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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Politics « Shropshire Star</title><description>Politics and local council news from the Shropshire Star.</description><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/</link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 16:40:32 +0100</lastBuildDate><ttl>15</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant owner quits Oswestry Town Council  ]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2013/05/24/restaurant-owner-quits-oswestry-town-council/</link><description><![CDATA[A popular restaurant owner has decided to stand down from Oswestry Town Council just weeks after being elected.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2013/05/24/restaurant-owner-quits-oswestry-town-council/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:59:48 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parking tops agenda for Ludlow’s new mayor]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/23/parking-tops-agenda-for-ludlows-new-mayor/</link><description><![CDATA[A retired newsagent has been appointed the new mayor of Ludlow – and immediately pledged to do “all he could” to tackle parking problems in the town.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/23/parking-tops-agenda-for-ludlows-new-mayor/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:56 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star comment: David Cameron and Nick Clegg must end political bickering]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/lifestyle/blogs/daily-blog/2013/05/22/star-comment-david-cameron-and-nick-clegg-must-end-political-bickering/</link><description><![CDATA[When new political bedfellows David Cameron and Nick Clegg first unveiled their good humoured double-act in the Downing Street rose garden, they spoke of a coalition Government which would provide strong and stable leadership for Britain, and take the country in a historic new direction.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/lifestyle/blogs/daily-blog/2013/05/22/star-comment-david-cameron-and-nick-clegg-must-end-political-bickering/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:59:47 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Star Comment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owen Paterson to defy Cameron on gay marriage vote]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/20/owen-paterson-to-defy-cameron-on-gay-marriage-vote/</link><description><![CDATA[Environment Minister and North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson today pledged to continue his opposition against plans to legalise same-sex marriage.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/20/owen-paterson-to-defy-cameron-on-gay-marriage-vote/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:59:58 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes at the top in Telford & Wrekin Council reshuffle]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/20/changes-at-the-top-in-telford-wrekin-council-reshuffle/</link><description><![CDATA[Top councillors in Telford &amp; Wrekin are set to get new jobs. Cabinet roles on the unitary council will be shuffled to reflect changes in priorities.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/20/changes-at-the-top-in-telford-wrekin-council-reshuffle/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:59:56 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poll: Should gay marriage be legalised?]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/20/poll-should-gay-marriage-be-legalised/</link><description><![CDATA[As the coalition's controversial gay marriage legislation returns to the Commons with Tory MPs and activists deeply split over the issue, we ask if you think same-sex marriage should be legalised.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/20/poll-should-gay-marriage-be-legalised/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:59:55 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multi-million pound bid for new Shrewsbury Town Council HQ scrapped]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/20/multi-million-pound-bid-for-new-shrewsbury-town-council-hq-scrapped/</link><description><![CDATA[Multi-million pound plans for a new headquarters for Shrewsbury Town Council have been scrapped.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/20/multi-million-pound-bid-for-new-shrewsbury-town-council-hq-scrapped/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:58:56 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court case councillor Mark Mountford becomes mayor of Shifnal]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/17/court-case-councillor-mark-mountford-becomes-mayor-of-shifnal/</link><description><![CDATA[A councillor who admitted counterfeiting charges less than a month ago is now the mayor of a Shropshire town.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/17/court-case-councillor-mark-mountford-becomes-mayor-of-shifnal/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shropshire Council planning further £35m cuts ]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2013/05/17/shropshire-council-planning-further-35m-cuts/</link><description><![CDATA[Council chiefs could have to find £35 million of savings next year, it has been revealed.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2013/05/17/shropshire-council-planning-further-35m-cuts/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telford & Wrekin MPs at odds on Queen’s Speech vote]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2013/05/16/telford-wrekin-mps-at-odds-on-queens-speech-vote/</link><description><![CDATA[Telford &amp; Wrekin’s MPs have taken opposite sides in a vote in the House of Commons on a controversial amendment to the Queen’s Speech.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2013/05/16/telford-wrekin-mps-at-odds-on-queens-speech-vote/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[All change at Shrewsbury Town Council as Labour takes control]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2013/05/16/all-change-at-shrewsbury-town-council-as-labour-takes-control/</link><description><![CDATA[The Labour group on Shrewsbury Town Council has taken charge of running the authority’s main committees after becoming the largest party in the town in this month’s local elections.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2013/05/16/all-change-at-shrewsbury-town-council-as-labour-takes-control/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:59:46 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor calls for 10-year plan to boost Shrewsbury's economy]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2013/05/15/mayor-calls-for-10-year-plan-to-boost-shrewsburys-economy/</link><description><![CDATA[Shrewsbury needs a 10-year plan to improve its economy and attract more skilled jobs to the town, new mayor Jon Tandy has said.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2013/05/15/mayor-calls-for-10-year-plan-to-boost-shrewsburys-economy/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unemployment figures falling in Shropshire]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/15/unemployment-figures-falling-in-shropshire/</link><description><![CDATA[Joblessness fell in Shropshire for the second consecutive month during April, despite the national employment figure falling at its fastest rate since autumn 2011, official figures showed today.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/05/15/unemployment-figures-falling-in-shropshire/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:01:01 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillors will vote on how to fill Whitchurch vacancy]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2013/05/14/councillors-will-vote-on-how-to-fill-whitchurch-vacancy/</link><description><![CDATA[Town councillors will decide how to fill a vacancy on their authority this week – after only 14 people stood for 15 seats.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/politics/2013/05/14/councillors-will-vote-on-how-to-fill-whitchurch-vacancy/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:59:46 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letter: Ukip’s success opens up broader picture]]></title><link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/letters/2013/05/13/letter-ukips-success-opens-up-broader-picture/</link><description><![CDATA[Ukip’s success in local elections is having a wonderful effect in highlighting the uncomfortable truth that our mainstream parties have quietly surrendered our sovereignty to the detriment of many of their own voters.]]></description><guid>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/letters/2013/05/13/letter-ukips-success-opens-up-broader-picture/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category></item></channel></rss>
