The political season starts here

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After the summer holidays are a memory, the political season starts with the party conferences. For those political parties intending to field a full set of candidates at next May’s ‘All Out’ elections in Rotherham. 63 candidates, are required to … Continue reading

2015 post election re-alignment, first signs?

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All political parties, that don’t perform as well as hoped, squabble afterwards. At the local level, this has manifested itself as infighting which has broken out and we now have a new Independent group consisting of Martyn Parker*, Clive Jepson** … Continue reading

Star – Yorkshire Police refuse to publish child abuse reports

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This important piece covered by the Star: Yorkshire Police refuse to publish child abuse reports by Chris Burn chris.burn@thestar.co.uk Rotherham Council has refused to publish two key reports which highlighted the town’s child sexual exploitation problems more than a decade … Continue reading

Yorkshire Post – ‘Child-sex abuse victims in Rotherham still not getting enough support’

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‘Child-sex abuse victims in Rotherham still not getting enough support’ VICTIMS OF child sexual exploitation are still not getting the help they need to cope with their trauma because of a lack of resources to provide counselling and therapy, according … Continue reading

Dave Smith enters the battle for Dinnington

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Dave Smith, the Independent candidate for Dinnington Ward, states his case: . Something smells in Dinnington? “The contempt that the Labour borough councillors show for the people they are supposed to represent can be plainly seen in Dinnington. The town … Continue reading

John Healey on the UKIP threat

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Today’s Independent carries this interesting piece from John Healey on the UKIP threat: We’re too complacent about Ukip threat, warns senior Labour MP John Healey A senior Labour MP has warned that the party is being too complacent about the … Continue reading

There’s trouble ahead?

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The ComRes/Independent opinion polling research for January 2014. There’s little here for Labour to cheer about, click here to get the full report as a .pdf: See Also: Labour’s Election Strategy in Meltdown? Posted on January 18, 2014 by rothpol This … Continue reading