New National Lockdown 02 Nov 2020 It’s hard to imagine a bigger public policy failure than Boris Johnson’s new national lockdown.…
Future budget planning for Ipswich Borough Council 31 Oct 2020 In July we agreed an emergency budget for Ipswich Borough Council to start tackling the…
Parliament opposing the feeding of hungry children during the middle of a pandemic casts our country in a particularly poor light. 26 Oct 2020 The true measure of a civilised society is how it looks after its most vulnerable…
The new measures aren’t enough to bring the rate of infections down.. 19 Oct 2020 Three weeks ago, I wrote following the announcement of new measures by the Government to…
Government’s level of incompetence revealed. 12 Oct 2020 As a software developer I find it hard to comprehend the level of incompetence revealed…
The Government has not done enough to slow the spread of the second wave. 28 Sep 2020 The Government’s response to the first wave of coronavirus is generally regarded as having been…
Council leader David Ellesmere responds to the latest government announcements on coronavirus. 21 Sep 2020 The Prime Minister warned last week that a second wave of COVID-19 is “inevitable”. It…
Forget Tory lies: The truth on Labour’s housing record 14 Sep 2020 I was very disappointed to read the attack by Conservative MP Tom Hunt on Ipswich…
Ipswich Borough Councils Commitment to Council Housing 07 Sep 2020 For local housing authorities, like Ipswich Borough Council, trying to ensure people have decent housing…