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Jonathan Bacon

Jonathan Bacon was elected in 2013 as Isle of Wight Councillor for Brading, St Helens and Bembridge. He was also Executive Member for Children’s Services and Corporate Governance and later became leader of the IWC.

He stood for reelection in 2017 but failed to gain enough votes. He was then elected as an Our Island councillor for Brading & St Helens and joined the Alliance Group to take power of County Hall. He is the Cabinet Member for Environment, Heritage and Waste Management.

Below are articles that he’s featured in.

21, October 2016·2 min read

Solent Devolution: Clarifying what was voted down – and how it could be overruled (updated)

It struck me there was confusion about what the Solent Devolution vote was actually about this week – in and out of the Chamber. There’s also a chance that it might be overruled next week.

19, October 2016·2 min read

Council leader hits back at MP in Solent Devolution row

Promises of help for the Isle of Wight after the Island's MP voted for the cuts in funding earlier this year have come to nothing says Jonathan Bacon, who believes staying at the Devolution table where they know there is the chance of money is the best thing to do.

Andrew Turner at House of Commons - 11 Jan 2016

19, October 2016·3 min read

Council should not ‘Marry in Haste – Repent at Leisure’ says Isle of Wight MP

The Isle of Wight MP, Andrew Turner, says he's convinced that he can "negotiate a better deal than the one currently on the table - whether that be with the current Solent partners or perhaps with Hampshire".

18, October 2016·1 min read

No to Mayor or Solent LEP voting powers says councillor

Cllr Geoff Lumley is calling for amendments to the governance arrangements of the proposed combined authority between Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

17, October 2016·6 min read

Call for devolution ‘pre-nuptials’ is pointless if plans are blocked, says Leader of the Isle of Wight council

Cllr Bob Seely stated this week that 'pre-nuptials' are vital before entering into discussions about the Solent Devolution. The Leader of the council, Jonathan Bacon, has responded says if Full Council rejects the Combined Authority then the process is stopped in its tracks and they won’t even get to the 'pre-nuptial' stage.

10, October 2016·2 min read

School holiday fines Supreme Court case: Jon Platt wins Legal Aid

The High Court has ruled that both parties in the Supreme Court appeal case over school holiday fines must have 'equality of arms' and Jon Platt has been awarded Legal Aid to fight the case.

6, October 2016·4 min read

Solent Devolution: Over 70 per cent in favour following consultation

The plans for Solent Devolution will now go to the full council meetings for the three councils involved, ahead of each cabinet/executive making a decision on submitting a formal bid to government.

5, October 2016·2 min read

Island Independents announce radical new approaches to tackle austerity

The Island Independent councillors say that the new measures mean they can hopefully avoid more of the damaging cuts in front line services that have been forced upon them in recent years.

5, October 2016·3 min read

Isle of Wight Council publish their medium term budget plans

Proposals for the Isle of Wight Council’s future approach to the management of its budget have been published today (Wednesday 5 October).

30, September 2016·3 min read

Council leader says Conservative accusations are ‘quite frankly ridiculous’

A pattern seems to be emerging whereby Conservative councillors make accusations about the Island Independents (they're the group in charge of the council) which are quickly shown to be inaccurate. Cllr Bacon says it is not possible to work with those who would rather just throw stones.

28, September 2016·4 min read

Isle of Wight council make case to Government again about spending cuts

Compared with ‘comparative’ authorities on the mainland, the impact of funding reductions and strict spending controls are felt to a greater extent by the Isle of Wight's community say the council.

22, September 2016·2 min read

Indies claim IW Tories working with Hampshire to derail Solent Deal

The Island Independents claim IW Conservative councillors plan to derail the Solent Deal so the Isle of Wight can be absorbed into a Conservative-led Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

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