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As well as a Cabinet reshuffle, the Annual Meeting of the Isle of Wight council saw re-election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman as well as Chairs of the various committees.
Chris Whitehouse
Chris Whitehouse was elected as Isle of Wight councillor for Newport West in May 2013.
Chris Whitehouse has previously been the Deputy Leader of South Bucks District Council.
He’s Managing Director of The Whitehouse Consultancy Ltd, which he founded in 1998.
He became Executive member for Children’s Services in January 2017, under the leadership of Conservative, Dave Stewart.
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Following last night's big old clear out at the Isle of Wight Conservative Association, here's what David Pugh's got to say from the top seat. OnTheWight also asks Chris Whitehouse a series of questions to see if he'll back up his talk with actions, re: exiting the Conservative fray?
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Whilst other councillors were debating the proposed budget that will see £7.5m of cuts in the next year and an increase of 5.99% on council tax, one councillor appeared more interested in what to watch on Netflix.
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The newly-elected Conservative Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, took a delegation of councillors and officers to meet the Department for Education today to put forward their case on behalf of the Sandown community.
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The council say their plan will aim to ensure all schools on the Isle of Wight will be rated by Ofsted as 'Good' and least a quarter of them 'Outstanding' in the next four years.
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The treatment of staff and pupils at Sandown Bay Academy by its sponsor, Academies Enterprise Trust, was described as appalling, atrocious and disappointing by councillors. They voted to have AET removed from all Island schools.
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Councillor Whitehouse has issued a statement to the press calling for a 'clean and decent' election campaign.
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Julian Drinkall, the CEO of Academies Enterprise Trust, responds to what he calls Cllr Whitehouse's "continued misrepresentation of AET and the facts around Sandown Bay to the media" suggests future discussions "be held in a serious way".
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Cllr Whitehouse responds to AET's rebuttal over allegations that they're removing funds from Sandown Bay to cross-subsidise activities elsewhere in the group.
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Dave Stewart says the Island needs greater protection to enhance its beauty and safeguard wildlife so it can promote itself as a tourist destination while raising the quality of life for residents.
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AET strongly refutes the allegation they're removing funds from Sandown Bay to cross-subsidise activities elsewhere in the group.
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Chris Whitehouse says AET should be 'relieved of its responsibilities' and replaced as sponsor for Sandown Academy.
