Promoting the Politics of Courage
It is difficult to manage the competing expectations and established freedoms of both those who enjoy firework displays and of pet owners and their animals. My Liberal Democrat colleagues and I are concerned by the issues that extremely loud fireworks can cause for people struggling with mental health issues (particularly PTSD) as well as for animals. […]
Development pressures and the lop-sided planning system – fuelled by greed rather than need – dominated much of my time this week. I joined a well-attended public meeting in Ashton at the weekend. One of many local villages feeling itself swamped by a tidal wave of planning applications and developments in recent years, without the […]
Local MP and retiring Cornwall councillor, Andrew George, welcomed today’s planning committee decision not to follow officer’s advice and to instead defer a planning application for 72 ‘Extra Care homes’ in Heamoor. Mr George told today’s Planning committee that crucial questions remained unanswered, and that passing the application could open the door to a ‘Trojan […]
Development pressures and the lop-sided planning system – fuelled by greed rather than need – dominated much of my time this week. I joined a well-attended public meeting in Ashton at the weekend. One of many local villages feeling itself swamped by a tidal wave of planning applications and developments in recent years, without the […]
West Cornwall MP, Andrew George, was detained before being permitted entry to Israel and was confronted with guns as he attempted to monitor the daily reality of “extreme segregation and discrimination” for Palestinians living in the West Bank last week. An account is attached. Also some photos from his visit to the region. Andrew said: […]
Andrew George MP 13th – 18th April 2025 Purpose I’ve not visited the region before. As I’ve become increasingly drawn into debate about the situation there, I feel I needed to examine the situation at closer quarters. We knew the score (for ourselves) – primary aim was to avoid deportation and of course to come […]
West Cornwall MP Andrew George has called on Ministers to introduce stronger sanctions on water companies which put bonuses and dividends before serving customers or the environment. This includes taking full responsibility for the costs and consequences of failure to deliver the service they’re paid for; including compensating the NHS for those who need medical […]
Of all current international concerns, the one constituents have shown greatest concern is the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. People are anxious the UK contributes constructively to secure peaceful solutions, to secure the return of remaining hostages, bring an end to the conflict, the killing, and, of course, for a lasting […]
Of all international crises, constituents continue to show consistent concern about the distressing situation in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel; and are anxious the UK government constructively supports peace initiatives, the return of remaining hostages, ending the conflict, and killing, and for a lasting peace. There will of course always be keyboard warriors who […]
I recently challenged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to review his government’s fiscal rules. Which rule out any rise of income tax, employee national insurance or VAT (taxes which by the way account for almost 2/3 of Government income). In the light of the “changed world” of looming trade wars, and the PM’s commitment to raise […]