EXCLUSIVE: shocking coup by Norfolk’s Tories
“This is almost a coup d’état,” says Cllr Colwell. “The Tories are running scared. Look at the U-turn on school...
Peter Thurlow has spent 50 years in politics, as councillor, strategist and elections organizer – mostly with the Labour Party but later the Greens. He is now grateful to have no party ties, but instead turns his attention to other forms of political activity. He has also spent a career in public relations and public affairs, mostly working in health, law, politics, the EU and diplomacy. Peter is a member of the EAB editorial team.
“This is almost a coup d’état,” says Cllr Colwell. “The Tories are running scared. Look at the U-turn on school...
Hertfordshire has several local elections this year. These three may offer interesting results and have implications for a general election.
Norwich has the only elections in Norfolk this year (apart from one byelection in South Norfolk). Can Labour and Greens...
More scandal for under-fire council, as they hit back at walk-out protest by its own members, by accusing them of...
In another of our series on East Anglia's rivers, Peter Thurlow explores the mysterious identity of the Ore and the...
Ipswich is a battleground between Tories and Labour, and the rivalry is unlikely to be settled this year. But we...
Following three deaths at a private hospital in Norwich, the coroner has decided their inquests will be heard together due...
With raw sewage dumped into rivers a pressing concern, Anglian Water find themselves under scrutiny by the regulator and unhappy...
Communities across East Anglia are coming together, finding ways to help Ukrainians refugees, almost all of whom are women and...
There's a change in politics in East Anglia. From councillors to local activists, they're taking to our streets.
As anger mounts at Johnson’s Savile slur against Starmer, one local Tory party’s attempts to capitalise on the innuendo comes...
In a farcical by election at Southend, the Tories beat spoiled ballots and a plea for more permissive drug laws...
Council refuses to reveal nature of an offence allegedly committed by one of its councillors, then police begin an investigation
Rallies organised by local activists across Norfolk are protesting sewage dumped in rivers, even when there hasn't been heavy rainfall.
While the whole country struggles to believe the PM’s version of events, Bylines can now reveal the extraordinary truth behind...
As Johnson's odds of making it to the next General Election diminish daily, Peter Thurlow traces the rise of Liz...
We English have fallen out of love with our country, but there are signs that's changing. Peter Thurlow's hopes for...
Sleaze allegations involve former Health Secretary Matt Hancock, a £40 million government contract, and his friend Alex Bourne.
Tory MPs in East Anglia are being targeted in a campaign to protect British environmental and animal welfare standards in...
Vineyards have been established in East Anglia for at least 50 years, but many of us still have a slightly...
A mistake by Norfolk MP Richard Bacon has breached data regulations. It also brought together a group of his voters...
The residents of Broadland are furious with their MP, Jerome Mayhew, who failed to vote to protect the Norfolk Broads...
The Government's PPE scandal taints Suffolk, with thousands of containers dumped at sites around the county.
Activist groups organising online are springing up across East Anglia, protesting government policy or inaction.
MPs voted against a key amendment to the environment bill that would force the government to plan to reduce raw...
Following the signing of a trade deal that will decimate UK farming, Ipswich MP Tom Hunt says farmers should be...
Ipswich MP Tom Hunt is accused of sending out misleading correspondence in order to harvest data for improper use by...
As the emergency slaughter of 120,000 pigs started today, the industry is in full-scale revolt and the government is in...
A HGV driver shortage of 100,000 is the cause of fuel and food shortages. A furious government is looking to...
The BBC is regularly accused of political bias. Is it pro-Tory or simply inept at maintaining political neutrality?
Pig farming faces a crisis because of a post-Brexit labour shortage in abattoirs. Up to 100,000 may need to be...
Household waste collections under threat, empty supermarket shelves. The shortage of drivers is affecting our region.
The immediate cause of empty supermarket shelves is Brexit, hauliers claim. Bringing in army drivers won't fix the industry.
Newmarket Town Councillors pass a motion of no confidence in "morally corrupt" West Suffolk MP, Matt Hancock.
Tory collapse in the Gaywood South by-election came after the candidate was forced to delete obscene tweets and failed to...
A candidate in a Norfolk by-election went and deleted obscene tweets at the time he was chosen by his party...
Scandal-prone Matt Hancock could face automatic deselection from his constituency when redrawn boundaries remove his West Suffolk seat.
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