by ed | Jan 20, 2022 | Analysis: behind the news
Most of the highlighted political news stories in the press come out of national, county or district council decisions. However there is another level, a primary level of government that is less often in the news but is just as fundamental to the way we are organised...
by ed | Nov 17, 2021 | Analysis: behind the news
Ben Fitter-Harding, Conservative Councillor Local Plan to 2040 – What are our Options? Local Plans are how Councils control development. Without them, everywhere is up for grabs and infill is much more likely, often resulting in sprawl that doesn’t deliver the...
by ed | Oct 4, 2021 | Analysis: behind the news
In many people’s minds the phrase ‘mental illness ‘means a psychosis from which a very small minority of the population suffers. In reality, though, it covers a wide range of mental and emotional conditions that seriously affect a person’s ability to lead a satisfying...
by ed | Sep 16, 2021 | Analysis: behind the news
Some weeks ago the leader of Canterbury Council issued his bold vision for making Canterbury more attractive by boosting its historical and cultural assets. Few would have any issue with this, but rather how it is to be done. First, he claimed Canterbury was in some...
by ed | Aug 31, 2021 | Analysis: behind the news
Skating through my social media pages this week, I came across a contributor slating today’s super rich for not emulating their public-spirited Victorian antecedents. Instead of frittering their fortunes on yachts and Caribbean islands, the writer suggested, they...
by ed | Jul 28, 2021 | Analysis: behind the news
by Beverley Paton, Chair of the ‘Green and Biodiversity’ Working Group and Deputy Chair of the Canterbury Society There are initiatives in the city that are making Canterbury a greener and more enjoyable place to live. Through partnership between volunteers, the...
