Martin Round
@MartinCTRound
MAYOR Elect of Maidstone & Gastronome.I love nature, architecture & sport. Tory Cllr with opinion esp bout Mental Health, & big topics like Planning & Syria.
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Just watching the news. I’ve circulated the world non-stop for over 40 years and met people I like, admire, trust, respect, adore, and love. Others I dislike, mistrust, and don’t respect. Gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, or sexuality, or for that matter education and…
📍 NYC, 1985 40 years ago this month, Simple Minds travelled to New York to continue work on what would become their landmark album 'Once Upon A Time' with legendary producer Jimmy Iovine. Photo by Anton Corbijn
BREAKING - Fresh figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) lay the blame for Britain’s four-month surge in food prices squarely at the door of Labour’s Chancellor Rachel Reeves (via @GuidoFawkes) order-order.com/2025/05/27/ree…
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Reeves Taxes Blamed for Four-Month Surge in Food Prices
The embattled Chancellor faces more bad news this morning as fresh figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and NielsenIQ reveal that food
Watch how many times I warned Starmer about winter fuel payments. Day after day, I told him he was making a mistake—he refused to listen. Now he’s scrambling a partial U-turn to appease his backbenchers. But he won’t say when. Will it come too late for those left in the cold?
The Foreign Office is now a national embarrassment telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/2… Some will know of my mission to find solutions to the plight of many Syrians especially the Kurds. I still think the FCDO are looking for Syria on the map!
Might have day out tomorrow & cycle to Dover & Dungeness, get some fish, watch the boats come in. Or pop over to Calais & watch the boats leave! I got into local politics to help my local communities but I am impotent on this one. Even after visits to Syria.
As incoming Mayor of Borough of Maidstone & County Town of Garden of England Im keen to promote @britishfarmers @SaveBritishFood @NFUtweets so first event will be a Tractor run @Lashendenairwar & the @kentcountyshow & ploughing matches to look forward to TOO!
Long time since last effort on here! Too busy! Being Deputy Mayor has been active & planning to be Mayor of @maidstonebc ! Been to Syria too, not many have, to look at the post war problems. Next : @SaveBritishFood
I am proudly @Conservatives but not only has the Leadership competition concerned me & certain behaviours, but the way CCHQ has reacted whilst constituency organisations have dealt with selections for the next round of County Elections. Time to react?
I am still pondering!
We are not just the ERG, TRG or One Nation, we are one Conservative Party. I will unite our party because I lead by consensus.
509 migrants in 11 boats made it to UK waters and were brought to Dover yesterday.
Maidstone’s Eco Hub and Maidstone Climate Action Network (CAN) are proud to announce a series of FREE repair workshops for children and teenagers. Find out more here and book now to avoid disappointment! bit.ly/3Uh0DHv
The UKs best kept secret is an evening on @channel5_tv ...its only Thursday but it was super TV tonight with the highlight being All Creatures Great and Small... and Im the purist from the 80s!
Great to see @katehumble @channel5_tv in Kent in a super programme on the White Cliffs with my friend Carl Adams. Nature, history, beauty, stimulation for mental health at its best. Well done researchers, production and Kate. TV at its best. But I may be biased!!!!
My blog is now LIVE! 🎉 Get exclusive insights straight from the Deputy Mayor, sharing thoughts on key local information. Check it out here 👉missedaround.com #MaidstoneUpdates #DeputyMayor #LocalLeadership #StayInformed #Maidstone
1 hour in to race.. 3 more hours and @simplemindscom!
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