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Police and Crime Commissioner elections could prove tricky for Starmer

The first in a series of pieces on ConHome this week’s looking forward to the elections this spring.

By Harry Phibbs | 22 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Matthew Barber: After clearing the court backlog, we need to reform the criminal justice system

Re-offending rates are far too high. Electronic monitoring is being expanded – including sobriety tags to check alcohol consumption.

By Matthew Barber | 19 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Adrian Mason: Brexit offers Welsh farmers great opportunity

The only caveat is the attitude of the Welsh Labour Government, hell-bent on replacing the EU’s onerous regulations with their own.

By Adrian Mason | 18 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Susan Hall: The 9.5 per cent rise in the Mayor of London’s Council Tax precept is unjustified

Khan’s latest virtue signalling project is his expensive statue-toppling commission. It’s an outrageous waste of taxpayers’ cash.

By Susan Hall | 16 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Gary Powell: My councillor handbook for the Census has arrived – with science abandoned for woke identity politics

Unless the obvious definitions of biological sex are clearly established in law, then the sex-based protections of girls and women will be undermined.

By Gary Powell | 15 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Barry Lewis: In Derbyshire, we are releasing entrepreneurial spirit to provide green energy

We want surplus land used to generate energy from biodigesters, sunlight, water, wind, or even hydrogen, that could be sold directly to local people.

By Barry Lewis | 12 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Nicholas Boys Smith: The high street is dead. Long live the high street

We should be converting more shops. It is not just a question of creating homes. Our town centres desperately need an economic vaccine.

By Nicholas Boys Smith | 11 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Harry Fone: Councillors in Walsall give themselves a big increase in allowances

Plus: The residents of Tunbridge Wells are left with the bill for their council’s Calverley Square vanity project.

By Harry Fone | 9 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Ian George: How to ensure the “right to regenerate” proposals succeed

Residents who seek to develop derelict public sector sites need some protection from bureaucratic obstruction.

By Ian George | 8 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Labour’s claim that the Towns Fund is skewed for partisan advantage lacks credibility

These are areas that have been neglected for many years. The big cities have had rather greater attention for many years.

By Harry Phibbs | 5 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Judy Terry: The pandemic has made waste disposal more challenging

Face masks are destroying the environment. Social distancing rules have disrupted visits to recycling centres.

By Judy Terry | 4 March 2021 at 6:10 am

David Sidwick: Police and Crime Commissioners should not be too cosy with Chief Constables

Operational independence is nothing to do with electing an independent candidate as a PCC.

By David Sidwick | 2 March 2021 at 6:10 am

The number of children in care has increased during the pandemic

Many face being trapped there, due to the bias against adoption. The Ministerial failure to tackle this has been woeful.

By Harry Phibbs | 1 March 2021 at 6:10 am

Marcus Fysh: The challenge of coronavirus shows the need for streamlined decision-making in Somerset

A single unitary authority in our county, is needed, as soon as possible, to help our communities to recover.

By Marcus Fysh MP | 26 February 2021 at 6:10 am

Shaun Bailey: My ten point plan for London

The first priority is to make our streets safe. I will recruit a record number of police officers.

By Shaun Bailey | 25 February 2021 at 6:10 am

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