Tackling “rogue landlords”?

A number of new or amended regulations in relation to the Private Rented Sector have come into force on April … More

Paying more for worse services

This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser Paying more for worse services I’ve just received my council tax notice … More

Park Library campaign success

Faced with the prospect of an end to funding for Park Library, Parks & East Walcot Community Forum called a … More

20 years of defending the safety critical role of the guard

The current struggle in defence of the safety critical role of the guard is not a new one. The threat … More

A ‘low wage, low welfare’ town

It’s all very well David Renard clutching the Cities Report for a photo opportunity, but if you want to make … More

Statistics of the health crisis

The word crisis is often over-used, but the NHS is facing a genuine crisis in which its component parts are … More

Disenfranchising the electors of Eldene & Liden

Swindon Council is ruled by anti-democratic clique. They have imposed new parish councils on non-parished areas without any democratic mandate … More

Israel cannot be both a ‘Jewish state’ and a democratic one

“So the settler agenda is defining the future of Israel. And their stated purpose is clear. They believe in one … More

The Great Western Hospital and the “beds crisis”

You didn’t need a premonition in 1999 (“We warned this would happen says pensioner over beds crisis at GWH”, Swindon … More

Park Library kept open, but…

Park Library is to remain open and funded by Swindon Council. This is a success for our campaign which raised … More