Nick Xylas polled 62 votes in Eastville on Thursday, a sound base from which to expand at Bristol’s next election in four years’ time. In 2020 we’ll have a General Election to fight as well, so planning needs to start straightaway. For Nick’s own reactions to the result, see the Eastville blog. It was clearContinueContinue reading “The Road to 2020”
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Choice At Last
Our President Colin Bex and Secretary-General David Robins were in Bristol at the weekend to help our candidate for the Eastville Ward, Nick Xylas, with his campaign there. All three are shown hereat an impromptu stall set up in Eastville Park. Nick unexpectedly had the chance to move to a new flat that same weekend,ContinueContinue reading “Choice At Last”
A Tale of Two Cities
Bristol City Council is still weathering the storm it brought down upon itself for not marking St George’s Day this year, having argued that the city is ‘too multicultural’ for such an event. Lack of interest might have been a plausible excuse, but not that all cultures are valued except one. Others do things differently. ContinueContinue reading “A Tale of Two Cities”
Review of 2015
Every year when we submit our accounts to the Electoral Commission we are also required to provide a ‘Review of Political Activities’ covering the year just gone.The 2015 Review has recently been forwarded to the Commission and here is what it says: “The major event of the year was the General Election, which saw ourContinueContinue reading “Review of 2015”
Devo Min
There are quite a few bright spots for Wessex folk to cheer about in today’s budget – and not just a freeze on cider duty – but look beyond the headlines. It’s good to see money for children’s A&E in Southampton, but isn’t the rest of the NHS on life support? A “more resilient trainContinueContinue reading “Devo Min”
History is Sunk
“My Lords, a nation gets awarded the character that it deserves. By neglecting to promote some aspect of this character, that aspect becomes increasingly insignificant within the image which other nations regard as our worth. And this might also hold true for the way future generations of our own nation come to regard what weContinueContinue reading “History is Sunk”
Bristol Begins
Nick Xylas reports that preparations are well underway to contest Bristol City Council’s Eastville Ward in local elections this May: “I have almost finished collecting signatures for my nomination papers. The opening date for handing in nomination papers is 22nd March and the closing date is 10th April. It doesn’t help that Bristol Central LibraryContinueContinue reading “Bristol Begins”
Gearing Up
Surveyoris the magazine for highways and transport professionals. This month’s issue is headlined ‘Return of the Regions’ and opens to reveal an editorial by Dominic Browne, and more besides. The editorial starts as follows:“In January of this year the Department for Transport (DfT) launched a small (by government standards) pilot competition for local authorities toContinueContinue reading “Gearing Up”
History Made Here
G K Chesterton is often misquoted as saying that those who argue that ‘you can’t put the clock back’ obviously know nothing about clocks. It’s near enough to what he did write – that time only moves forwards but principles needn’t – to let stand. What’s more, we’re seeing plenty of evidence of it justContinueContinue reading “History Made Here”
X for Xylas
The WR Council met at Wokingham earlier this month. A raft of new policies was agreed, about which readers may expect to hear over the coming weeks. WR President Colin Bex reported on the election campaign in Witney and it was noted that page views on this blog almost reached 3,000 during April, double theContinueContinue reading “X for Xylas”
Wessex Regionalists 