Thanet Benefit Justice group begin a campaign against the bedroom tax.
People in Thanet, East Kent, speak of the impact of the tax on their lives.
A councillor compares the new tax to the poll tax which brought Mrs Thatcher down.
Thanet Benefit Justice group begin a campaign against the bedroom tax.
People in Thanet, East Kent, speak of the impact of the tax on their lives.
A councillor compares the new tax to the poll tax which brought Mrs Thatcher down.
UKIP election candidate Roger Latchford calls in the police after a confrontation with a local councillor
The trouble arose after councillor Bernard La Roche stood holding a placard with a Nazi swastika in front of Latchford’s stall.
Latchford was until recently in the Tory party and previously the deputy leader of Thanet Council.
He was a close colleague and friend of the ex-leader of the council, currently serving 18 months in prison for misconduct in public office.
For more about the politics and murky goings on in Thanet, East Kent see the new issue of Thanet Watch magazine in newsagents now, or if you have trouble getting a copy, ring Thanet Watch on 07989 070843.
A THANET WATCH REPORT. On April 23rd the Overview and Scrutiny Panel of Thanet Council met to discuss Ramsgate seafront and missing art from council buildings. The chair, Ian Driver, had said he would welcome filming from local journalists. But when we set up to film, the councillors and the council official present objected. This film is of highlights of the debate before we were asked to stop filming. Full report in Thanet Watch magazine
A journalist is thrown out of a meeting of Thanet District Council for filming.
Christine Tongue of Thanet Watch magazine got out her camera when an important meeting about a controversial development on Ramsgate seafront descended into chaos. She was ordered to stop filming and escorted from the building by a security guard.
We asked Martyn Heale of UKIP tobe interviewed about his past membership of other parties, including the National Front. Here is his reply.
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A THANET WATCH REPORT. Groups of doctors called Clinical Commissioning Groups are now in charge of health care in all regions. Here Independent Thanet Councillor Ian Driver expresses his serious doubts about the CCG which has taken over in Thanet, East Kent.
Campaigning for UKIP in Ramsgate for the Kent County council elections, Trevor Shonk answers questions about the ex-chair of Thanet UKIP party, Martyn Heale, who was in the past an organiser for the National Front. UKIP has a rule not to allow membership to people who have been members of far right parties such as the National Front and the British National Party.