Jim Thornton
Mike Edwards
Angela Emsley
Promoted by East Herts People on behalf of Jim Thornton, Mike Edwards and Angela Emsley.
Jim Thornton argues for A Community Sports Hall for hertford...
Submitted on Thu, 28/05/2009 - 9:11am
What are the Facts? Since 1978 Richard Hale School has been trying to build a Community Sports Hall. In 2005 through the generosity of parents and friends, planning permission was obtained (see below for plans), and funding was expected from the County. In 2007 the County Council told the school that in spite of being 'second on the list', there was no funding available.
Follow Jim Thornton's Election Blog
Submitted on Thu, 28/05/2009 - 9:02am
Follow Jim Thornton, Independent Candidate for Hertford St Andrew's on his election blog. Here he writes all about his campaign, what he has discovered over the last few weeks and how he feels about the potential for Independents in Hertford.
Unpaid Internships in Politics
Submitted on Fri, 22/05/2009 - 3:05pm
The Issue: Unpaid Interns in Politics
The Facts: Hundreds of young people across the UK participate in political internships. Interns provide an invaluable service in many MPs office (both parliamentary and constituency) and are usually not paid for their services. Is this a fair system?
Politician's Expenses
Submitted on Fri, 22/05/2009 - 9:05am
What's the issue? While we are all disgusted at some MPs abuses of their expenses system, the key issue at local level is: how much should we pay our Councillors?
