<p>In light of the recent behaviour of Boris Johnson and this week&#8217;s updating of the Ministerial Code, I have again written to our local MP, Richard Fuller about how these updates further reduce Boris Johnson&#8217;s accountability and asking him to reconsider his current support for the Prime Minister. The letter is set out in full &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/05/30/an-open-letter-to-richard-fuller/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="

In light of the recent behaviour of Boris Johnson and this week’s updating of the Ministerial Code, I have again written to our local MP,...

In light of the recent behaviour of Boris Johnson and this week’s updating of the Ministerial Code, I have again written to our local MP,...

I have written previously in ‘Tories crack the Ministerial Code’ about how the current government has significantly eroded the public’s...

I have written previously in ‘Tories crack the Ministerial Code’ about how the current government has significantly eroded the public’s...

<p>I have written previously in &#8216;Tories crack the Ministerial Code&#8217; about how the current government has significantly eroded the public&#8217;s trust in politics. In light of the recent behaviour of Boris Johnson and this week&#8217;s updating of the Ministerial Code, I have again written to my local MP, Richard Fuller about how these updates further &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/05/29/an-open-letter-to-my-tory-mp-on-changes-to-the-ministerial

<p>Given the horrific events, not just on the day of the Hillsborough disaster, but also during subsequent events over many years, and the failure of anyone to be held accountable for the disaster, you may have expected swift measures to be put in place to ensure that there could never again be a repeat of &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/05/27/is-a-hillsborough-law-being-kicked-into-the-long-grass/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-read

Given the horrific events, not just on the day of the Hillsborough disaster, but also during subsequent events over many years, and the...

Given the horrific events, not just on the day of the Hillsborough disaster, but also during subsequent events over many years, and the...

This morning representatives from Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway, Central Bedfordshire Council, Biggleswade Town Council,...

This morning representatives from Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway, Central Bedfordshire Council, Biggleswade Town Council,...

<p>This morning representatives from Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway, Central Bedfordshire Council, Biggleswade Town Council, Bedfordshire Rail Access Network and Richard Fuller MP met to discuss the latest progress on step-free access at Biggleswade station. We also discussed the progress of the Transport Hub, which when completed will provide a seamless link between bus and &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/05/09/biggleswade-station-update-9th-may/" c

<p>The corrosive fallout from the EU referendum, the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic and the horror of the ongoing war in Ukraine have been deeply unsettling and have led many to adopt a somewhat fatalistic approach to the future. It seems that since the financial crash of 2008, UK politics has never reverted back to &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/04/25/its-time-for-labour-to-be-bold/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">It&#8

The corrosive fallout from the EU referendum, the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic and the horror of the ongoing war in Ukraine have been...

The corrosive fallout from the EU referendum, the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic and the horror of the ongoing war in Ukraine have been...

The UK’s political system has some obvious democratic failings, perhaps the most prominent being the ‘first past the post’ voting system,...

<p>The UK&#8217;s political system has some obvious democratic failings, perhaps the most prominent being the &#8216;first past the post&#8217; voting system, which has enabled our current Government to rule as an &#8216;elective dictatorship&#8217; on a minority of votes cast. However, there is less obvious inequality of representation created by the lack of working-class voices in &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/03/16/why-we-need-more-working-class-voices-

The UK’s political system has some obvious democratic failings, perhaps the most prominent being the ‘first past the post’ voting system,...

<p>UK homes account for around 15% of our CO2 emissions. A combination of improved energy efficiency and on-site renewable energy would reduce this, as was set out in the zero carbon homes plan, abandoned in 2016. In 1998 a reduced 5% VAT rate was introduced for energy-saving materials such as solar panels, but this didn&#8217;t &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2022/02/10/the-treasury-vs-net-zero-carbon/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-read

UK homes account for around 15% of our CO2 emissions. A combination of improved energy efficiency and on-site renewable energy would...