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16th January 2025 well_chuffed 0

Plans are afoot to change Surrey County Council into a Unitary Authority. What this means is merging the 11 District Councils into the County Council . This should result in efficiencies and savings. Oh my [more…]

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A View From (Quite Close To) The Greenhouse; It’s All A Conspiracy…..Innit?

26th November 2024 Colin Cross 0

Winter arrives in the Northern backwaters, with a short lived but fierce reminder that the weather, when it chooses, can be the boss of us all. Cue, then, the assorted fanatics, grifters, bought and paid [more…]

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Local Gummint

9th September 2024 well_chuffed 0

Local government in England is a mess. I have recollections of films from the 1940s where there was an insignificant looking little man called the Town Clerk who used to run the show. These days [more…]

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A View From The Greenhouse (Putin-Mad, Bad, Or Just Being Vlad)

8th March 2022 Colin Cross 0

“It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good” as the saying goes and it’s as true for owners of large glass structures as it is for anyone else. Since my last epistle we’ve faced [more…]

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The pendulum has swung too far

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I’m an old fashioned sod. When they finally cart me off in my wooden overcoat with my toes turned up and my face a mask of deathly pallor, there will still be a part of [more…]

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