Castle Point Reform UK

12/10/2026

After Nigel Farage’s announcement today on Operation Restoring Justice - what are your thoughts?

I’m also genuinely intrigued in this one - given that they would be fleeing war, how many Russian & Iranian citizens have come to our shores in the last 12 months?

And would you be happy to accept more?

09/10/2026

Statement on £4.5 overspend by CPBC.

07/10/2026

All Reform members in Castle Point will have an email regarding our next branch event - next Thursday!

Be great to see you there 🩵

04/10/2026

EMPTY DWELLING MANAGEMENT ORDER (EDMO)

I could not be any more against the Government proposals to reduce the period from 2 years to 6 months.

It is a Government enablement to a Local Council power & property grab!

Once you buy a property, it’s yours. You own it. As long as that property is not causing a public nuisance to others, it is YOUR business what happens with the property. Nobody else’s & certainly not the Government & a Local Council.

There can also be any number of legitimate reasons why a property may be empty for 6 months. It is not for any outside body to come & decide they are taking over management without an owner’s consent.

Imagine the scenario. The Local Council can decide & manage WHO lives in YOUR property WITHOUT your consent - after 6 months.

At the moment, a letter is sent to the owner with 3 months notice. There is no guarantee that even that will continue to be a pre-requirement to an order being granted.

Yes there is a housing shortage. This is exacerbated by a growing population & the building of housing stock not keeping up with it.

But forcibly using some of the empty 300,000 housing stock - in a property grab against the owners will - is NOT the way to solve it. It is not the responsibility of property owners to address a housing shortage that the Government’s policies have caused.

Wrong, wrong, wrong!

And the brainchild of this Labour Government. I do not want to see this in Castle Point.

25/09/2026

08/09/2026

Excellent from Cllr Karon Phipps 🙏

07/09/2026

Local Government Re-organisation - STOPPED!! 🎉

20/08/2026

A MESSAGE TO THOSE WITH GCSE RESULTS - And Parents

Today does not define you. Today does not dictate the rest of your life. It’s what you do AFTER today that counts.

Today proves your ability to study well & digest information. It also demonstrates your work ethic at an early age. But I promise you that 90% of that curriculum will not be useful in everyday life!

If you get or exceed the expectations you have, then be proud. You’ve worked hard & you deserve all the plaudits coming your way. If not, then your life is not over! Concentrate on something specialist that YOU want to do, and become the best you can be.

Absolutely NOTHING of what I have gone on to do in life (Sales, Event Host & Councillor) required a single GCSE. My partner yesterday unfortunately witnessed a road accident, and had to administer CPR at the scene.

Saving lives, building a house, wiring a building, operating a crane, plumbing….none of that is decided by school. Being a ‘people’ person, able to build relationships - that is far more important than grades.

My son collects his results from Sweyne today. And regardless of what grade it says on the paper, I am deeply proud of the young man he has become 🩵

Good luck everyone!

14/08/2026

Reaction to the Clacton by-election result 🩵

Who were the winners & losers?

12/08/2026

You just know that Castle Point is going to get it 😫

But I’ll be honest, I’m also upset by the other news on the front page. Dawn from The Office facing this? It only seemed like yesterday that this receptionist was suffering David Brent in all his glory. Far too early 😏

A daily reminder that life is a precious gift 🙏