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Great Yarmouth Local Election Candidates Needed

Ordinary residents are disillusioned with the political process and politicians in general to the point they feel helpless and unable to influence even the smallest things on their street and in their towns or villages. Whether it is local planning decisions or what the latest project the Council has decided to sink its money in to, like with St Georges Theatre. Only by having more […]

Time to end draconian school uniform rules in Great Yarmouth

With the recent return of children to school this September, many parents and families faced the familiar foe of ensuring their child or children had the correct school uniform. The biggest issue complained about locally is specialist single suppliers of uniform. Many parents have argued that the cost is too much and the specific requirements of uniforms has increased over the years. This means that […]

Should we know where our political candidates live?

Should we know where our political candidates live? This week on BBC Sunday Politics (Feb 4th) Conservative Party Chairman and Great Yarmouth MP Brandon Lewis has suggested a motion to redact the addresses of political candidates to stop abuse of politicians. Cynics may say that this is exactly the sort of thing we can expect from our local MP who is consistently accused of not […]

Who do our Councillors represent?

Here is our first member contributed article, by our Youth Officer – Olly MonkI have been involved in politics for the past five years and my general take away is that most of our Councillors do not represent the people who elected them; they represent their own political ideologies.Between the use of the whip system (whether used or threatened) and a desire to follow national […]

Tribune Party Leader speaks out on UKIP defections

Upon the news of 7 UKIP Councillors defecting to the Conservative Party, it certainly comes as no surprise to members of our Party whom have been drawing attention to the lack of opposition to the Conservative Council by UKIP for months. Nineteen days previous to the decision to formally have UKIP Councillors join the ruling Conservative Party, it was Tribune that asked the question “Will UKIP […]

Government denies that UC is not working and the role out is all fine and lovely

Government denies that UC is not working and the role out is all fine and lovely. A Commons committee report has warned that up to 85% of benefits recipients who have switched to Universal Credit are behind on their rent payments because of delays in receiving the State support, leaving one in four tenants at risk of eviction. Some housing providers fear the debts will double […]

What now for UKIP?

What now for UKIP nationally? Now the party has achieved its singular aim, what does it actually stand for?Having read Henry Bolton’s latest rhetoric, it would seem that they are vacuous on policy and that the only real reason for electing a UKIP candidate would be to ensure the government does a good deal on Brexit. However, given their recent election results one has to ask […]

Affected by Universal Credit?

When the first announcement of this scheme was made in 2014, Cllr Adrian Myers highlighted the possible consequences of introducing this untested scheme. This was to be the “full” role out of the scheme including housing benefit and every recipient of benefits not just single individuals. He warned that evictions would rise, vulnerable people would suffer and claimants would be met with incompetence. Why could […]

Tribune Party Opposed to Change In Voting Cycle

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is considering changing the current voting system. Under the proposed changes there will only be Borough elections every four years and the electorate will elect all 39 councillors in a single poll. In a statement from party leader Mike Monk, Tribune has announced its opposition to these changes. “We are told that this change would save our town £30,000 per year. […]

Tribune Councillor Unveils New Fritton Village Sign

14/07/2017
by Administrator

On Wednesday 12th July, a newly refurbished village sign was unveiled by Tribune Councillor Adrian Myers.Cllr Myers was asked to reveal the new sign and say a few words due to his continued support of Fritton Parish Council.The event was attended by Parish Councillors, villagers, local press and the artist Fiona Davies.

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