It would seem that our former Councillors have been stung into action from my previous blog and have issued another beautifully coloured glossy (where do they get the money?) with not 4, but 8 achievements over the [...]

I have just been passed a copy of the election leaflet for the standing Binfield and Warfield Councillors headed “A strong voice for Binfield with Warfield”.

The leaflet lists the “Record of Action” that the Councillors have achieved over the [...]

As only 9 candidates have put themselves forward for election for the 11 Parish Council places, it is reasonable to assume that they will all be elected unopposed on 5th May. It is a great shame that others have not come forward, including myself, [...]

It would seem that some local politicians and advisers do not know the meaning of purdah and so I have attached a report from the Commons Research Library which gives a good overview.

http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-05262.pdf

The actual Law on the subject can be [...]