British Democracy needs a major rethink
This week we saw an unelected Head of State appoint a new Prime Minister.
Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
This week we saw an unelected Head of State appoint a new Prime Minister.
"Power corrupts", and I am afraid that what we have seen in the past 2 years is no worse than what went before it. Throughout my adult life not a year has gone by without some political scandal or other being in the news.
Among all the distraction of the Conservative leadership contest our local Conservative MP here in North Norfolk has been getting away with a shocking voting record.
Thanks to £60,000 in funding from the Town Centre Priority Fund, Bedford Borough's Charter Market stalls has seen a recent, specialist upgrade with new awnings and a refreshed look.
Jenny Wilkinson, the Kenilworth & Southam Liberal Democrats Parliamentary Candidate, is demanding the Government rescue hundreds of small local businesses in Kenilworth & Southam from soaring energy bills, warning that lack of action could see the area's high streets turning into 'Ghost Towns'
South West Wiltshire Liberal Democrat democrats have described the new Prime Minister Liz Truss a Boris Johnson loyalist, and criticised the new PM for failing to act on the energy crisis, neglecting the NHS and voting for tax rises.