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The former Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith MP, will be addressing those attending the Vote Leave rally on 20th May on the Isle of Wight.
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Former IW UKIP Chairman, Ewan Smith-Wainwright, who took over from Parliamentary candidate, Iain McKie, at the beginning of the year has told members that he's moving to the Conservative party.
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Cllr Geoff Lumley (who co-organised the launch of the campaign on the Island) is unhappy that 22 Isle of Wight Councillors have not responded to or have declined his call to support the 'Councillors Against Austerity' campaign.
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PCC elections are next week. Want to know when elections are coming up in your area and who will be standing? This great new Website by The Democracy Club makes it all very easy for you.
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Following Saturday's anti-austerity march in London, eleven Isle of Wight councillors have signed up to the national ‘Councillors Against Austerity’ founding statement and ask the Government to reverse cuts to council funding
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The Isle of Wight MP says the editors of the BBC have cumulatively created unintentional bias and says that impartiality needs to be at the core of the BBC’s output.
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The Isle of Wight Liberal Democrat INTogether campaign is calling on Island businesses to follow Siemen's lead and show their support for staying in the EU ahead of the referendum in June.
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OnTheWight asked Isle of Wight MP if he'd publish his tax returns, as others in Government are doing. Here's what he said:
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The Isle of Wight Lib Dems say small businesses are the key to helping produce an economic alternative on the Island. They explain what they've been doing to explore the possibilities.
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Mr Lilley says he'll "run monthly surgeries, organise local meetings on key issues, produce a quarterly Ward newsletter, and represent Ryde East in key forums which will make a difference for them".
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Last week at the Annual Conservative Councillors Association (CCA) Conference, Isle of Wight councillors Dave Stewart and Ian Ward took the opportunity to talk with ministers Greg Clark and Marcus Jones about the Island's 'unique funding challenges'.
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OnTheWight asked the Isle of Wight MP last week why he voted in favour of reducing ESA by £120 per month. We received no reply, but this press release was issued today.
