Shropshire Council has had several stabs at a corporate plan in recent years. I can't recall any of the plans having any impact on the way its political leadership acts. I have encountered a lot of corporate plans them in my life. I even drafted a few. But they only work if they if they provide clear guidance, parameters and targets to keep an organisation on course. The draft Shropshire Plan, which is a corporate plan in all but name, doesn't achieve that. There are no targets for housing, the economy, welfare or climate change. Instead, there are promises and ...
Sarah and William Hibbard My great-great-grandfather, William Charlton Hibbard, lived from 1814 to 1880. He was born in Littleton, New Hampshire, the oldest of six, and grew up between there and Waterford, just across the border in Vermont. In 1849 he married Sarah Ann Smith (1815-1891), from Dover at the other end of New Hampshire; they spent most of their lives in Boston (William had moved there in 1837 to pursue a career in engineering), and had five children. I'm preparing some deeper research into the lives of the Hibbard family, but some really interesting stuff has come up about ...
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In the surreal world which is the Tory Party there are so many twists and turns coming into play that its difficult to see the end game. The latest suggestion is that there may be a 'no confidence vote' called ... Continue reading →
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Of all the measures the Chancellor of the Exchequer might have chosen to help people cope with soaring fuel bills, the idea of paying a £200 repayable grant on council tax bills must rate as one of the worse. Already, the Guardian is pointing out that tenants in England whose rent includes council tax, or who live in homes in a council tax band above D, are among those who could miss out on the £150 grant announced by the government last week to reduce the sting of sharply rising energy bills: Sunak said every household would get a one-off ...
On Wednesday, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up - he used to be Secretary of State for Growing Up - Michael Gove, published the long awaited Levelling Up white paper. There is every hint that this policy paper was rushed out to distract from the ongoing tribulations of the prime minister. It includes paragraphs copied and pasted from Wikipedia. It mentions Jericho three times, ancient Rome twice and modern day Shropshire (where I am a councillor) just once. It also mentions Byzantine, which might be a good description of the white paper. Michael Gove has responded to Shropshire's complaints ...
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Rome and Jericho get more mentions in Gove's Levelling Up plans than Shropshire - its Byzantine
Old Mother Shropshire went to the government to get the county a grant. When she went there the cupboard was bare. So the poor county got none. (Misremembered old nursery rhyme). On Wednesday Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up - he used to be Secretary of State for Growing Up - published the long awaited Levelling Up white paper. There is every hint that this policy paper was rushed out to distract from the ongoing tribulations of the prime minister. It includes paragraphs copied and pasted from Wikipedia. It mentions Jericho three times, ancient Rome twice and ...
Many residents have highlighted concerns about soaring heating bills, so it is good to have been advised of the Home Heating Support Fund which is open until 31st March. Residents cannot apply directly, but they should contact Advice Direct Scotland for free on 0808 800 9060 or visit www.advice.scot, and trained advisers can assess their eligibility and refer them if appropriate. Even if they are not eligible, Advice Direct Scotland can offer free advice on energy and debt issues. Targeted funding from the Home Heating Support Fund will reflect each individual's circumstances, with extra support available for households where one ...
