With up to 10% increases in council charges, we ask why does Southend cost so much run?
Since the council’s draft budget proposals were announced I have felt compelled to find out exactly what makes up the budget - to the...
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James Miller
- Jan 13
- 5 min
Is it worth investigating why adult and social care costs have risen so dramatically?
Cabinet meeting 12.01.23 The Cabinet of the rainbow coalition met to agree on reports on a substantial number of matters. This kind of...
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James Miller
- Jan 5
- 8 min
More policies agreed for the Southend Confelicity 2023 manifesto
The below are the minutes from our recent meeting. All Southend residents are welcome to attend. Email contact@confelicityparty.com....
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James Miller
- Jan 2
- 3 min
We do not gel and are not in dire straits enough for Southend to warrant bid for the City of Culture
Place Scrutiny Committee Monday, 28th November 2022 at 6:30pm I have previously written an article about the City of Culture bid that...
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James Miller
- Jan 1
- 4 min
The Cabinet put forward the 'review' of pedestrianising the seafront and taxing older vehicles
Place Scrutiny Committee Monday, 28th November 2022 at 6:30pm For my avid readership, I must apologise for the tardiness of my review of...
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James Miller
- Dec 17, 2022
- 15 min
It's Time to Talk Money - What should Confelicity's Economic Plan be?
This article discusses: our first economic priority - protecting vulnerable people; who is going to pay for it; relying on ourselves to...
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James Miller
- Nov 23, 2022
- 5 min
Read James Miller's letter to Leigh residents as he bids to become Southend City councillor
Dear Leigh Resident, I am writing to introduce myself as the leader of our newly founded Southend Confelicity Party and your Leigh...
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James Miller
- Nov 17, 2022
- 6 min
End of Southend's UK City of Culture bid 2029 that needn't even have cost a McDonald's cheeseburger!
The definition of culture is the shared beliefs, values, attitudes and norms of a group of people. The manifestation of such is what we...
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James Miller
- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
Severe tax cuts and budget overspend scrutinised by committee eyes only
Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee 15.11.22 Like most readers, unless you are buried in politics and it runs through your veins, the...
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James Miller
- Nov 15, 2022
- 6 min
Southend Confelicity Meeting 10.11.22
Date: Thursday 10th November, 2022 Present: James Miller, Melissa Aylott, Jonathan Humphrys, Brian Ayling, Terry Coxall, Simon Jones, Rob...
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James Miller
- Nov 9, 2022
- 4 min
Cabinet meeting reports £20m will be cut in the capital budget to address projected £12m deficit
Last month the council reported they needed to cut £16m from the capital budget to mitigate the projected overspending of £14m due to...
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James Miller
- Oct 21, 2022
- 5 min
Put your best voice forward, and ask your questions to Southend's leaders about your concerns
The Full Council Meeting gives Southend residents the chance to ask 2 questions to the Cabinet. I would urge everyone who has an issue or...
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James Miller
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
Swan looks for Sanctuary to rescue £575m Queensway project, after Orbit mysteriously exits left
It’s just so hard to believe. Last month the Shareholder Board, Cabinet and the Place Security Committee all agreed to continue with...
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James Miller
- Oct 14, 2022
- 4 min
SEND transportation company, Vecteo, accused by senior councillor of fraud and corruption
Last month, a senior opposition councillor stated in a council meeting that a report to the police will be made regarding fraud and...
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James Miller
- Oct 9, 2022
- 5 min
Southend has just scrapped £16m of capital investment after £14.5m projected budget overspend
The cabinet were agreeing a report to remedy a financial blackhole, most of which, is of their own making. And in the Place Scrutiny...
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James Miller
- Oct 7, 2022
- 5 min
Southend in Jet Ski Battle of the Thames Estuary - Baywatch is back
There is much happening in the world at the moment, but that doesn't mean to say that the little things should be ignored. Rogue Jet...
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James Miller
- Oct 3, 2022
- 3 min
Re-opening Southend Marine Activity Centre will re-connect Southend's heritage to the water
You would think living in a city with ‘on-sea’ in the name might mean that its citizens might have been brought-up equivalent to Spartan...
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James Miller
- Sep 29, 2022
- 3 min
How the demolition of Southend Cricket Pavilion represents a demolition of civic pride
At the Place Scrutiny Committee, a relatively peripheral matter was discussed concerning the Southchurch Park cricket pavilion. Relative...
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James Miller
- Sep 29, 2022
- 5 min
A Southend party born to serve Southend people will become the biggest in the city - join us
There is no one else - just you, and we have to do it ourselves. Have you ever wondered why Southend high street is in the state it is...
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James Miller
- Sep 13, 2022
- 7 min
Around 33% of Southend's grammar school places go to children from out-of-town - is this right?
Southend’s grammar schools transform, year after year, hundreds of young people equipped with the right mentality to face the world. ...
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