Dr Jonathan Nicholls, who is Reader in Planetary Auroras1 at the University of Leicester, is the Liberal Democrat candidate in a Rutland Council by-election.
The vacancy in the two-member Barleythorpe Ward has arisen because a Green Party councillor has stood down because of family commitments. The Greens are not fielding a candidate in the contest, which takes place on 24 July.
Dr Nicholls told Lincs Online:
"After decades of underinvestment and complacency from the Conservatives, both locally and nationally, we’re left paying some of the highest council tax bills in the country, while services are cut and facilities – like our much-loved leisure centre, where I was a member – are forced to close. Many of us hoped that a Labour government might finally deliver the support we need, but things have only got worse.
"That’s why I’m standing for election – to give our community, and our county, the strong local voice we need fighting for us."
Rutland is run by a Liberal Democrat minority administration.
Meanwhile, there is a Harborough DC by-election on 17 July in Logan Ward here in Market Harborough. If you can help in either contest, please email Stuart Bray at East Midlands Lib Dems.
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- I don't usually capitalise job titles here, but this one really deserves it.
Head of Lord Bonkers Space Division. Is his Lordship reaching for the Stars from the safety of Bonkers Hall?
ReplyDeleteGiven his contempt for "that silly arse, Musk," as he has taken to calling him, I wouldn't be surprised if the old boy does have a go at rocketry himself.
DeleteIn the early days of the Diary, the Liberal Democrats had their own spaceship - 'The Bird of Liberty' - which was piloted by the intrepid David Chidgey, MP for Eastleigh.
We now know what the Well Behaved Orphans are up to with the cordials provided by the Wise Woman of Wing. Rockets Galore in Bonkers International Space Centre.
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