I believe it is very important that Swindon Borough Councillors work closely with the town's MPs for the good of everyone who lives here.

Sadly, Swindon Borough Councillors have taken the view that it is more important to seek to score party political points and they use the local media and direct communication with residents to try to do so.

In the interests of accuracy and transparency, I will be posting from time to time copies of correspondence so that constituents can judge these issues for themselves.

• Funding for Swindon Borough Council
  Swindon Borough Council frequently complain about the level of funding they receive from central government, despite the fact that it has more or less doubled since 1997. In the interests of accuracy and transparency, here is some recent correspondence between me and the Council which...
  
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• Building PS7
  There have been unacceptable delays in getting this much needed primary school built. Swindon Borough Councillors have wrongly sought to blame the government for this. In fact, the government announced the funding two years ago and it has been available...
  
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• Swindon Advertiser Article
  In our article in the Swindon Adver of 8 December (click here to read), Anne Snelgrove and I asked Swindon’s Conservative Councillors to work constructively with us to help the people of Swindon. Unfortunately, instead of constructive proposals on a way forward...
  
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