Simon Hoare was readopted as our candidate at the next General Election at a meeting of the Association's Selection Council, following the process set out in the Party's Constitution.
As I write, we are approaching the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. An invasion which was, and remains, unwarranted, illegal, unjustifiable and unprovoked. Back in February 2022 we all hoped that Russia’s troop mobilisation was purely for show.
REGULAR readers of my New Blackmore Vale column will know of the importance I place on education. The skills and learning our young people gain from the school experience provides them with the foundation stones of life. Education is the key to open all doors.
I’m not sure whether it is physically possible for your spirits to soar while your blood runs cold?
If it is then it happened to me when I heard our Prime Minister announce that maths would become compulsory up to the age of 18.
MAY I begin by wishing you a very happy and peaceful New Year. I hope you were able to enjoy Christmas despite both the weather and the multitude of bugs and viruses that seemed to strike every family with Biblical severity.
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