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Posted at 9:50am Thursday 20th November 2008
Posted at 8:54am Thursday 23rd October 2008
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I KNOW that the impact of the credit crunch and higher global oil prices is beginning to be felt on jobs.
Posted at 10:45am Thursday 25th September 2008
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AN interesting question was thrown at me when I spoke to the Rotary Club two weeks ago.
Posted at 8:58am Thursday 28th August 2008
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LIKE the vast majority of parents, I have been busy preparing for the new school term.
Posted at 8:35am Thursday 31st July 2008
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THIS July marks 10 years since Labour voted to bring in the national minimum wage. I well remember the House of Commons sitting throughout the night in a battle to pass this legislation
Posted at 9:10am Thursday 3rd July 2008
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Sixty not out – the NHS is going well. This week the NHS celebrates its 60th birthday. Despite opposition from the BMA, a Labour government created a world’s first.
Posted at 8:47am Thursday 5th June 2008
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Next week Parliament considers proposals to toughen up counter terrorism legislation. I won’t risk the safety and security of local people going about their day-to-day activities by weakening our security forces.
Posted at 8:58am Thursday 8th May 2008
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The threat from international terrorism is real and severe. It shows no sign of diminishing. The director general of the security service said recently that the police and security agencies are currently dealing with some 30 known plots and more than 200 groupings or networks, totalling about 2,000 individuals. As we have seen, the terrorist threat is aimed at causing mass casualties with no warning, and with no limits on method – including the use of suicide attacks.
Posted at 9:04am Thursday 13th March 2008
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The recent row over garden waste collection is proof that a wholesale review of how local councils work in Worcestershire is needed.
Posted at 9:00am Thursday 14th February 2008
Posted at 8:44am Thursday 17th January 2008
YOUR MP WRITES
This week in Parliament we started the work on the Education and Skills Bill. As the whip with responsibility for delivering this for the Government, I know the difference it will make for young people and adults in Worcester.
Posted at 8:35am Thursday 20th December 2007
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At this time of year, as we celebrate Christmas, perhaps we should get people to think about the Christmas story and how it might apply to Worcester.
Posted at 9:50am Thursday 22nd November 2007
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My recent comments about the future use of Worcester’s Guildhall certainly got people talking, and I’m glad of that. But will it make the city council listen?
Posted at 8:44am Thursday 25th October 2007
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A couple of years ago, amid fierce debate over school reform plans, I suggested to the local education authority that Elgar Technology College should apply to become an academy.
Posted at 8:56am Thursday 27th September 2007
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One of the biggest changes to the Labour Party took place this week at Bournemouth.
Posted at 8:29am Thursday 30th August 2007
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Like many parents in the city, I am preparing for the return to school next week. Uniforms have been bought and even the shoes are cleaned ready to go.
Posted at 8:26am Thursday 2nd August 2007
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Time for sensible debate to deal with flooding in Worcester. Firstly, let me extend my sympathies to all those affected by the recent flooding. With the clean up in full swing, the news agenda will move on. It is important that politicians like me do not forget what has happened and we learn the lessons that natural disasters like flooding teach us. Over the months, and yes, years ahead we need to debate sensibly what we can do to reduce the risk of repeat floods.
Posted at 8:58am Thursday 5th July 2007
Your MP writes
Earlier this week, the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Justice outlined plans for a new constitutional settlement that entrusts more power to Parliament and the people.
Posted at 9:02am Thursday 7th June 2007
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In 2005 the response from the people of Worcester to Live 8 and the Make Poverty History campaign showed how we all wanted action to improve the lives of millions of the poorest people in the world.
Posted at 9:05am Thursday 10th May 2007
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