Martyn Sloman
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Has Gove stolen Labour’s clothes? | Martyn Sloman
On 4th January Michael Gove made an important speech: as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs he outlined his vision for British farming after Brexit. His speech received precious little publicity. There has been no response to date from Labour. There is danger here: Gove is an able politician and may well…
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Standing for Councillor
A few months ago, I attended a ‘stand for councillor’ evening at the offices of North Norfolk District Council. It was open to ‘anyone interested in becoming a candidate and would like to find out more about what being a councillor involves’. As a member of the local Labour Party, I will indeed be a…