I favour a unitary system – combining a suitable number of current districts and boroughs, handing down county council powers, with a combined authority led by a directly elected Mayor.
In Epping Forest new developments are ‘community-led’. We are championing a right to shared ownership.
In Epping Forest, Whatsapp groups have emerged with people offering to run errands. People are using newly formed takeaway services.
We are canvassing with clear messages which are resonating. Local membership is growing, activists far are more engaged and proud to pound the streets.
This innovative solution is preferable to bed and breakfast accommodation. Residents who live in a pod can live more independently, cooking their own food.
We usually seen them off in Epping Forest. But it is important to deliver on Brexit to avoid grievances being exploited.
I have had doors slammed in my face and been called a traitor. But I keep promoting a positive, localised Conservative message.
In the face of our challenges, we often forget about our many opportunities, our potential and what we already have to celebrate.
Young people must have a sense of active citizenship. A reassertion of respect for authority figures is needed.