Rushcliffe Independents

@AlecCave @Ashty79 @Nigel_Farage Here's an abbreviated list: Belief in our common law tradition, parliamentary democracy, individual liberty as the cornerstone of our culture, equality before the law, freedom of speech, tolerance of thought and religion Being British is a civic & moral inheritance, not ethnic

@RushcliffeInd @Ashty79 @Nigel_Farage British history belongs to the people who inherit it. It is impossible for an immigrant to share our history. And what are these 'values' specifically?

I am genuinely sorry that Zia Yusuf has decided to stand down as Reform UK Chairman. As I said just last week, he was a huge factor in our success on May 1st and is an enormously talented person. Politics can be a highly pressured and difficult game and Zia has clearly had enough. He is a loss to us and public life.

@AlecCave @Ashty79 @Nigel_Farage So what. Being British isn't about your ancestry or race. Being British is a set of ideas. A belief in our culture, our history, our values. Zia is as British as you or me.

@Ashty79 @Nigel_Farage His ancestry isn't of the British Isles.

Our brilliant candidate for Bingham West, Ted Birch! facebook.com/rushcliffeinde…

@simonpt64 @Rushcliffe It is an unknown how everything will unfold. Nottingham City has the second highest council tax in the country, whereas Rushcliffe has the 16th highest (out of 348 councils)

@RushcliffeInd @Rushcliffe Plenty of scope for it to reduce then if the council changes go through.

Our Council Tax level is again set to be the lowest in Nottinghamshire matched with further investments in services and we’re one of the few Councils nationally to be debt free. Find out more: shorturl.at/cddDv

@Rushcliffe Rushcliffe has one of the HIGHEST council tax rates in the entire country when you combine the county council and borough council rates. Both rates are set by the Conservatives at local government. Here are official gov. uk figures proving it: propertydata.co.uk/council-tax

@simonpt64 @Rushcliffe RBC's Council Tax accounts for 6% of our council tax bill. As a whole, Rushcliffe is in the 95th percentile for highest council tax in the UK. We are amongst the highest taxed council areas in the land propertydata.co.uk/council-tax

@Rushcliffe I wonder if it will remain this way after the proposed council changes?

@Rushcliffe Welcome, Adam. We wish you every success.

Adam Hill has today started his role as our new Chief Executive. He said: “It is fantastic to be joining Rushcliffe with such an ambitious agenda ahead and focusing on further delivering the Council’s priorities." shorturl.at/o6EBQ

@Rushcliffe "It's not clear that Bingham has inadequate parking" (Rob Inglis, Sep 2023). What a difference a year makes.

🚘New measures to increase the availability of parking spaces across #Bingham’s car parks are now in place with two hours of free parking at Newgate Street and Needham Street.➡️ tinyurl.com/39r7s77w

@RobertJenrick @crush_crime Are you out of your mind?! This is exactly the same situation we had under the Conservative administration. Do you think voters are stupid?

It’s clear to career criminals that Starmer and the police have given up on entire categories of crimes. It’s no surprise there’s a theft epidemic. The @crush_crime campaign is right - jail career criminals to fight crime.

@Conservatives The Conservatives run both Nottinghamshire County Council and Rushcliffe Borough Council and habitually raise our taxes every year. Your party have been running roughshod over working people for years. Many of our members are ex-Conservatives. Do you think voters are stupid?

Downing Street confirms your council tax is going up. Another blow to working people.

@Conservatives Your party didn't provide any meaningful support for 3 million of the UK's 6 million small businesses during COVID. Read the room.

Businesses cannot afford the crippling rise in National Insurance Keir Starmer is imposing on them. It means more small businesses shutting down, low growth, and fewer jobs. Our economy can’t afford Labour.

The Nottinghamshire SEND Improvement Campaign is featured in the Nottingham Post today: nottinghampost.com/news/local-new… #SEND #eduction #nottinghamshire

We have launched a petition calling for improvements to SEND provision in Nottinghamshire. Please sign and share #SEND #Nottinghamshire change.org/p/improve-send…

@weetabix @NottsCC

Last week, we asked if Weetabix was needed most by people who park badly or those in charge of fixing potholes. And you voted potholes. To councils up and down the country we must say… please ensure you have yours. #HaveYouHadYourWeetabix

@Rushcliffe Without our campaign, which had huge support from the public and local businesses, the Conservatives would have introduced ONE HOUR free parking as they had originally planned. Do not forget what they tried to do.

🚗| Two hours free parking in Bingham car parks is to be retained in a wider package of measures introduced from October. Resident feedback and survey findings have shaped the new tariffs in place to improve parking availability in the town centre.➡️ shorturl.at/x0qPM

@Rushcliffe Did he also write to the areas's former Conservative MPs, Ken Clarke and Ruth Edwards, to protect East Leake and Bingham from mass housing developments, which have caused untold misery to their residents? Thought not. We wonder what's different this time...

Our Leader Cllr Neil Clarke has written to the area's new MP in a plea to protect the Borough from development of the green belt in light of possible new housing targets. shorturl.at/hXrUk

🚮 | We've installed our first public litter picking station in the Borough that allows residents to safely, quickly and cleanly dispose of discarded litter whenever they want. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/LitterPickStat…

Congratulations to @jameswnaish and @RushcliffeLab on their victory. We wish James all the best and hope he succeeds for Rushcliffe. We also would like to thank all of the other candidates who stood. We would also like to thank the staff @Rushcliffe for their hard work.

🗳️| The UK Parliamentary general election takes place on Thursday July 4. Voting in person? Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm. 🕐 Find out more at rushcliffe.gov.uk//elections2024 #YourVoteMatters | #GetReadyToVote