Category: Brexit
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Why I’m Backing Boris
23rd June 2019Since the announced resignation of the Prime Minister, Theresa May, I have been asked many times and by many people – though few as doggedly as Johnny Jenkins at Gateway FM – whom I would be supporting in a Conservative leadership election. I have resisted, up until now, all attempts to coax an answer from…
- 1922 Committee
- Brexit
- CAMERON, Rt Hon David (fmr. Tory PM)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- CORBYN, Rt Hon Jeremy, MP (Leader of the Opposition & Labour MP for Islington North)
- DAVIS, Rt Hon David, MP (Tory MP for Haltemprice & Howden)
- European Union
- Gateway FM
- HAGUE of RICHMOND, William, Lord (Tory peer)
- JENKINS, Johnny
- JOHNSON, Rt Hon Boris, MP (Tory MP for Uxbridge & South Ruislip)
- Labour Party
- LEADSOM, Rt Hon Andrea, MP (Tory MP for South Northamptonshire)
- MAY, Rt Hon Theresa, MP (Prime Minister)
- TRUMP, Donald (US President)
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Conservative Leadership 2019
18th June 2019On Saturday, I attended a meeting of the National Conservative Convention in my capacity as Chairman of Basildon & Billericay Conservative Association and sat in on a hustings for the upcoming Conservative leadership election, attended by all six of the remaining candidates and I thought I would share my recollections and thoughts about the occasion.…
- Basildon & Billericay (constituency)
- BRADY, Sir Graham, MP (Tory MP for Altrincham & Sale West and Chair, 1922 Cttee)
- Brexit
- CAMERON, Rt Hon David (fmr. Tory PM)
- CHURCHILL, Rt Hon Sir Winston, KG &c (late Tory PM)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- CORBYN, Rt Hon Jeremy, MP (Leader of the Opposition & Labour MP for Islington North)
- DAVIS, Rt Hon David, MP (Tory MP for Haltemprice & Howden)
- GOVE, Rt Hon Michael, MP (Tory MP for Surrey Heath)
- HAGUE of RICHMOND, William, Lord (Tory peer)
- HARRY (Henry), HRH The Duke of Sussex, KCVO
- HESELTINE, Michael Lord, CH (Tory peer)
- HOWARD of LYMPNE, Michael, Lord, CH QC (Tory peer)
- HUNT, Admiral Sir Nicholas, GCB LVO DL
- HUNT, Rt Hon Jeremy, MP (Tory MP for South West Surrey)
- JAVID, Rt Hon Sajid, MP (Tory MP for Bromsgrove)
- JOHNSON, Rt Hon Boris, MP (Tory MP for Uxbridge & South Ruislip)
- JOHNSON, Stanley (fmr Tory MEP)
- Labour Party
- MACKENZIE, Cllr Luke (Con, Pitsea SE)
- MALTHOUSE, Kit, MP (Tory MP for NW Hants)
- MAY, Rt Hon Theresa, MP (Prime Minister)
- MERKEL, Angela (Chancellor of Germany)
- MI6 (Secret Intelligence Service)
- National Conservative Convention
- OSBORNE, Rt Hon George, CH (fmr. Tory Chancellor)
- RAAB, Rt Hon Dominic, MP (Tory MP for Esher & Walton)
- South Basildon & East Thurrock (constituency)
- STEWART, Brian, CMG
- STEWART, Rt Hon Rory, OBE MP (Tory MP for Penrith & The Border)
- STOCKTON, Harold, 1st Earl of, OM FRS (Harold Macmillan) (late Tory PM)
- STURGEON, Rt Hon Nicola, MSP (SNP First Minister of Scotland)
- THATCHER, Margaret, Baroness, LG OM (late Tory PM)
- Uncategorised
- WILLIAM, HRH The Duke of Cambridge, KG &c
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The Results – Basildon Local Elections 2019
4th May 2019BASILDON LOCAL ELECTIONS 2019 The dust has settled on Thursday night and there is no getting away from the fact that it was not a great night for the Conservatives. Nationally, the Tories have lost over 1,300 councillors. Labour also lost seats nationally and, although they lost less than 100, they have little to crow…
- ADENIRAN, Cllr Kayode (Lab, Lee Chapel North)
- ADESHILE, Yetunde (Tory candidate)
- ALLEN, Chris (Tory candidate)
- BALL, Alan (fmr. Wickford Ind cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- BARNES, Andy (fmr. Tory cllr for Laindon Park)
- Basildon Borough Council
- Basildon, Borough of
- BIDDLE, Cllr Mark (Shotgate parish cllr)
- Billericay (town)
- Billericay East (ward)
- Billericay West (ward)
- BLAKE, Cllr Kevin (Con, Burstead)
- BREEDON, Simon (fmr. UKIP candidate, now Ind)
- Brexit
- BROCKMAN, Cllr Eunice (WInd, Wickford North)
- BUCKLEY, Cllr Malcolm (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- BURTON-SAMPSON, Cllr David (Lab, St Martin's)
- BUXTON, Andrew (fmr. Lab cllr for St Martin's)
- CALLAGHAN, Cllr Gavin (Lab, Pitsea NW)
- CANHAM, Gary (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea NW)
- CATLING, Louise (Labour candidate)
- CHANDLER, Michael (Lib Dem candidate)
- Chelmsford City Council
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- CORBYN, Rt Hon Jeremy, MP (Leader of the Opposition & Labour MP for Islington North)
- DADDS, Cllr David, JP (Con, Billericay East)
- DAVIES, Cllr Allan (Lab, Fryerns)
- FELLOWES, Cllr Derrick (N'Mayne Ind, Nethermayne)
- GODDARD, David (Labour candidate)
- Green Party
- HARRISON, Alex (Labour candidate)
- HARRISON, Cllr David (WInd, Wickford Park)
- HEDLEY-BARNES, Stephanie (Tory candidate)
- HENRY, Cllr Jeff (Con, Laindon Park)
- HILLIER, Sandra (fmr. Tory cllr for Langdon Hills)
- HILTON, Tracey (Labour candidate)
- HODGE, Stephen (fmr. N'mayne Ind cllr for Nethermayne)
- HOLLIMAN, Cllr Peter (Con, Wickford North)
- HOWARD, Martin (Lib Dem candidate)
- HOWARD, Vivien (Lib Dem candidate)
- Independence from EU Group
- JENKINS, Phil (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- KETTLE, Cllr Pauline (Ind, Nethermayne)
- Labour Party
- Laindon
- Laindon Park (ward)
- LAWRENCE, Cllr Danny, BEM (Con, Billericay West)
- Lee Chapel North (ward)
- Liberal Democrats
- Local Elections
- LOW, Tony (fmr. Tory candidate, now Ind)
- MANTERFIELD, Karen (Lib Dem candidate)
- McGEORGE, Cllr Melissa (Lab, Vange)
- McGURRAN, Cllr Aidan (Lab, Vange)
- MORRIS, Cllr Don (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- MOWE, Michael (fmr. Tory cllr for Wickford North)
- Nethermayne (ward)
- Nethermayne Independents
- NICE, Clare (Lib Dem candidate)
- NICE, Steve (Lib Dem candidate)
- PALMER, Gillian (Labour candidate)
- Pitsea (town)
- Pitsea North-West (ward)
- Pitsea South-East (ward)
- READ, Sarah (Green candidate)
- REID, Cllr Patricia (Lab, Pitsea North-West)
- Results (elections)
- SAINSBURY, Edward (Lib Dem candidate)
- SANDHU, Sandeep (Tory candidate)
- SCAROLA, Cllr John (Lab, Laindon Park)
- SMITH, Cllr Kerry (Ind, Nethermayne)
- St Martin's (ward)
- TAYLOR, Perry (Tory candidate)
- TOWLER, Peter (Labour candidate)
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- Wickford (town)
- Wickford Castledon (ward)
- Wickford Independents
- Wickford North (ward)
- Wickford Park (ward)
- YAQUB, Cllr Maryam (Lab, St Martin's)
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Local Elections 2019
10th April 2019BASILDON LOCAL ELECTIONS 2019 Well, here we are once again. The wheel has turned and I am sitting down to write my annual ‘Runners & Riders’ blog for our seemingly ceaseless cycle of elections. Normally the main problem is ‘voter fatigue’ and apathy but this year’s local elections will be like none we have witnessed…
- ADENIRAN, Cllr Kayode (Lab, Lee Chapel North)
- ADESHILE, Yetunde (Tory candidate)
- ALLEN, Chris (Tory candidate)
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- ARNOLD, Amanda (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- BALL, Alan (fmr. Wickford Ind cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- BARNES, Andy (fmr. Tory cllr for Laindon Park)
- Basildon (New Town)
- Basildon Borough Council
- Basildon, Borough of
- BENNETT, Alan (fmr. Lab cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- BIDDLE, Cllr Mark (Shotgate parish cllr)
- Billericay (town)
- Billericay East (ward)
- Billericay West (ward)
- BLAKE, Cllr Kevin (Con, Burstead)
- BLOCK, Kayte (fmr. Lab cllr for Vange)
- BREEDON, Simon (fmr. UKIP candidate, now Ind)
- Brexit
- BROCKMAN, Cllr Eunice (WInd, Wickford North)
- Burstead (ward)
- BURTON-SAMPSON, Cllr David (Lab, St Martin's)
- BUXTON, Andrew (fmr. Lab cllr for St Martin's)
- CALLAGHAN, Cllr Gavin (Lab, Pitsea NW)
- CANHAM, Gary (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea NW)
- CARRION, Jose (fmr UKIP cllr for Pitsea SE)
- CATLING, Louise (Labour candidate)
- CHANDLER, Michael (Lib Dem candidate)
- CLEGG, Rt Hon Sir Nick (fmr. Lib Dem leader)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- DADDS, Cllr David, JP (Con, Billericay East)
- DAVIES, Cllr Allan (Lab, Fryerns)
- FELLOWES, Cllr Derrick (N'Mayne Ind, Nethermayne)
- Fryerns (ward)
- GODDARD, David (Labour candidate)
- Government
- Green Party
- GREEN, Cllr Hazel (UKIP, Laindon Park)
- HARRISON, Alex (Labour candidate)
- HARRISON, Cllr David (WInd, Wickford Park)
- HEDLEY-BARNES, Stephanie (Tory candidate)
- HEDLEY, Cllr Anthony (Con, Billericay West)
- HENRY, Cllr Jeff (Con, Laindon Park)
- HILLIER, Cllr Stephen (Con, Langdon Hills)
- HILLIER, Sandra (fmr. Tory cllr for Langdon Hills)
- HILTON, Tracey (Labour candidate)
- HODGE, Stephen (fmr. N'mayne Ind cllr for Nethermayne)
- HOWARD, Martin (Lib Dem candidate)
- HOWARD, Vivien (Lib Dem candidate)
- Independence from EU Group
- JACKMAN, Chris (fmr. Tory cllr for Wickford Park)
- JENKINS, Phil (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- KETTLE, Cllr Pauline (Ind, Nethermayne)
- Labour Party
- Laindon
- Laindon Park (ward)
- Laindon Park & Fryerns (county division)
- Langdon Hills (ward)
- LARKIN, Ald. Mo, BEM JP DL (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea SE)
- LAWRENCE, Cllr Danny, BEM (Con, Billericay West)
- Lee Chapel North (ward)
- LOW, Tony (fmr. Tory candidate, now Ind)
- MANTERFIELD, Karen (Lib Dem candidate)
- McGEORGE, Cllr Melissa (Lab, Vange)
- McGURRAN, Cllr Aidan (Lab, Vange)
- Momentum (Corbynistas)
- MORRIS, Cllr Carole (Con, Wickford North)
- MORRIS, Cllr Don (Con, Wickford Castledon)
- MOWE, Michael (fmr. Tory cllr for Wickford North)
- Nethermayne (ward)
- Nethermayne Independents
- NICE, Clare (Lib Dem candidate)
- NICE, Steve (Lib Dem candidate)
- PALMER, Gillian (Labour candidate)
- Pitsea (county division)
- Pitsea (town)
- Pitsea North-West (ward)
- Pitsea South-East (ward)
- READ, Sarah (Green candidate)
- REID, Cllr Patricia (Lab, Pitsea North-West)
- REID, Malcolm (Labour candidate/agent)
- RIMMER, Cllr Craig (Con, Pitsea SE)
- Runners & Riders
- SAINSBURY, Edward (Lib Dem candidate)
- SANDHU, Sandeep (Tory candidate)
- SCAROLA, Cllr John (Lab, Laindon Park)
- SHEPPARD, David (fmr. UKIP cllr for Fryerns)
- SMITH, Cllr Kerry (Ind, Nethermayne)
- St Martin's (ward)
- TAYLOR, Perry (Tory candidate)
- TOWLER, Peter (Labour candidate)
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- Vange (ward)
- Westley Heights (county division)
- Wickford (town)
- Wickford Castledon (ward)
- Wickford Independents
- Wickford North (ward)
- Wickford Park (ward)
- WILLIAMS, Ben, OBE (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- WILLIAMS, Geoff, MBE (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- WILLIAMS, Linda (fmr. Lib Dem cllr for Nethermayne)
- YAQUB, Cllr Maryam (Lab, St Martin's)
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Full Council – 06.10.16
10th October 2016I start with my customary apology. I have not had time to blog for a while and I never got around to writing up the July meeting of Full Council but I want to write up the meeting of Full Council held Thursday night. MAX WHITLOCK The evening started with tributes being paid to Olympic…
- ALLPORT-HODGE, Linda (fmr. UKIP cllr for Langdon Hills)
- BAGGOTT, Cllr Andrew (Con, Burstead)
- BALL, Alan (fmr. Wickford Ind cllr for Wickford Castledon)
- BENNETT, Alan (fmr. Lab cllr for Lee Chapel North)
- Billericay School
- BLAKE, Cllr Kevin (Con, Burstead)
- Brexit
- BROWNE, Lorraine (Monitoring Officer, Basildon Council)
- BURTON-SAMPSON, Cllr David (Lab, St Martin's)
- CALLAGHAN, Cllr Gavin (Lab, Pitsea NW)
- CANHAM, Gary (fmr. Tory cllr for Pitsea NW)
- Conservative & Unionist Party
- Crime
- DAVIES, Cllr Allan (Lab, Fryerns)
- ELLIS, Mark (fmr. UKIP cllr for Laindon Park)
- Essex County Council
- Essex Countywide Traveller Unit
- Freedom of the Borough
- Gambling Act (2003)
- Government
- Gypsies & Trevellers
- Harlow Borough Council
- HARRISON, Cllr David (WInd, Wickford Park)
- HILLIER, Cllr Stephen (Con, Langdon Hills)
- HIRST, Roger (Essex Police Commissioner)
- HOLLIMAN, Cllr Peter (Con, Wickford North)
- Housing & Growth Scrutiny Committee (now disbanded)
- Illegal Encampments
- Infrastructure & Community Scrutiny Committee (now disbanded)
- Joint Standards Committee
- KANE, Chf Insp Shaun (Essex Police)
- Labour Party
- LAZARUS, Roland (Billericay resident)
- Local Plan
- Localism Act (2011)
- Members' Question Time
- MOORE, Cllr Dr Richard (Con, Burstead)
- MORRIS, Cllr Carole (Con, Wickford North)
- Police & Crime Plan
- Public Question Time
- SARGENT, Cllr Terri (Con, Crouch)
- SHEPPARD, David (fmr. UKIP cllr for Fryerns)
- SULLIVAN, Cllr Stuart (Con, Billericay East)
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- Veolia Environmental Trust
- Veolia North Thames Trust
- Veolia UK
- WARD, Stephen (fmr. UKIP cllr for Pitsea SE)
- WHITLOCK, Max, MBE (Freeman of the Borough)
- Wickford Independents