If autonomous vehicles become widespread, demand for traditional parking spaces could change dramatically. Vehicles may not need to park in central locations at all, instead circulating or relocating themselves to outer areas.
The Conservatives gained a seat from Reform UK in Northumberland.
Once SEND is identified, the school has to meet the first £6,000 of the cost of additional provision, from funds which, in their view, they simply do not have. In the light of this perverse incentive, they do nothing, and children suffer.
Labour believes problems are best solved by pulling levers in Whitehall. Conservatives should recognise that lasting change is built through strong local and regional leadership, working together to reflect the realities of place.
A critical mistake in political campaigning is to dismiss or belittle. That approach closes doors—literally and figuratively.
Labour’s push for 1.5 million homes risks concentrating power at the centre while failing to solve the real constraint on housing delivery.
The Green Party gained a seat from Reform UK in Kent.
Fees and Charges rates for this coming year will go up too. Not only that, but they now want to introduce new car parking charges and increase rates where they exist already.
At a time when schools are already under significant pressure, any shift of additional responsibility onto them must be carefully considered.
We are spending more, yet too many families, schools and councils remain dissatisfied. And too many children are not receiving the support they need to thrive.
We should be focused on increasing the number of homes, particularly family homes, while also improving their aesthetics. Too many developments look like very tall, soulless, human greenhouses that some of us would not even place our house plants in; they are that ogreish.
The Green Party gained a seat from Labour in Rossendale. Reform UK gained a seat from the Conservatives in Bury and a seat from the Lib Dems in Luton. But the Lib Dems gained a seat from an independent in North Devon.
This was a David versus Goliath fight. People from all backgrounds came together with a shared purpose: to protect our farms and greenbelt whilst advocating for the appropriate development that our community needs.
Our manifesto won’t make promises we can’t keep, but will set out a credible plan – for fixing the finances, getting the basics like bin collection back on track, putting more police officers on Wandsworth’s streets, giving more renters the chance to own, and more.
The birthrate is at a level which almost guarantees civilisational collapse in the coming generations. Do we really want to make having a third or fourth child that little bit higher by charging family cars more?