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Voters
in the United Kingdom tend to be consistent, swinging between
Labour and
Conservative parties for the most part, even though it is this combination
that has created our staggering national debt - making all of us in Britain
financial slaves, but with young families struggling to contain debt most of
all as a result, condemned to a life of renting and wealthy landlords who at
28 days notice on some pretext, might take away their security, such as to
re-advertise and put the rent up - so avoiding Rent Tribunals. New
rules have made it a bit more difficult for landlords, offering some
protections. But by and large the landlord holds all the cards. Buying a home,
lowers the property cost by about three times. Unfortunately,
as most of the landlords are Conservatives, on Conservative councils, local
authorities will not build affordable housing, for fear of upsetting their
members. In 2021
Boris Johnson's Cabinet are seeing to that, by not stopping climate
corrupt councils such as Wealden, from building nothing but executive
housing, or housing for landlords. Even having declared a climate emergency,
they are still acting like climate
deniers. The problem being that the Conservative Party is corrupt,
offering only a Part
Time Parliament, with more time spent on consultancy second jobs, that are
in fact their prime focus. What
new young families need, is a Green
or Liberal
party who might pass statute to make genuinely affordable house building
compulsory for all major property developers. They
might also eliminate the need for planning permission for approved sustainable
flatpack designs, where councils have failed to secure a rolling stock of land
for low cost housing, and be required to compulsorily purchase land from
farmer land owners, at a value to be set, to keep affordable housing below the
level of that an ordinary working man might afford on his wages locally.
SHOW
US THE AFFORDABLE HOUSES -
Wealden can't, because they have not built any. You won't get planning
consent in this area of Sussex for low cost housing, because there is no
profit in that. It's all about money and the Community Infrastructure Levy.
There is no CIL on affordable housing. What these councillors want is lots
of expensive houses to generate more rateable taxes that they can then pay
to their overpaid planning officers and executives.
THE
MODERN SLAVE TRADE Financial
slavery should be illegal. Our present Government has fostered the making
of a renting society, rather then one where houses are built that any family might
purchase at reasonable prices in relation to comfortable living. It was
Margaret Thatcher who really put the boot in with council house sell offs at
the same time fostering private enterprise and private landlords with polices
that made slaves of millions of people who could not get on to the property
ladder, so end up renting at artificially high prices for could be the rest
of their lives. One
way out of this mess, and a step in the direction of paying off our national
debt without defaulting, is to build low cost housing that is energy self
sufficient. 
UK
LOCAL
ELECTIONS 2019 Tories and
Labour both did poorly but Lib Dems and
Greens swept up more seats in the local elections.
Tories have lost more than two dozen councils and over 1,000 seats so far,
possibly due to the poor performance of Theresa May with the EU and Brexit.
Labour are several councils down and have seen a drop of more seats as their position on the fence fails to win them any more support.
Meanwhile the Liberal
Democrats are up more than 600 and Independents had a great night. 
Below are the results
for 2019:
Sunderland - Labour hold
Chorley - Labour hold
Halton - Labour hold
South Tyneside - Labour hold
Havant - Conservative hold
Wigan - Labour hold
Broxbourne - Conservative Hold
Sandwell - Labour hold
Newcastle - Labour hold
Harlow - Labour hold
Liverpool - Labour hold
Oldham - Labour hold
St Helens - Labour hold
Epping Forest - Conservative hold
Sefton - Labour hold
Wolverhampton - Labour hold
Exeter - Labour hold
Tameside - Labour hold
Hartlepool - Labour lose to No Overall Control
Barnsley - Labour hold
Swindon - Conservative hold
Castle Point - Conservative hold
Sunderland - Labour hold
Hart - No Overall Control - hold
Rochford - Conservative hold
Brentwood - Conservative hold
Basildon - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Lincoln - Labour hold
Tandridge - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Rushmoor - Conservative hold
Wirral - Labour lose to No Overall Control
Salford - Labour hold
North Tyneside - Labour hold
Coventry - Labour hold
Bolton - No Overall Control - no change
Stevenage - Labour hold
Rochdale - Labour hold
North Warwickshire - Conservative hold
Southampton - Labour hold
Tamworth - Conservative hold
Walsall - Conservative gain from Labour
Stockport - No Overall Control - no change
Thurrock - No Overall Control - no change
Bury - Labour hold
St Albans - Conservative loss to No Overall Control
Wakefield - Labour hold
Reading - Labour hold
Eastleigh - Liberal Democrats hold
Peterborough - Conservative loss to No Overall Control
Colchester - No Overall Control - no change
Derby - No Overall Control - no change
Southend on sea - Conservative loss to No Overall Control
Rugby - Conservative hold
Ipswich - Labour hold
Barrow in Furness - Labour hold
Worcester - Conservative loss to No Overall Control
Cambridge - Labour hold
Brocknell Forest - Conservative hold
Wokingham - Conservative hold
Plymouth - Labour hold
Maldon - Conservative hold
Boston - Conservative hold
Kingston Upon Hull - Labour hold
South Lakeland - Lib Dem hold
North East Lincolnshire - Conservative gain from No Overall Control
Leeds - Labour hold
North West Leicestershire - Conservative hold
Slough - Labour hold
Hertsmere - Conservative hold
Trafford - Labour gain from No Overall Control
Luton - Labout hold
Dudley - No Overall Control - no change
Melton - Conservative hold
Winchester - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative
North Norfolk - Liberal Democrat gain from No Overall Control
New Forest - Conservative hold
Welwyn Hatfield - Conservative loss to No Overall Control
East Hertfordshire - Conservative hold
Nottingham - Labour hold
South Holland - Conservative hold
Derbyshire Dales - Conservative hold
Cotswold - Lib Dem gain from Conservative
Braintree - Conservative hold
Folkestone and Hythe - Con loss to No Overall Control
Ashfield - Independents gain from No Overall Control
Dartford - Conservative hold
West Lindsay - Conservative hold
Bolsolver - Labour loss to No Overall Control
Test Valley - Conservative hold
North Kesteven - Independent gain from Conservative
Bath and North East Somerset - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative
Hinckley and Bosworth - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative
East Riding of Yorkshire - Conservative hold
Medway - Conservative hold
Windsor and Maidenhead - Conservative hold
Broxtowe - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
North Devon - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative
North Lincolnshire - Conservative hold
Chelmsford - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative
Torbay - No Overall Control - no change
East Hampshire - Conservative hold
Dacorum - Conservative hold
Somerset West and Taunton - Liberal Democrat gain (new council)
South Gloucestershire - Conservative hold
South Kesteven - Conservative hold
Tendring - Conservative loss to No Overall Control
Stoke-on-Trent - No Overall Control - no change
Vale of White House - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative
South Oxfordshire - Conservative loss to No Overall Control
Gateshead - Labour hold
Blackburn with Darwen - Labour hold
Amber Valley - Labour gain from Conservative
West Oxfordshire - Conservative hold
Tunbridge Wells - Conservative hold
Worthing - Conservative hold
Hyndburn - Labour hold
Burnley - Labour lose to No Overall Control
Knowsley - Labour hold
Herefordshire - Conservatives lose to No Overall Control
Cannock Chase - Labour lose to No Overall Control
Redditch - Conservative hold
West Suffolk - Conservative gain (new council)
Watford - Lib Dems hold
Sheffield - Labour hold
Kirklees - Labour hold
Craven - Conservatives lose to No Overall Control
North Hertfordshire - Conservatives lose to No Overall Control
Maidstone - No Overall Control - no change
Milton Keynes - No Overall Control - no change
Gedling - Labour hold
South Somerset - Lib Dem hold
East Cambridgeshire - Conservative hold
Calderdale - Labour gain from No Overall Control
Rossendale - Labour hold
Stratford-on-Avon - Conservative hold
Fenland - Conservative hold
West Lancashire - Labour hold
Mid Suffolk - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Darlington - Labour lose to No Overall Control
Solihull - Conservative hold
Pendle - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Breckland - Conservative hold
Elmbridge - No Overall Control - no change
Manchester - Labour hold
West Devon - Conservative hold
Newark & Sherwood - Conservative hold
Warwick - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Three Rivers - Lib Dem hold
Babergh - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Bradford - Labour hold
Hambleton - Conservative hold
Erewash - Conservative hold
Lichfield - Conservative hold
Mole Valley - Lib Dem gain from Conservative
Bromsgrove - Conservative hold
Malvern Hills - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Woking - No Overall Control - no change
Great Yarmouth - Conservative hold
Wychavon - Conservative hold
Bassetlaw - Labour hold
South Norfolk - Conservative hold
Mendip - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
East Staffordshire - Conservative hold
Stockton-on-Tees - Labour lose to No Overall Control
Blackpool - Labour hold
Staffordshire Moorlands - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
South Staffordshire - Conservative hold
Stafford - Conservative hold
Blaby - Conservative hold
Leicester - Labour hold
Wyre Forest - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Sedgemoor - Conservative hold
Rushcliffe - Conservative hold
Eden - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
South Hams - Conservative hold
Forest of Dean - No Overall Control - no change
Middlesbrough - Labour lose to No Overall Control
Teignbridge - Lib Dem gain from No Overall Control
Basingstoke & Deane - Conservative hold
Copeland - Labour hold
Preston - Labour hold
Carlisle - No Overall Control - no change
Ribble Valley - Conservative hold
North Somerset - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Broadland - Conservative hold
High Peak - Labour gain from Conservative
Tewkesbury - Conservative hold
Richmondshire - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Redcar & Cleveland - No Overall Control - no change
Selby - Conservative hold
Ashford - Conservative hold
Swale - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Central Bedfordshire - Conservative hold
North East Derbyshire - Conservative gain from Labour
Wealden - Conservative hold
Charnwood - Conservative hold
Ryedale - No Overall Control - no change
Uttlesford - Independent gain from Conservative
Rutland - Conservative hold
Harborough - Conservative hold
Dover - Conservative hold
Chichester - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Oadby & Wigston - Lib Dem hold
Fylde - Conservative hold
Eastbourne - Lib Dem hold
Sevenoaks - Conservative hold
Norwich - Labour hold
Gravesham - Labour gain from No Overall Control
Cherwell - Conservative hold
Mid Devon - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Wyre - Conservative hold
Torridge - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Epsom & Ewell - Independent hold
Runnymede - Conservative hold
Surrey Heath - Conservative hold
East Suffolk - Conservative gain (new council)
Reigate & Banstead - Conservative hold
Canterbury - Conservative hold
Chesterfield - Labour hold
South Derbyshire - Conservative hold
Tonbridge & Malling - Conservative hold
Scarborough - No Overall Control (no change)
King's Lynn & West Norfolk - Conservative hold
Lewes - No Overall Control (no change)
Crawley - Labour hold
Horsham - Conservative hold
Thanet - No Overall Control (no change)
Guildford - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Cheshire West & Chester - Labour lose to No Overall Control
South Ribble - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Rother - Conservative lose to No Overall Control
Brighton & Hove - No Overall Control - no change
Arun - Conservative loss to No Overall Control
Lancaster - Labour loss to No Overall Control
Dorset - Conservative gain (new council)
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole - No Overall Control (new council)
Spelthorne - Conservative hold
East Lindsey - Conservative hold
ABOLISH
PLANNING FEES FOR SUSTAINABLE HOMES One
way to boost the build of low cost housing would be to make such builds a
Permitted Development, with free advice from councils and no community
infrastructure charges. Self-builds
and flat-pack housing should be encouraged, especially where they are timber
and so lock up carbon. Where
councils have been allowing building in areas traditionally prohibited, any
land apart from Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty should be okay for
affordable houses. On ANOBs such buildings should be mobile. 
TOKEN
SOLAR PANELS
- Wow! At last we see signs of
intelligent life in Herstmonceux on this building site exiting onto Gardner
Street. Pity there are not more photovoltaic panels, and where are the EV
charging points. In this village there are no school spaces for the
children, meaning that parents will have to drive their kids to another
location, or a bus will have to take them. The roads locally are a potholed
disgrace and narrow. Travel to Eastbourne is nearly always delayed by the
level crossing at Pevensey and the A22 and A23 are slow roads to London and
Brighton because East
Sussex County Council failed to ensure that our transport system was
efficient. There are of course very few electric vehicle charging points.
Wealden District Council elections
took place on May 2, 2019. The number of seats up for election this year fell from 55 to 45, due to boundary changes.
EMPIRE
BUILDING
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The
problem with empires is that they do not last. Their builders always lose
sight of the natural limitations that have governed the evolution and
ecological balance of planet earth for millions of years before man came
along and thought he knew better.
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