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Philip Davies MP for Shipley 2005-20xx?

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Hortoris

or woman scribbled this graffito.’   A ‘singular’ politician Philip Davies is a candidate in the June 2017 Westminster election. Like other former members of parliament, by rights he should not currently be titled MP.

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Rotherham’s Serious Crimes

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Hortoris

For fourteen years Jayne Senior tried to help girls from Rotherham who had been groomed, raped, tortured, pimped and threatened with violence by sex traffickers. Only by becoming  a whistleblower, sharing confidential documents to expose the scandal for The Times … Continue reading →

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Doncaster in the Political Spotlight

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Hortoris

The Directly Elected Mayor: is the council’s political leader and is elected by constituents on a four-year term of office has executive powers and is responsible for the effective implementation of council policy and delivering services has eight cabinet members to advise … Continue reading →

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Rotherham Rant 2

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Hortoris

It is 6 years since the first rant was published – see below Only now are there any signs of getting to grips with the myriad problems for this town. In a couple more years I will revisit the improvements … Continue reading →

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