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Accountability, Health and Social Care (local), NHS (local), Seaton/ Colyford / Colyton

Seaton Town Council will not challenge hospital bed closures

“SEATON Town Council has decided against seeking a judicial review of NEW Devon CCG’s decision to close beds at the town’s hospital.

Town councillors made their minds up after having taken initial legal advice.

Seaton Town Council met on May 2nd to discuss a report produced by solicitors.

The town council subsequently issued a statement this afternoon (Fri), which said: “Seaton Town Council voted against proceeding with legal action against the Clinical Commissioning Group.

“The potential cost of undertaking a judicial review is at least £100,000.

“Neither Seaton Town Council or Seaton Hospital League of Friends are in a financial position to underwrite this cost pending public donations.

“Both parties, having considered the advice given, felt the case for judicial review was not as strong as they hoped it would be.

“However, the council and the league of friends will continue to do everything that it can including lobbying the Devon County Council Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee, the local MP and the Secretary of State over the matter.”

Seaton mayor Marcus Hartnell said: “Whilst the council is not in a position to proceed to judicial review, this is not the end of the matter.

“We will work with our colleagues at the league of friends to continue to fight this decision.”

https://www.viewnews.co.uk/judicial-review-hospital-beds-closure-ruled-seaton-town-council/

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Accountability, DCC, Democracy, East Devon Alliance, East Devon Tories, Voting

Same old, same old … with one or two exceptions

Well, the bad news is that Paul Hayward and Marianne Rixson (East Devon Alliance)were unsuccessful in Axminster and Sidmouth but good news is Claire Wright (Ottery, Independent) was re-elected with her usual stonking majority and Martin Shaw (EDA) pipped nearest rival Helen Parr to the post in Seaton.

For Devon four years of mainly same old, same old but with the added twist of massive cuts, privatisation and bec closures in the health service, the decimation of environmental controls and increase in air pollution and an education system cut well beyond the bone.

Add our expensive Local Enterprise Partnership and Brexit to this mix and the air could get really toxic!

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Accountability, Democracy, Hugo Swire

Swire just scraped in his knighthood

“Theresa May has signalled an end to cronyism in the honours system by becoming the first prime minister not to publish a dissolution honours list in more than 60 years.

MPs who have chosen not to stand for re-election in June have been told not to expect an award, The Telegraph can disclose.

Mrs May wants a clean break from the tradition of prime ministers using honours lists to reward close aides and advisers.

Her predecessor, David Cameron, was accused of degrading the honours system last year when he showered awards on party donors and Downing Street staff including his wife Samantha’s stylist and two of his former drivers. …”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/04/theresa-may-breaks-away-cameron-cronyism-mps-standing-told-will/