With the closure of St John’s post office last month and remembering a conversation I had with the gentleman who had been considering running the post office, I am interested to see what the coalition government decides to do about part privatisation of the post office.  Post Offices provide an important service to the local […]

As part of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s work on town centre car park parking charges, I visited the blue car park in the Peacocks Centre Sunday afternoon (8th August 2010) to ask visitors to the car park to complete a survey on car park charges.  There were many interesting answers, some of which I […]

On walking over the bridge that runs between Lockfield Drive and the Brewery Road car park recently, I noticed that one of the planks of wood forming the platform of the bridge looked as if it was soon to have quite a significant sized hole in it, if a small piece of wood was to […]

On my way back from helping at the Cabin last week I noticed that one of the bins in the Vyne Field car park had been knocked (pushed) over, I have spoken to the council about getting it fixed.  It looks like an act of vandalism as it is no longer fixed to the ground at […]

Nick Clegg has asked for people to suggest ways in which the government can do more with less money.  Looking at this question from the perspective of a teacher, the first suggestion I would have made would have been to stop the money being spent on the development and promotion of the new National Diplomas, […]

For the municipal year 2010-2011 I have the privilege of chairing the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.  The Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s role is in my view to look into the operation the council and other organisations in which the people of Woking are stakeholders, to understand how they operate and to offer suggestions regarding how […]

Fellow Liberal Democrat Councillors and I were in Knaphill High Street between 10.30am and 11.15am on Saturday to meet local people to help with any concerns that they had in the area.  It is always a pleasure to meet local people and to take notes on case work, getting things fixed wherever possible, making Knaphill […]

In April this year, my wife Emily (also known as Fang-yi) took part in a Citizenship Ceremony to become a British Citizen at Surrey City Hall.  I was pleased to be able to go along as a witness to the occasion. It was an enjoyable ceremony at which a wide range of people from what […]

It was good to get back on the street again after the election on Saturday.  Diana Smith and I held the monthly Knaphill street surgery in the High Street between 10.30 am and 11.15 am. The number one issue that came up was litter on our streets.  I have passed these concerns along with specific […]

If the Liberal Democrat – Conservative coalition is to survive the test of time I think that capital gains tax (CGT) could prove to be an issue that comes back to haunt the relationship.  I fully understand and agree with the sentiment that it is unfair that those on lower incomes pay more tax as a […]