23 Feb 2024 - Reform Spring Conference and Contract

Introduction

IMG 9751CropsLast Friday I drove up to Doncaster to attend the Reform UK Spring Conference that was to start the following day.  Some great speeches were made by Richard Tice, Ann Widdecombe and others and links are below.  It was at this Conference that "Our Contract with You" was announced by our leader Richard Tice.  This is a working draft and we are all invited to contribute to the contract before the final version is released before the General Election.

Personally, I like the idea of a contract as it signifies a commitment of Reform UK to honour and implement their policies.  Compare this to the Conservative Party who committed to immigration of tens of thousands, but then brought in 1.2 million immigrants in 2022 and issued 1.4 million Visas in 2023.  Just remember, #YouCanNeverTrustATory

The Conference was a refreshing insight of Reform UK's policies and at the end of the day, all Prospectice Parliamentary Candidates (PPCs) were invited to the stage and photographed.  What I brought away was the tremendous optimism for the future from not just the Havant activists and the Hampshire PPCs that attended, but from the whole Conference.

Further details of the Conference and Contract are below.

13 Jan 2024 - The Post Office Horizon Affair

PostOfficeThis week the Post Office Horizon Enquiry Phase 4 continues with further evidence and examination of those involved in audit and Investigation.  It will be interesting to discover how the Post Office and Fujitsu conducted these key activities.

Having been an auditor in a multinational company, and having audited financial processes and systems of comparable complexity to the Post Office Fujitsu Horizon System, I thought I should give my opinion on what has happened.  This opinion is not necessarily that of Reform UK.

The dreadful mistreatment of Sub-Postmasters should never have happened and I believe this situation could so easily have been avoided by standard accounting controls and audit, leading to earlier investigation, with the consequent far earlier detection and correction of defects.  Why was this allowed to happen?

30 Dec 2023 - Veteran's email to me

This month, in December 2023, I was very touched to receive this email from someone whom I do not know but who has permitted me to publish the content.

I recall that when I was a Havant Borough Councillor, I tried to help a Veteran who was sleeping rough and attended the Council Office seeking help; the heartless Conservative-run Council called the Police who removed him from the Offices for him to remain sleeping rough on the streets.  This is NOT the way our veterans should be treated.

30 Dec 2023 - December 2023 News

With Christmas over and the New Year soon to be upon us, I hope that everyone has had a Merry Christmas and I wish everyone health and happiness in the New Year.

Our team in Havant has been very busy during December 2023 delivering letters to houses all across the constituency.  So far over 10,000 letters have been given to residents with coverage of the rest of the constituency to follow over the coming weeks.

I have had time to ponder the policies of both Labour and the Conservatives, and I thought, they are the same, and a quote from Animal Farm was appropriate.  What do you think?

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