As I am sure you are all aware we are going through some challenging times at the moment, and will unfortunately continue to do so whilst the country gets itself out of the mess it’s in. This is all thanks to the mess that the last labour government caused with our economy. We will continue to face some tricky decisions not just the country as a whole but us here in Mendip district council!!
Conservative run Mendip district council have made the right decisions in these challenging times and this can be seen by the fact that the council has no debt despite the county council being in debt to the tune of 360 million thanks to the last lib dem administration.
Should the residents of st Thomas ward in Wells elect me as their district councillor on 5th of May and return the Conservatives control of the district council I will continue to support the right decisions being made. This includes providing the locals with value for money and doing more for less with the services we provide!!
Friday, 25 March 2011
Monday, 21 March 2011
Something about me for the residents of Wells
I have been a resident of Wells that has lived here virtually my whole life I deeply care for the city and making it a better place for those of us that our lucky to live here, and to our visitors
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As a individual that works with adults with learning disabilities I greatly value the importance of making our community as accessible as possible.
Therefore should you decide to elect me I will do my up most best to keep you informed in the decisions being made and giving you the opportunity to contribute to the process. Of coarse as a local I deeply care about the enviroment we all live in.
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As a individual that works with adults with learning disabilities I greatly value the importance of making our community as accessible as possible.
Therefore should you decide to elect me I will do my up most best to keep you informed in the decisions being made and giving you the opportunity to contribute to the process. Of coarse as a local I deeply care about the enviroment we all live in.
Friday, 18 March 2011
Wells - Traffic light mad!!
From my local Conservative party resident survey questionnaires I gather many local residents share the same pet hate as my self and that is the stupid amount of traffic lights one must encounter when travelling on the Wells releif road.
On a half mile approx stretch of the road there is five sets of lights, if your luck is anything like mime when it comes to traffic lights then you proberly get stuck at every single one. I strongly feel that we could do with introducing more roundabouts on the route particually at the new street junction.
It is why should I be elected as the district and city councillor for the st Thomas ward I will campaign for a roundabout at the New street junction.
On a half mile approx stretch of the road there is five sets of lights, if your luck is anything like mime when it comes to traffic lights then you proberly get stuck at every single one. I strongly feel that we could do with introducing more roundabouts on the route particually at the new street junction.
It is why should I be elected as the district and city councillor for the st Thomas ward I will campaign for a roundabout at the New street junction.
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Candidate Announcement!!!
I would like to officially announce here on my blog that I have taken the decision to stand as a city and district council candidate for the Conservative party in the St Thomas ward of Wells. During my campaign I am very much looking foward to gettting out and about communicating with the residents of the St Thomas ward finding out the aspirations and hopes for the future.
Should you the voters decide to elect me to represent you in this great city of Wells, these are my aims for my time in office.
1.To support the job creation for residents of the city especially young adults.
2. Supporting the provision of affordable housing for the residents across the city.
3.Engaging with the young people of the city supporting opportunities for participation in the local community and supporting a continuation of a youth service based here in Wells.
4.Work in close partnership with the local police and supporting CCTV across the city.
5. To promote a sustainable enviroment across the city.
Most importantly I wish to be accessible as much as possible to the great fellow residents of the St Thomas ward so that the voices of the locals can be heard in the decisions that the council makes.
If you wish to get in touch with me please don't hesitate to send me an email and I will respond as soon as I can.
Email me at andydenison86@gmail.com
You can also follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/andydenison
Many Thanks.
Should you the voters decide to elect me to represent you in this great city of Wells, these are my aims for my time in office.
1.To support the job creation for residents of the city especially young adults.
2. Supporting the provision of affordable housing for the residents across the city.
3.Engaging with the young people of the city supporting opportunities for participation in the local community and supporting a continuation of a youth service based here in Wells.
4.Work in close partnership with the local police and supporting CCTV across the city.
5. To promote a sustainable enviroment across the city.
Most importantly I wish to be accessible as much as possible to the great fellow residents of the St Thomas ward so that the voices of the locals can be heard in the decisions that the council makes.
If you wish to get in touch with me please don't hesitate to send me an email and I will respond as soon as I can.
Email me at andydenison86@gmail.com
You can also follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/andydenison
Many Thanks.
Monday, 7 March 2011
Local candidates can be affiliated but non-political at city/district council level
I have noticed from some of the letters in the local papers recently that some of the local residents have quite rightly raised the issue of local councils becoming too political at the city and Mendip levels of the council. However I do not feel that a councillor needs to be necessarily independent of political affiliation to be an effective member of the local council.
Anybody that wishes to stand at local council level then generally all has a genuine desire to make the local area a better place for all regardless of political affiliation or none at all. It is the beliefs/values that vary which in a democracy I’m sure you will agree is very important, it is why I have my own blog as I am affiliated to the Conservative party.
I do hope that there will be a good variety of local candidates standing this May, from different political affiliations or none at all to give you the local residents a clear choice of which local person you feel best represents you on the local council.
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Why I will be voting NO in the alternative vote referendum
As you will already be aware on May the 5th this year as well as going to the poll for the local elections there will also be a referendum over our voting system. The liberal democrats demanded this last year as part of their deal to power share with either the Conservatives or Labour. Do we vote to change to the alternative votes system or do we vote to keep the current system in place. Well I for one will vote to keep the current system (First past the post) in place where I think it rightly deserves to be and here is why!!
The current system is simple and fair the candidate with the most votes is elected and then what ever party wins the most seats gains/hold power - simple and easy to understand!!!
How can it be fair under the new proposed system that it is possible for the candidate who comes second or even third to win the election.
IF you’re a voter of a mainstream party (Conservative, Labour, Lib dems) then your vote will count for less under the new system than someone that votes for a minority party, this is because those parties are highly likely to be eliminated first meaning their voters other preferences will be counted more times before it reaches the mainstream parties if it does at all!!
This new system is likely to increase the likely hood of more hung parliament. Do we really want more back room deals (like the last general election) where the only vote that really matters on who gets the keys to 10 downing street are the leaders of the third party (lib dems), when it should be us and us only that decides that.
Only three countries in the world uses the alternative vote system, one of those countries is Australia and we all no the shambles of their last election where it took weeks to decide which party was going to gain power. And now 6 in 10 Australians would like to see the voting system placed in the bins so to speak.
This new system will cost us the taxpayer around 250 million pounds to change to this new system, how can it be right to foot the bill whilst we are facing these huge economic challenges when we need every penny to go towards things like the NHS, Policing, Education and Social care etc. Of coarse these are my main reasons for voting NO but of coarse there are others as well, for more info you can go and take a look at this website as I found it very interesting http://www.no2av.org/
You can also currently add your vote on the online poll right now on this website http://www.wellsconservatives.org.uk/
So i do hope you will consider joining me in voting NO on may the 5th
How can it be fair under the new proposed system that it is possible for the candidate who comes second or even third to win the election.
IF you’re a voter of a mainstream party (Conservative, Labour, Lib dems) then your vote will count for less under the new system than someone that votes for a minority party, this is because those parties are highly likely to be eliminated first meaning their voters other preferences will be counted more times before it reaches the mainstream parties if it does at all!!
This new system is likely to increase the likely hood of more hung parliament. Do we really want more back room deals (like the last general election) where the only vote that really matters on who gets the keys to 10 downing street are the leaders of the third party (lib dems), when it should be us and us only that decides that.
Only three countries in the world uses the alternative vote system, one of those countries is Australia and we all no the shambles of their last election where it took weeks to decide which party was going to gain power. And now 6 in 10 Australians would like to see the voting system placed in the bins so to speak.
This new system will cost us the taxpayer around 250 million pounds to change to this new system, how can it be right to foot the bill whilst we are facing these huge economic challenges when we need every penny to go towards things like the NHS, Policing, Education and Social care etc.
You can also currently add your vote on the online poll right now on this website http://www.wellsconservatives.org.uk/
So i do hope you will consider joining me in voting NO on may the 5th
Friday, 18 February 2011
Grit bins for Wells!!
It was great to see that last Autumn new grit bins were placed at in the key areas around the city in time for last decembers heavy snowfall. We all know how difficult it is to get around certain parts of the city (particually the hawkers lane area of Wells.) due to heavy snowfall on our roads and also on our paths making all our daily aspects of our life challenging whether thats getting to work or getting our food shopping plus a whole range of other daily activities.
This is why I was proud to consult with local councillor John North (please see photo) last year about the importance of having grit bins available to the locals in key sites around wells away from the main roads, particually in areas of steep inclines.
Great to see the City council listening to the concern of us the local residents and taking the appropriate action, well done!!!
This is why I was proud to consult with local councillor John North (please see photo) last year about the importance of having grit bins available to the locals in key sites around wells away from the main roads, particually in areas of steep inclines.
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