30/08/2026
Good to hear Lib Dem MP Max Wilkinson calling on people to vote Conservative and make Kemi PM.
“Really?” I hear you ask. Okay, I confess, not true but given Max spins a good yarn in his leaflets I thought I’d have a go. Why? Because townspeople are asking me about Max’s claim in his latest leaflet that, “Conservatives are preparing to prop up Reform leader Nigel Farage.” This demands an answer and I am happy to clarify that the Conservatives are certainly NOT preparing to prop up Reform, nor anyone else. As Kemi has said, “there will be no pact with Reform, either before or after the next election”. I now look forward to Max printing a correction in his next leaflet, but I won’t hold my breath.
August is a quiet month for Councils and they will soon be getting back to normal in September. Perhaps the Lib Dems might start the new term by explaining why they are no further forward on re-opening the Swindon Road tip (probably because having closed it they don’t want it open again); why they have no news on the sale of the airport (which is incurring huge financial losses); nor on the sale of the Municipal Offices (which was lauded in the press but has now gone quiet).
As for the Town Centre, we still hear complaints about parking, litter, graffiti and can the Lib Dems tell us what is happening to Cav House? It’s quite ironic that the Conservatives campaigned on these concerns in the May elections, only to have the Lib Dems jumping on the bandwagon claiming they’re on top of this. But once again, where is the progress?
I welcome last week’s Conservative Policy announcement on Energy and Climate Change. With in-depth analysis we showed that Labours industry crippling dash for net zero has given us the highest energy prices in the developed world. Those high prices stop people wanting electric cars and electric heating. It drives our industry to more polluting countries overseas with us then forced to import goods with higher emissions. Madness. Conservatives believe that in reducing the cost of energy, making electrification more attractive, letting the economy grow and giving consumers choice, is the more sensible and sustainable approach to reducing emissions in the long run.
It’s good to see true Conservative principles; “smaller state”, “supporting the economy” and “giving people choice” back again.
