Dover congestion – knock-on effects
Reports collected from around Kent bear witness to the knock-on effects on local roads of traffic congestion entering Dover Port.
Bus services in East Kent
Press Release from Dover and Deal Green Party – S Gleave 07931 975769 press contact Greens fighting to save East Kent bus services: push KCC Conservative majority group to re-think.From Stourmouth to Elvington, to Kingsdown to Eastry, all across Dover District and East Kent there is anger and deep concern about the problems that bus […]
Orbán joins Trump and Farage in Texas
Viktor Orbán holds keynote speech in Texas at a right wing Republican event with Trump and Farage
Putin’s Grain Game
Russia agreed to allow Russian and Ukrainian grain to be shipped out of the Black Sea. Can Putin be trusted to keep the agreement?
Strong and stable government?
Chris Hammond reports on a webinar which considers whether proportional representation delivers strong and stable government.
Port traffic jam
I work as a professional tour guide and hold two ‘Blue Badge’ qualifications, for guiding in London and in South-East England (Kent, Surrey and Sussex). Before 2020, most of my work was with cruise ships calling at Dover and groups of French schoolchildren studying at local language schools. Both sources of work disappeared altogether with […]
The Port of Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam, the largest seaport in Europe is the author’s next destination. A modern Port Coordination Centre controls entry, exit and manoeuvring of all vessels in the port.
Not the Britain I fell in love with
This is not the Britain the author fell in love with in 1970. Is it still a land of hope?
MEMORIES OF WAR
Invasion and Repression
Philippe Bassett reflects on his roots in Alsace, which has endured invasion and repression, and compares it with the experience of Ukraine.
Social Democracy – history and impact
Social democracy created equality which makes for happier citizens.