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Posts Tagged: Isle of Wight

Chris Whitehouse: Councillor allowances should go up, not down

We need to ensure we are attracting those who can deliver effective and efficient services to our local communities.

By Chris Whitehouse | 1 January 2021 | 46 comments

Bob Seely: The Government must urgently re-assess its misguided housebuilding strategy

How can ministers claim to be ‘levelling up’ the country when they are slashing targets for the North and Midlands in favour of the overcrowded South?

By Bob Seely MP | 11 September 2020 | 40 comments

Bob Seely: What the Isle of Wight has learned from trialling the NHS’s Coronavirus App

If enough of us download this app, we can, through our joint endeavours and the trace and test programme, suppress the virus.

By Bob Seely MP | 20 May 2020 | 35 comments

Guy Mansfield: Overt digital surveillance can be justified in a crisis. But it must be time-limited.

Contact tracing will help the Government to take control of Covid-19. It must ensure the system does not continue indefinitely, however.

By Lord Sandhurst QC | 13 May 2020 | 20 comments

Bernard Jenkin: For their strategy to work, Ministers will need more than double the number of tracers that they plan to recruit

If only 6,000 people, with 45 contacts each, are infected every day, we will need a capacity of 276,000 tests just to keep up.

By Sir Bernard Jenkin MP | 13 May 2020 | 42 comments

Dave Stewart: By trialling the Government’s app, the Isle of Wight is leading the fightback against the virus

Thousands of residents downloaded the App as soon as they were able to do so. 30,000 – at critical mass already -on the first morning of the launch.

By Dave Stewart | 8 May 2020 | 24 comments

Can the UK really follow South Korea? Five big issues as the Isle of Wight experiences contact tracing.

Technologically and culturally, the Asian country is a very different place – and it launched its programme before the virus could take root.

By Charlotte Gill | 6 May 2020 | 79 comments

David Pugh: After the crisis, we need to continue with flexible planning policies to boost economic recovery

We could reduce or waive fees for applications that relate to business development. Virtual meetings can reduce delays.

By David Pugh | 5 May 2020 | 16 comments

The New Normal will be Very Abnormal Indeed. Here are 15 sets of questions about it.

How prepared are we for strict social distancing for the forseeable future, compulsory masks, closed leisure facilities – and a semi-functioning economy?

By Paul Goodman | 28 April 2020 | 131 comments

Coronavirus: some councils are doing better than others. And where are the Police and Crime Commissioners?

They should be ensuring that the police do not behave in a way that alienates people. Plus – the imperative to free up NHS beds.

By Harry Phibbs | 1 April 2020 | 7 comments

Bob Seely: Scrap the automatic Right to Buy. And nine other ideas to make housing sustainable.

The rest of our economy is shifting to greater sustainability. The system to provide places to live should do the same.

By Bob Seely MP | 15 July 2019 | 79 comments

Bob Seely: Saving Britain billions. Ideas for the contenders in this leadership contest.

This is a contribution to the debate – now let’s see what the candidates offer during the week ahead.

By Bob Seely MP | 9 June 2019 | 49 comments

David Burrowes and Nickie Aiken: Coming to you soon. The family hubs revolution.

This week’s National Family Hubs Fair and Conference brought together around 50 organisations that are committed to supporting families.

By David Burrowes and Nickie Aiken | 16 February 2019 | 27 comments

Bob Seely: My housing challenge to think tanks. Devise a strategy that will prize social justice above economic liberalism.

In my constituency, we have a target of just over 640 homes a year. Our housing waiting list is 3,000.

By Bob Seely MP | 10 June 2018 | 49 comments

Chris Whitehouse: A small, sleepy backwater? No, with a Conservative council the Isle of Wight is fizzing with enterprise and innovation

Improvements for tourism, the environment and road works … and we’re proposing to go big on beach huts.

By Chris Whitehouse | 14 May 2018 | 5 comments

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