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For over ten years - since way before everything went weird - we've been droning on about Radlett and the Hertsmere Parliamentary constituency

1 DAY AGO · VIDEO

The Sir Oliver Dowden sketchy behaviour monitor, part two

In which we ask what happens to an MP’s priorities when three quarters of his income comes from his second (and third) jobs? As we’ve explained before, once an MP is out of government, they can do pretty much whatever they want to earn money. There’s a body, set up and funded by Parliament, called… Continue reading The Sir Oliver Dowden sketchy behaviour monitor, part two
18 MAR

DC01UK: a demanding new neighbour

Previously on Radlett Wire: two local firms have secured outline planning permission to build Europe’s biggest data centre right here in Hertsmere. We don’t know much more than that. For instance we don’t know who the final client is or who will use the facility once it’s live. Likewise, we have only the most basic… Continue reading DC01UK: a demanding new neighbour
4 FEB

DC01UK: Hertsmere steps into history

Well, possibly. Data centres are the cotton mills and steel foundries of our day. Vast, industrial-scale facilities that are right at the heart of the fourth industrial revolution. And one might be built right here, next to the motorway in South Mimms. We’ll admit to a certain childish excitement about this. Mysterious developers want to… Continue reading DC01UK: Hertsmere steps into history
01/12/2024

First mover

There might be a by-election in Hertsmere in the new year. Reform UK is the first to have noticed Boom. First out the gate. Reform UK is distributing leaflets in Hertsmere in anticipation of a by-election in the new year. Candidate Darren Selkus’s letter to electors says: If the rumours prove true and Oliver Dowden… Continue reading First mover
21/07/2024 · VIDEO

Slim pickings

Look, we know we should have expected this, but we’re experiencing a bit of a post-election comedown. There’s plenty of action in Parliament, of course, and it’s kind of mind-blowing to hear the man in the big hat reading out a list of broadly social-democratic laws, even if some of them are a bit arbitrary… Continue reading Slim pickings

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For over ten years - since way before everything went weird - we've been droning on about Radlett and the Hertsmere Parliamentary constituency

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Steve Bowbrick
Years Active

2011 - 2025
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5
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Clean
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Radlett Wire

Radlett Wire

Episodes

The Sir Oliver Dowden sketchy behaviour monitor, part two

DC01UK: a demanding new neighbour

DC01UK: Hertsmere steps into history

First mover

Slim pickings

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