Short Articles and Comment - Charlotte Cornell

All I Want For Christmas is a Competent Government

With cases of coronavirus soaring again, I’m now furious with this government. For weeks, no… for months, I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt: this is a pandemic after all and normal ferocity of opposition does not apply. But the testing system is failing and they…

I Want To Send My Reception-Aged Child Back to School… But Here’s What I Need First

In only a few weeks time, parents are being asked to send their primary-aged children in years R, 1 & 6 back to school as part of a phased-return of the English school system. I confess, I want to be able to send my Reception-aged child to school the day…

Suspend the Kent Test this Autumn – Our Children and Teachers Have Enough to Deal With

I am joining the call for Kent County Council to suspend the Kent Test, due to take place for the current Year 5s in the first few weeks of September. We need to be aware of all the pressures facing our young people, teachers and schools at the moment; to…

Sacking of P&O staff is a disaster for Dover – the government MUST step in

Yesterday’s announcement that 1,100 jobs at P&O are to go is a disaster for Dover and our wider area. Many of our those same seafarers now facing losing their jobs have been vital in keeping key supply lines running during COVID-19, often at increased personal risk for themselves and their…

What I’ve Been Talking About On the Doorsteps

Watch this video to catch up with our busy campaign and see what people have really been talking about on the doorsteps of Dover & Deal.

Labour’s Plans for Housing in Dover & Deal

We need a Labour government so we can build the council homes we need, stop rogue landlords getting away with letting unhealthy homes at wallet-busting prices, and give communities much stronger powers to challenge inappropriate planning applications. Labour will: ️ 100,000 homes built for social rent each year ️ Give…

Why Our NHS needs a Labour government

Things have got to change for our NHS. Here’s why:

Charlotte Cornell Sets Out Labour’s Education Policies for the 2019 Manfesto

Labour will: 🎒 Cap all class sizes at 30 by recruiting nearly 20,000 more teachers 👨🏻‍🏫Guarantee that every child is taught by a qualified teacher, ensuring around 25,000 currently unqualified staff are fully trained during Labour’s first term in office 📘Ensure teachers will have more time for lesson planning and…

Labour Pledges to Cut Train Fares by 33% – over £2k from Dover to London

Labour are the party serious about making public transport affordable. By owning our trains and the railways ourselves, the government can put profits back into the trains, rather than lining the pockets of shareholders. As we move towards greener transport choices, making our rail network affordable and reliable with good…

Deal Street Stall and Don’t Look (Now) on Facebook!

It is a constant game of ‘Watch-the-weather’ in this winter election. I have 3 weather apps (yes 3!) on my phone and I check them all each evening, scrolling hour by hour and watch projected future clouds zoom by on maps. So far, we’ve been really lucky but every week…

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