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Tim Prater with the Ringgo app

Ringgo-ing the changes...

Ringgo is the Folkestone and Hythe District Council supplier that provides the website and app that allow local residents to buy visitor permits in CPZ areas (such as Sandgate, amongst others).

22 May 2019
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Brexit posters

Labour loyalist says voting Liberal Democrats on Thursday only way to combat Brexit Party

After nearly 30 years as a Labour activist and the last few as a Labour Councillor, I have with a heavy heart decided I will be voting Liberal Democrat in the European Election on Thursday 23rd May. I have studied the local and national polls and other election statistics. It has been grim reading and I have found it impossible to see how voting Labour can stop the Brexit Party winning two seats in the North East. The Labour vote has collapsed with neither Leavers nor Remainers believing them. Party loyalty will only deliver them enough votes to come second, it will not be enough to come first in the poll on Thursday. This means that Labour can only win one seat: the third seat will be a battle between Lib Dems and the Brexit Party and I believe it is essential that we do not allow the Brexit Party to win a second seat in the region and let them misrepresent us in Europe. The North East is a great region full of wonderful people, they deserve better than these acolytes of Farage who will be just as lazy as he

21 May 2019
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Matthew Parris

Ex West Derbyshire Tory MP, Matthew Parris to Vote Liberal Democrat

Why I'll vote Lib Dem for the first time in my life I hadn't expected the question but, when it came, my answer was straight from both heart and head, and I shall never regret it. On Monday night the BBC News Channel presenter, Lukwesa Burak, had invited me to discuss the withdrawal of the Conservative whip from Michael Heseltine. He's being punished by the Tories for saying he would vote Liberal Democrat in tomorrow's European elections. I voiced the admiration I feel for Lord Heseltine.

MATTHEWPARRIS
21 May 2019
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