
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.
We need to ensure we are attracting those who can deliver effective and efficient services to our local communities.
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?
If enough of us download this app, we can, through our joint endeavours and the trace and test programme, suppress the virus.
Contact tracing will help the Government to take control of Covid-19. It must ensure the system does not continue indefinitely, however.
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.
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.
Technologically and culturally, the Asian country is a very different place – and it launched its programme before the virus could take root.
We could reduce or waive fees for applications that relate to business development. Virtual meetings can reduce delays.
How prepared are we for strict social distancing for the forseeable future, compulsory masks, closed leisure facilities – and a semi-functioning economy?
They should be ensuring that the police do not behave in a way that alienates people. Plus – the imperative to free up NHS beds.
The rest of our economy is shifting to greater sustainability. The system to provide places to live should do the same.
This is a contribution to the debate – now let’s see what the candidates offer during the week ahead.
This week’s National Family Hubs Fair and Conference brought together around 50 organisations that are committed to supporting families.
In my constituency, we have a target of just over 640 homes a year. Our housing waiting list is 3,000.
Improvements for tourism, the environment and road works … and we’re proposing to go big on beach huts.