The First Snow of Winter

Well it has arrived!! snow I mean. I hope that motorists will drive with greater care but I suspect as we have seen already stupidity will result in a whole spate of accidents. No doubt the Council will do it's best to keep our roads safe and I wish them well in their endeavours.

Council Cuts

As has been reported in many in all forms of 5the media Local  Government is having to shed many jobs and here in York a number of jobs are to go. Whilst one person's cuts are another person's job we have to be realistic in what are very difficult financial times.

I know it is fashionable to blame the banks for our financial crisis and the Coalition Government, but the Labour Government created a whole range of "Non-Jobs" during the early years of their first Parliament. This policy eventually resulted in the Labour Government having to borrow large sums of money to balance the books from 2001 onwards, continuing up to the General Election this year. Whilst the banks played their part in making this crisis the blame must lie at the door of the last Labour Government, they and they alone have created the cut in local government finance and serious job losses. I take no pleasure in this situation but it is a "Nettle" that had to be grasped we could not go on borrowing to live for ever.

My First Blog

This is my first post on my new blog, following a discussion on using blogs and Social Networks as a way of communicating with the residents of Ward it being Bishpthorpe (including Acaster Malbis.

As you may all be aware next May is when the next Council Elections will be held and it is my intention to seek your support in returning me as your Councillor. During the past three and a half years I have worked hard  to improve both villages with hanging baskets, planters and new litter bins.

I have also been available at all times for residents to contact me.