Local Party Leaflets
TomPickup.com | Politics Local Party Leaflets What Is Happening? This afternoon the Conservative leaflet delivery lady skipped my home! How rude. A resident in the ward has been providing me with a copy of their leaflets. I also received the Labour leaflet yesterday, so I’ve shared my views on the leaflets of each party below: […]
Reform UK’s Farming Policies
TomPickup.com | Politics Reform UK’s Farming Policies ’ve been asked a few times recently about Reform UK’s farming policies, so I thought I’d share them publicly in an article. In the 2024 Manifesto, Reform UK proposed several policies relating to farming, which aim to help small farms. As I have lived rurally, I understand a […]
Applying School Absence Rules to Tory Councillors
TomPickup.com | Politics Applying School Absence Rules To Tory Councillors What would happen if you applied school absence rules to Tory Councillors in Lancashire? In schools in the UK, less than 95% attendance is considered as ‘bad’ and less than 90% attendance is considered ‘persistent absence’. In Lancashire County Council, out of the 46 Tory […]
The Infrastructure That Brings Illegal Immigrants Into Our Communities In Burnley and Padiham
TomPickup.com | Politics The Infrastructure That Brings Illegal Immigrants Into Our Communities In Burnley and Padiham This article breaks down some of the illegal immigration supporting infrastructure that operates in Burnley and Padiham, which organisations are facilitating it and how they’re funded. Before doing so, I detail the below crime statistics (source: The Telegraph), which […]
Lancashire County Council’s £479 Million Highways Backlog of Works
TomPickup.com | Politics Lancashire County Council’s £479 Million Highways Backlog of Works What Is Happening? Lancashire County Council’s Highways Department have a maintenance backlog of £479 million. This is work that has been identified as needed to be done. The Tory-led Council’s highways budget for this year is only £74m. The backlog consists of required […]
Asylum Seekers In Lancashire Costs The Taxpayer More Than Lancashire County Council’s Total Debt
TomPickup.com | Politics Asylum Seekers In Lancashire Costs The Taxpayer More Than Lancashire County Council’s Total Debt How Many Asylum Seekers Are In Lancashire? According to 2021 Census data, Lancashire is home to 37,277 ‘resettlers’, people who have come here as refugees or asylum seekers. According to Lancashire County Council, as of 2023 there were […]
What Can Be Done About Nuisance Bikes?
TomPickup.com | Politics What Can Be Done About Nuisance Bikes? What Is Happening? There have been many reports of nuisance bikes in the Ward, such as the behaviour of electric bike riders on & off road in neighbourhoods and motorbikes & quad bikes causing damage to Hapton Moor / Hameldon Hill and Quarry. The Burnley […]
My Objections To The Planning Application Off Green Close
TomPickup.com | Politics My Objections To The Planning Application Off Green Close What Is Happening? A planning application is under consideration for the building of 9 dwellings off Green Close. The proposed development will back onto the houses on Apex Close. This is in the Burnley West part of the ward, close to Burnley Golf […]
Housing Development Causing Dust Issues
TomPickup.com | Politics Housing Development Causing Dust Issues For Residents What Is Happening? A large housing development off Rossendale Road, in the Padiham & Burnley West ward, is apparently causing dust issues for residents. This was reported to me by a local resident, among other concerns about the site. Upon visiting the area, I witnessed […]
Who Are Burnley’s Current County Councillors, What Do They Do And How Much Do They Get Paid?
TomPickup.com | Politics Who Are Burnley’s Current County Councillors, What Do They Do And How Much Do They Get Paid? What Do County Councillors Do? County Councillors are responsible for setting policies and making decisions for the whole of Lancashire, for everything Lancashire County Council presides over. They decide matters relating to: Education (schools, special […]