Lessons from the collapse of Carillion

There is a lot to unpick from Carillion’s demise and the lessons to be drawn. Here are some initial observations.…

Swindon Advertiser journalists strike

Congratulations to the Adver journalists on having the courage to take industrial action. For the younger ones amongst them this…

The difficulties facing people on Universal Credit are now widely known. People making a claim are faced with a wait…

This is an article published in the Morning Star on October 10th 2017 Jeremy Corbyn’s conference announcement that Labour would…

Writing this on the Monday before the election only a mug would predict the outcome. The polls are all over…

A letter to the Swindon Advertiser What exactly does InSwindon think it is? The town centre’s political police? They don’t…

Swindon Council’s second raid on the housing account As Swindon Council faces the decline of central government Revenue Support Grant…

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

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

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