Alasdair Ross - local councillor

In this blog I will be giving my political opinions on both issues at home and abroad. I will also focus on the issues that affect the people of Ipswich and in particular those who live in Rushmere Ward. I will also try and give an insight to how I will be campaigning in Rushmere and Ipswich

Monday, 5 May 2025

On the side of our Armed Forces and the veterans community

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As a veteran who is involved in politics, I often feel amazed how many of my former comrades seem happy to support Farage and what ever part...
Sunday, 4 May 2025

We are listening, we are delivering, but we know we need to do more

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Thursday was not a great night, election wise for Labour - we get little satisfaction from knowing the Tories had an even worse set of resul...
Thursday, 6 June 2024

Never forget this generation

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D day, 80 years ago - we must never forget the sacrifices this generation made to give us peace in Europe - We will remember them
Friday, 3 May 2024

I hold Rushmere Ward

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 2024 Ipswich Borough Council Election result: Result for Rushmere Ward: Lib Dem - 146 Reform UK - 188 Green - 221 Tory - 626 Labour, Alasda...
Friday, 8 March 2024

Cutting out the truth

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Slightly shocked this week to find a Tory leaflet arrive through my letterbox, normally we are lucky to even get one just before an election...
Wednesday, 7 February 2024

Has he?

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Homelessness is a big issue throughout the UK, and Ipswich is no different to other similar towns in having such a problem, made worse recen...
Saturday, 11 November 2023

A community remembers

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Yesterday, I was given the privilege to speak at the unveiling of a mural to remember a Westbourne Academy pupil, and a  Whitehouse Estate, ...
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About Me

Alasdair Ross
I am 62 and married with two children, I stood for the Labour Party in the Rushmere Ward in Ipswich at 2006 and 2007 local elections and then won it for Labour on May 1st 2008 with a majority of 13 before retaining the seat in 2012 with a majority of over 500. I retaining the seat again in 2016. I live in the ward and I was born in Ipswich and both my parents (Annie and Peter Ross) were Labour councillors in Ipswich. I went to Tower Ramparts School in the town (Yes, it was a school before it became a shopping centre!) In 1978, I left Ipswich to join the army. I spent 24 years in the Royal Green Jackets, serving in Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Kosova. Since leaving the army in 2002, I have worked in a local school. I spent 2009 back with the army, 7 months in Sangin, Afghanistan as Operations Warrant Officer with 2 Rifles. I am the campaign organisor in Rushmere Sport is my other great interest and I was one of the founding members of the Ipswich Town Independent Supporters Trust.
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