went on to mock his future ambition to be a pilot. I didn’t have the words to describe this email then and I still don’t now.
How to Deal With Mental Health Discrimination at Work
The 10th October 2018 is World Mental Health Day which is designed to educate, raise awareness and...
THE recent defection of ex-Cllrs Snell and Jones to the Tories is a clear indication of the true philosophy of the Thurrock Independents. If you allow us the appearance of power and influence, by appointing us as Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Council Committees, along with the financial benefit such appointments engender, we will support you and willingly do your bidding.
ONE of the most important tasks for the Labour Party today is winning back those workers who supported Brexit in the referendum and since then have not changed their minds.
