Some might say that the last Government behaved like it had money to burn; the problem was it was our money. Locally we certainly have an example, not of funds going up in smoke, but being dumped into the sea. And not just a few pounds here or there, but hundreds of thousands a year. […]
Tourism is the second biggest employer in this country and our third biggest export industry. It can sometimes be easy to forget just how important it is to our economy to encourage more visitors. David Cameron has used a recent speech to highlight the work of the British tourist industry, before starting his own family […]
Today the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne has re-stated the Government's committment to new nuclear power stations. In particular, he has stated that: "We are on course to make sure that the first new nuclear power station opens on time in 2018... There are a number of sites that have […]
On Sunday morning in Folkestone I took part in the second ‘Step Short’ parade, to commemorate the nine million men who passed through the harbour during the First World War. Folkestone not only played a pivotal part in the war effort, but for many men was their last taste of home, before leaving for the […]