Earlier today the Bedfordshire Rail Access Network (BRAN) team met with Network Rail, Richard Fuller MP, town and district Councillors...

While I’m obviously disappointed not to have been elected, I’m delighted for my five Labour colleagues who are now Central Bedfordshire...

<p>While I’m obviously disappointed not to have been elected, I’m delighted for my five Labour colleagues who are now Central Bedfordshire Councillors. After years of Tory domination, the council has moved to &#8216;No Overall Control&#8217; and we have two Labour Councillors (Stotfold and Arlesey and Fairfield) in what will be the new Parliamentary constituency of &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2023/05/07/local-election-results/" class="more-link">Continue read

While I’m obviously disappointed not to have been elected, I’m delighted for my five Labour colleagues who are now Central Bedfordshire...

On Thursday 4th May, the residents of Biggleswade will get a chance to vote for the politicians who will represent the town for the next...

<p>On Thursday 4th May, the residents of Biggleswade will get a chance to vote for the politicians who will represent the town for the next four years. I am Chair of the Bedfordshire Rail Access Network, a campaign group that successfully campaigned for funding for lifts at Biggleswade train station, due to come into service &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2023/05/01/vote-vaughan-for-biggleswade-west-on-4th-may/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="sc

On 31st March, the pause in the installation of prepayment meters by warrant will end. The appalling treatment of prepayment meter...

On 31st March, the pause in the installation of prepayment meters by warrant will end. The appalling treatment of prepayment meter...

<p>On 31st March, the pause in the installation of prepayment meters by warrant will end. The appalling treatment of prepayment meter customers, who are among the most financially vulnerable people in the UK, is a national scandal. Ofgem, the UK&#8217;s energy regulator has fundamentally failed in its role to protect vulnerable energy users and while &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2023/03/26/who-is-standing-up-for-prepayment-meter-households-an-open-letter/" cla

<p>Julian Vaughan is standing to be selected as the Labour candidate for Welwyn Hatfield, having previously stood as the Labour candidate for NE Bedfordshire in the 2017 and 2019 General Elections and is endorsed by the ASLEF, GMB, Unite, USDAW and TSSA unions and also Open Labour. Julian was raised in the NE of England &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2023/02/11/julian-vaughan-the-inside-track/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">

Julian Vaughan is standing to be selected as the Labour candidate for Welwyn Hatfield, having previously stood as the Labour candidate...

Since we first started campaigning for step-free access at Biggleswade station I have sat in numerous meetings to discuss the many issues...

Since we first started campaigning for step-free access at Biggleswade station I have sat in numerous meetings to discuss the many issues...

<p>Since we first started campaigning for step-free access at Biggleswade station I have sat in numerous meetings to discuss the many issues that have needed to be resolved. Without a doubt, Friday&#8217;s meeting with Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway, Richard Fuller MP and Central Bedfordshire Council was the most disappointing meeting I have attended to &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2023/02/05/step-free-project-hits-the-buffers/" class="more-link">Conti

While we may have moved on from the limited voting rights of the 19th Century, in 1832 the Reform Act granted voting rights to men only...

<p>While we may have moved on from the limited voting rights of the 19th Century, in 1832 the Reform Act granted voting rights to men only if they were freeholders of property and over the age of 21 (women didn&#8217;t get full voting rights until 1928) we are very shortly about to see a significant &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2023/01/20/voter-id-keep-your-right-to-vote/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Voter ID &#8211; kee

While we may have moved on from the limited voting rights of the 19th Century, in 1832 the Reform Act granted voting rights to men only...

While we may have moved on from the limited voting rights of the 19th Century, in 1832 the Reform Act granted voting rights to men only...

The following is a letter sent to my MP, Richard Fuller on 8th December, setting out the injustice faced by those who pay for their...

<p>The following is a letter sent to my MP, Richard Fuller on 8th December, setting out the injustice faced by those who pay for their energy via a prepayment meter. Mr Fuller replied on 14th December and I have included this reply at the bottom of the blog. Dear Richard I am writing to you &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/12/08/the-injustice-of-prepayment-meters-an-open-letter-to-my-mp/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The