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Bob Lanzer
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West Sussex County Councillor for Maidenbower and Worth; Cabinet Member for Public Health and Wellbeing. Crawley Borough Councillor for Pound Hill South and Worth.
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A single unitary local authority for West Sussex is likely to cost £30 million p.a. less than having two. Crawley Labour refuses a local referendum on a new town council despite it being easy to hold on the same day as the May 2026 local elections.

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One Unitary Authority for West Sussex will be far better than having two or more
Crawley Borough Council have announced the findings of their consultation on creating a new Crawley town council. Labour have got the outcome they had been frantically working for behind the scenes, ...
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December 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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The flu season has hit us about five weeks earlier than usual with a higher than usual incidence. It is important to be aware of the vaccination offer available through the NHS.

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West Sussex communities urged to protect themselves against flu ahead of festive season - West Sussex County Council
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December 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Our awful Labour Government is clueless about the needs of business and how it drives economic growth. They only know how to compromise the capacity of the private sector make the country more prosperous.

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Business rates rise putting further pressure on our local businesses
December and the Christmas period is a vitally important time for retailers and our hospitality and leisure sectors. This period can be the difference between a business surviving or not. Sadly, all...
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December 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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The Labour consultation on setting up a Crawley Town Council. Clear bias as the proposal is already in the Crawley Borough Council Plan. Gaps in distributing the consultation leaflet. A real lack of credibility.

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Consultation after consultation, but do you really feel listened to?
Crawley Borough Council’s consultation on setting up a Crawley town council will full precepting powers, concluded at noon on the 1st of December. This consultation has been shambolic, including lack...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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If you are "lucky enough" to have received Labour Crawley Borough Council's "consultation" on creating a Crawley Town Council, please respond; There could be additional bureaucracy and extra council tax as elsewhere in the country, including Sussex.

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An underwhelming consultation on setting up a Crawley town council
Crawley Borough Council’s underwhelming consultation on the proposal from Labour Councillors to create an additional ‘Crawley Town Council’ concludes on Monday 1 December. The consultation can be acc...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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The forthcoming budget will be remind us of the rich history of incompetent Labour governments - irresponsible increases in public spending, the suppression of economic growth, spiralling national debt - with working people then facing higher taxes.

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Next week's budget is the government's last chance saloon
Next week will see the second annual budget from this increasingly chaotic and shambolic Labour Government. I’ve previously written about the doom loop they have got the country in, and sadly, all th...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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1/ Councillor Cancer Champion, Cllr Tony Murphy, has supported lung cancer screening in Liverpool for over a decade. When the programme was rolled out in Wirral, he promoted it to residents in his ward and engaged with local GP Networks to help raise awareness.
November 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Is Labour Crawley Borough Council offering a consultation on a Crawley Town Council or is it just a community engagement exercise with a pre-determined outcome?

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Imposing a Crawley Town Council - whether you like it or not
Crawley Borough Council is currently running a ‘consultation’ on ‘whether’ to set up a Crawley Town Council, seeking to recreate Crawley Borough Council via the back door, following the Labour Governm...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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The importance of sustaining a commitment to and investment in sports facilities.

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Maintaining good sport and leisure facilities requires continued focus
I have always felt that it is important to have good sports facilities in Crawley and welcome that we do. It is well documented that taking part in sports and regular exercise has many benefits. Not...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Labour always mess up the economy - spending out of control, more borrowing and higher taxes to fund both the spending and the borrowing.

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The Doom Loop can only end by getting spending under control
This week we enter November and the budget due on the 26th looms large. Unfortunately, the Labour Government’s mishandling of the public finances and the economy will mean only one thing - higher tax...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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📢 Over 1,200 public health professionals have written to health spokespeople from all parties, urging swift passage of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill - a historic chance to protect future generations. 🚭✨

✉️ Read the letter: shorturl.at/4Miyl
October 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Labour's proposal for a Crawley Town Council. More Council Tax without government capping powers. A community voice or a political power base funded from your pocket?

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A Crawley Town Council can only mean higher council tax
The Labour Government is taking a wrecking ball to local government. When it’s all put back together again, the one thing I sadly predict is higher council tax for Crawley, as the costs for the disru...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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The Conservative Party Conference generated positive, costed and well thought-out policies, which go further than just rolling back Labour's negative plan for change. They deliver a more prosperous future for our country in which all can share.

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New Conservative policies and a plan for positive change
I was pleased to see a series of policy announcements made last week at the Conservative Party Conference. It was right that Kemi Badenoch and the Shadow Cabinet took time to formulate, properly rese...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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It is now Conservative Party policy to leave the ECHR (European Convention on Human Rights). The ECHR has prevented our country, with its own proud track record on promoting human rights, from properly controlling its borders.

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Leaving the ECHR becomes Conservative policy
I view it as important that mainstream political parties address sensitive subjects such as immigration and asylum. If we do not address the genuine concerns that many people have, we leave the door ...
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October 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Labour pose a threat to our local council activities, by taking money away from the south, and through the possible imposing of two unitary authorities for West Sussex, risking higher costs and poorer outcomes by splitting county council services.

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Beware the impacts of local government reorganisation
The Labour Government is taking a wrecking ball to our local councils in West Sussex by forcing the abolition of both Crawley Borough Council and West Sussex County Council. The government have state...
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October 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Conservative candidate for Mayor of Sussex and Brighton, Katy Bourne, had a great campaign launch on Saturday 20th September, with many enthusiastic supporters joining the campaign.

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A successful launch for Katy Bourne's Sussex Mayor campaign
Next May, there will be an election across the whole of Sussex, for a new post of Mayor of Sussex. Not to be confused with a ceremonial town mayor who attends local events like we have in Crawley, th...
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September 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Welfare spending is spiralling out of control.

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Welfare costs must be sustainable in the long term
A welfare safety net is important. We can’t predict the future and potentially, circumstances can conspire against any of us, resulting in a need for us to seek support. Preserving that safety net an...
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September 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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A strong trend of improving services at West Sussex County Council, validated by external inspection.

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Good services at risk if funding gets diverted
I was delighted to see the recent findings from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), that West Sussex County’s Adults Services have been officially rated as Good. Care services to adults is the largest...
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September 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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In true, traditional form, the awful Labour Government has already lifted annual borrowing costs to 10% of its entire revenue budget.

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Rising government borrowing costs will impact us all
The cost of UK government borrowing may feel like a boring subject and not relevant to us as individuals, but one would be wrong on both counts. The finances of any government have a very material im...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Millions of people who voted Labour last year's July general election are realising that they backed the wrong horse.

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Horse racing at risk from planned tax hike
Our nation has a love of horse racing, which is the UK’s second-largest spectator sport, attended by almost five million people each year. The horse racing industry, which supports 85,000 jobs, is ex...
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August 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Labour governments have always "delivered" an increase in unemployment.

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Government policy risks council tax rises and service cuts
It is well documented that local government as a whole is facing financially difficulties, which are set to become more challenging in the years ahead. The projected growth in adult social care needs...
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August 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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The Labour Government's obsession with redistribution could see two billion pounds of funding removed from councils in the south of England.

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Government policy risks council tax rises and service cuts
It is well documented that local government as a whole is facing financially difficulties, which are set to become more challenging in the years ahead. The projected growth in adult social care needs...
www.crawleyconservatives.org.uk
August 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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The Labour government continues to make a mess of the economy. Just look at the statistics in this article. We a fair number of economically clueless people in the government.

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An alarming slump in business confidence
It is supposed to be the holiday season, but it doesn’t feel like there is much holiday spirit this summer, given the economic storm clouds that are gathering. The latest edition of the Institute of ...
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August 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Out of step with the world's democracies, Labour's plan for voting at the age of 16. Joining just Argentina, Austria, the Channel Islands except Herm; Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Isle of Man, Malta, Nicaragua. Some interesting company in that list.

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Petition: Don't lower the voting age to 16
We urge the Government not to extend the voting franchise to 16 and 17 year olds in all UK elections, including general elections. We think that the voting age should exist in line with the age of adu...
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August 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Labour's soft-touch approach to pay negotiations just encourages more disputes and strikes.

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Doctors strike - the Government are to blame
It is disappointing that Resident Doctors are on a five-day strike. Their many rounds of strikes during the previous Conservative Government increased waiting lists for treatments, which had already ...
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July 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM