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Time to change the rules on kicking out councillors?

1:14pm Thursday 16th May 2013

I thought that I would never have to write on this subject again, but the people of Wadebridge decided, in their infinite wisdom, to re-elect Collin Brewer for another term on Cornwall Council.

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‘Politicians are like nappies, they need to be changed often and for the same reason’

2:15pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

So the people have spoken, and the long awaited clear out at County Hall is underway.

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Over to you fair Cornwall - it's time to get out and vote

5:19pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

So we come to it at last. With what seems like decades since we had the ability to give the corridors of power at County Hall a good old-fashioned clear out, the time to put an X on the ballot paper has finally arrived.

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Most weapons per head of population in the UK

4:14pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

Last week’s dramatic events in Boston have had me doodling with the arithmetic.

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£10 million to lay the Iron Lady to rest. Money well spent?

4:17pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

So the great/terrible (delete depending on your partisan view) Iron Lady is laid to rest today.

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It's nearly election time - Who wins? You decide.

5:32pm Monday 15th April 2013

Not long to go now. On Thursday, May 2 you can wander in to your local polling station and cast a vote in the elections for Cornwall Council.

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The cuts at Culdrose - A flagrant disregard for heroism and tradition

11:07am Wednesday 27th March 2013

In all my years as stalwart of the Packet's letters page, it is rare that I have seen such a flagrant disregard for heroism and tradition.

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So much damage, done by so a few, for so little

12:21pm Wednesday 20th March 2013

Politics is a dirty business, never more so than when elections are looming and spaces at the trough are up for grabs. So it is worth bearing this in mind when you read about the ongoing omnishambles that is the council tax freeze.

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