My Views

August 19th, 2023
Written by John Grogan

Sometimes people say politics makes no difference but it is no accident that the Women’s World Cup Final is live on BBC and ITV at 11am this Sunday Morning.

August 18th, 2023
Written by John Grogan

I recently chaired a meeting between Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh MP (second right) and officers of SELRAP (Skipton East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership) to discuss the proposed restoration of a twelve mile rail link between Skipton and Colne which was closed in 1970.

August 7th, 2023
Written by John Grogan

‘When the people of Ilkley voted in May for a split council of seven Conservatives and seven progressives (four Labour, one Green, one Liberal Democrat and one Ilkley Community Alliance) the obvious thing over the four year cycle was to have a Conservative Mayor one year and a Progressive mayor the next.

August 1st, 2023
Written by John Grogan 

Yorkshire Day 2023, sees England’s largest county trailing most other English regions in terms of income per head, productivity, life expectancy and educational attainment. The latest available GDP figures indicate that at £26K per capita Yorkshire and the Humber is less than half as rich as London and the average tyke is £3000 poorer than the typical Scot. 
 

July 25th, 2023
Written by John Grogan 

I should like to suggest a compromise solution regarding the 20mph speed limit in Ilkley.

April 10th, 2023
Written by John Grogan 

The 25th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement 

Today is the  25th anniversary of April 10th 1998 when the Good Friday agreement was signed in Northern Ireland. This successfully brought decades of ‘the troubles’ involving bombings and murders to an end. President Biden will be in Belfast later in the week to mark the occasion.

  1. That was the fortnight that was
  2. That Was the Week That Was
  3. Labour's Plan for Skills and Training
  4. Grogan and Dixon warn about Bus Cuts in Bradford in the Spring if Government reduces grant