8. Cllr Phil Whitehouse can be commended for applauding the voluntary input that contributes to the care of the public realm within Lichfield District. His support to date seems to focus predominately on the input that there has been to the District's urban localities and facilities that have a regional prominence. However, it would be even more encouraging if he was to acknowledge that the District's rural communities also benefit from significant voluntary input. There are localities to the eastern fringe of the District that repeatedly perceive blind spots in District Councillors' attitudes and a recognition of this would be welcomed.… MN05
  10. Cllr Wallens is wrong, again. If Reform UK Ltd wishes to be taken seriously as a political party by decent people, it won't "draw a line" nor will it "move on". It will root out all the racist, homophobic, transphobic and/or misogynists from its ranks starting right at the top. But I guess once it's lost its racist credentials, there'll be nothing left of Reform so I'd guess it will continue as it is, with one racism scandal after the next. Hopefully this will mean people look seriously at the quality of local and national politicians they are offering and… J Smith
  17. With all of these planning applications for the faceless boxes estates, the developers always without fail reel off two regular phrases from the Unwanted Developments Book Of Quotes…..affordable housing and green corridors…..yet whenever these developments are announced the developers artists impressions only ever shows four and five bedroom ‘executive’ boxes with fake beams and what appears to be a good fifty meters between properties but we all know it will never end up looking like this. However they intend it to look they, (Bloor Destroyers Of Countryside Ltd), should take note…..WE DONT WANT IT HERE! Steve E
  23. No wonder Bloor Homes are so keen to build on this site: this is the historic heart of Burntwood and homes here will attract a premium for the developer. It may not be a cathedral or grand urban landscape, but this is the local heritage enjoyed by residents and visitors alike. There are far better places to build in Burntwood, including sites that could rightly be considered grey belt or brownfield sites. When new houses were built on land directly opposite my own home, I didn't have a problem with it – they were in keeping with the existing residential… Clare Sholl
  32. @Ollie: Stop trying to normalise racism and hate. There is nothing patriotic about calling London "a 3rd world shit hole", nor about stoking division within our country. If you had bothered to check out what Ian Cooper said, you would find it was him trying to discredit the people he disagreed with and telling them to “f off” out of the country. The dangerous extremists are the people who threaten to destroy our human rights and who undermine efforts to tackle climate change: the same people responsible for the shambles that is Brexit. If you think exposing these comments discredits… Clare Sholl
  36. Oh dear Ollie. Have you read what Cllr Cooper was posting? If you haven’t so far, you won’t be able to now because he’s deleted all his social media accounts – which is hardly the action of someone proud of their content. Hope Not Hate did not lead the exposee – it was an X account that found the worrying content, and Hope Not Hate picked it up. You say Reform isn’t extreme right wing but there are great swathes of the population that disagree with you and most are not members of any political party. This is not a… J Smith
  37. Hope Not Hate are the most extreme left wing organisation, their beliefs are extreme and in my opinion as worrying as extreme right wing. Are Reform extreme right wing the answer is a resounding NO. Ask the millions of voters who support this party, people who want change, who believe in British values, who believe mass immigration is destroying our Country and are desperate for change. it appears that other parties are desperate to attempt to discredit Reform in any way possible in order to stop this runaway train. Ian Cooper is entitled to his own opinion, and if does… Ollie
  43. This angers me so much! Bloor homes say they have listened to the community but they clearly haven't because we all said NO! Of course they'll push to build regardless but they treat us like idiots. Dressing it up as though they've listened is insulting. Not building on the east side of Coulter lane is an easy choice in terms of 'scale back' because it will be an easy pass for Bloor to infill the fields at a later date (they won't leave a blade of grass untouched!). Not building the community hub is a non issue as it just… Mini bee
  76. I have to wonder why would our reform led county council choose the worst possible option? But then I remember their party leader admires Putin, is critical of NATO, can’t remember his deputy who took bribes from Russia and was racist and antisemitic at school. He also thought Boris Johnson was the best possible leader, agreed that austerity was right and thought Liz Truss was a financial visionary. If their leader thinks this then surely his councillors are of the same mind? Is therefore of little surprise that they have chosen the worst possible outcome? Cllr Michael Galvin
  83. Labour have again proved they continue to be the party of Tax and Spend. This has never been good in the past and the one of the reasons why older voters do not vote for Labour. Dave: Simply repeating the party line is not good enough, that's not what you were unfortunately elected to do as you supposedly represent your constituents. Lichfield and district do not simply want an MP that will only follow party policies. You have stated the budget is about fairness without explaining what you believe to be fair about it. The budget has in fact increased… Ian
  87. Plenty of comments suggesting that people who choose to have more than two children should be prepared to foot the bill for the choice they have made. I wonder, do those commenting think that Brexit voters should foot the bill for leaving the EU? Or do they continue to insist that the whole country has to suffer because of their choice? I never heard a single one of them say their own job was a price worth paying for Brexit – apart from Nigel Farage. But, of course, he refuses to give up his £70k a year EU pension, which… Clare Sholl
  92. How much did demolishing the multi-storey cost the Council? I'm sure I read something around £700,000 in a Lichfield Live article. That plus the loss of revenue from that car park (in the hundreds of thousands per year) and the loss of business for shops and the theatre surely put the loss of revenue from evening parking charges into the shade. Both Tory and Labour councillors supported that mind-boggling decision. As well as abolishing evening parking charges, the Council should also reconsider the massive increase in short-term parking charges they introduced last year. These charges are strangling Lichfield. Carl Sholl
  94. What planet is Dave Robertson on? Fair budget, to whom, why on earth has the 2 child cap been removed, I tell you why to please nobody other than the far left in the party, if people chose to have more than 2 children absolutely fine, but pay for them yourself. I’m sick and tired of Labour blaming everyone other than themselves. This country has lost its feel good factor due to the buffoons of the Labour Government. And as for fixing pot holes and local services improving, it’s certainly not from his efforts, thankfully we have a Reform County… Ollie
  99. I reckon I'm paying about 6p per mile for the electricity to run an old second-hand EV. A 3p per mile tax is a massive increase in the cost of running a car that already cost twice what the equivalent petrol engine car would have cost to buy. It also seems unfair to put the same tax on all electric vehicles, ignoring how much electricity they consume (miles per kilowatt hour) or how much wear and tear they cause to roads (how heavy they are). This won't encourage manufacturers to produce smaller, more affordable electric vehicles. Carl Sholl
  100. Members will want to see how the £35,000 loss in income will affect this year’s budget and the future annual loss of almost £80,000 next year. That is the role of the Scrutiny Committee and we will be considering the council’s finances at our January meeting. The Cabinet Member responsible for High Street & Economic Development on Facebook says I am criticising this new policy of free car parking but as Lichfield Live has accurately reported my comments it would be courteous for him to quote where I say that – here or at Full Council in a couple of… Steven Norman