Here’s something I wrote earlier this year about why we should be pushing for a Dorset devolution arrangement.

open.substack.com/pub/jakerugg...

I need to report some anti-social behaviour @BCPCouncil

Nothing says love for flag and country like a crudely spray-painted cross above some urinals in a public toilet block. Literally what is patriotic about this?

If that’s what they think then no one’s making them live in it. But they have no right to stop other people who need somewhere to live.

Sadly predictable that BCP’s draft local plan has been rejected, given that the submitted plan only proposed building just over half the legally required number of new homes.

On the bright side, it’s nice to have a government that actually enforces housing targets.

Vance is a little twerp who clearly just wanted to attack and goad Zelenskyy in front of the cameras. And then complained when he responded in front of said cameras.

Ah yes, shareholder value. The most important thing.

Glad I made it to the Poole Museum exhibition on Poole Foundry at the Lighthouse before it closes.

I never really understood why Heart of Wessex was treated like it was inevitable. It didn't really meet any of the white paper criteria other than population.

Hopefully this means we can now push for something better, like a Dorset deal.
news.bournemouthone.com/78869/

Flats in an existing building on the Weymouth seafront blocked because residents might smell fish and chips…

At this point the Government should step in. Dorset Council clearly has no interest in allowing new housing.

www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2490627...

Dorset Council officers are recommending refusal for a small development of 7 terraced houses on brownfield land in Weymouth.

The reason? The road leading to them might flood once every 200 years.

Guess I should post on here at some point.