SUNDAY COLUMN: The GP Scandal
Anne Marie Waters Sunday 24th October 2021 General Practitioners (GPs) are primary care doctors who are often the first person a patient sees before being referred on for specialist care. The GP is the [...]
The Amess Murder and the End of our Liberties
Anne Marie Waters 19th October 2021 It is not unheard of – in fact it is common – for the powerful to use a tragic event for their own ends. Last week’s murder of [...]
SUNDAY COLUMN: MP’s Murder – A Disunited Kingdom
Anne Marie Waters Sunday 17th October 2021 “Diversity is our strength”. That’s what we’re told. Incessantly. Relentlessly. Over and over again. But what is not so ever-present is a reason, or an explanation. Why [...]
SUNDAY COLUMN: The Common Law Conundrum
Anne Marie Waters Sunday 10th October 2021 It’s an issue that pops up very very frequently, especially since the Coronavirus Act removed so many of our rights and freedoms with blatant ferocity. Many people [...]
SUNDAY COLUMN: Afghan refugees will bring hell on earth
Anne Marie Waters Sunday 22nd August 2021 Does it matter what people believe? Of course it does. But let’s take a scenario. If I was to tell an open border advocate that 99% of Afghans [...]
SUNDAY COLUMN: The Cost of Travel
Anne Marie Waters Sunday 19th September 2021 My mother lives in Ireland. I have not seen her since 2018 and with threat of another lockdown hanging over us, I thought it best to visit [...]
SUNDAY COLUMN: The Forced Vaccination of Children
Anne Marie Waters Sunday 5th September 2021 Imagine a scenario. A 12 or 13 year old child is at school. School has been rather difficult for the past couple of years. This child and [...]
SUNDAY COLUMN: Cleaning Up!
Anne Marie Waters Sunday 14th March 2021 One of the most common issues I’m hearing about from residents as I campaign for local elections in May, is rubbish! People are tired of rubbish-strewn streets and [...]
Our Free Speech is Gone
Anne Marie Waters Tuesday 2nd March 2021 In the United Kingdom in 2021, citizens do not have freedom of speech. That is not a matter of debate, that is a statement of fact. It [...]
The Problem with Policing
Anne Marie Waters Wednesday 24th February 2021 There is a big problem with policing in Britain. This is particularly so for us here in Hartlepool. As I've written previously, Cleveland has the highest crime [...]
Saving the NHS
Anne Marie Waters Wednesday 24th February 2021 Back in 2011, the A&E department in Hartlepool closed. A couple of years later, the Intensive Care unit closed. People in Hartlepool must now head off to [...]
SUNDAY COLUMN: The Power of Local Government
Anne Marie Waters Sunday 21st February 2021 This May, our local elections return. These were cancelled in 2020 because of COVID restrictions, and it’s still unclear exactly how the logistics will work this year, [...]
Hartlepool Housing – A New Reponse
Anne Marie Waters February 15th 2021 Hartlepool needs housing. People have families, they need homes. People are moving here from other parts of the country that have simply become too overcrowded. Others are coming [...]
Election Campaigning Made Difficult for Newcomers
Anne Marie Waters Tuesday 26th January 2021 Cabinet Office Minister Chloe Smith has stated that door to door campaigning for this May's elections is not permitted. This will inevitably make effective campaigning near-impossible for [...]
Cleveland – the most dangerous place in England
Anne Marie Waters Friday 8th January 2021 Cleveland is the most dangerous area in England and Wales, according to a recent report. The report reveals that serious crimes such as murder, rape, arson, and [...]
A Sad Indictment of Our Democracy
Letter to Editor of Hartlepool Mail regarding Councillor Karen King Dear Ms Yates, I read with interest your newspaper's article describing the cowardly behaviour of the bulk of Hartlepool's councillors - it is a [...]
I have toys to give away in Hartlepool!
This week, I received a very generous donation from an anonymous Hartlepool resident; I want to express huge thanks for this. As a result of this kind donation, I now have toys to give away [...]
New COVID Vaccine – Will it help in Hartlepool?
This week sees the first ever vaccination against COVID-19. A woman from Northern Ireland, Margaret Keenan, has become the first in the world to be given the new vaccine, developed by Pfizer/BioNTech and given the [...]
Freedom of Information: Construction in Hartlepool
This week, I sent the following Freedom of Information Request to Hartlepool Borough Council. Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to request that you forward to me the following information (by email). What construction and/or renovation [...]
Coronavirus in Hartlepool – Cases rises in Seaton Carew
As of November 21st 2020, COVID-19 cases in Seaton Carew are among the highest in the North East. This is obviously bad news as we must get our businesses back open as soon as possible. [...]
Mike Hill – A Legitimate Use of Expenses?
Hartlepool MP Mike Hill was in the papers this week, and it isn't a glowing review! You can watch my video on it here. The Independent reported: A Labour MP accused of sexual harassment has claimed £2,000 [...]
Freedom of Information: “Refugees” in Hartlepool
Several members of the public have contacted me about the presence, or potential presence, of "refugees" or "asylum seekers" in Hartlepool. The reason I put those words in quote marks is quite simply because they [...]