Every week I have a column in the excellent Gravesend Messenger newspaper. You can read them in full by scrolling down the page or by selecting a date from below..
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04/12/2008 |
The professionals are the problem not the solution
Last month saw the tragic death of little Baby P, let’s reflect on who might be to blame. Here in Gravesham family breakdown, (more)....
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27/11/2008 |
2 year olds receiving an ‘education’ Following the government’s announcement that there will be nursery places for all 2-year-olds, I am interested in what my constituents think about education for toddlers. (more)....
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20/11/2008 |
Europe uses world economic crisis to “bury” constitution betrayal
A couple of week ago, ITV’s Tonight programme, where I worked as a reporter for a bit , held a referendum on the EU Treaty in the fair town of Luton. (more)....
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13/11/2008 |
Unintelligible quangocracy speak
You have been kind enough to tolerate me as your MP for over three years now . In that time I have met many lovely people in local government, the NHS, schools and others employed by the state . But sometimes I don ’t understand what they are saying. (more)....
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06/11/2008 |
Planning
I am impressed the council leader has announced a lot more time for consultation over "The Tower" (Gravesend Messenger, Oct 16). (more)....
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30/10/2008 |
The state is set to owe a total of £2,354 billion
My friend, Brooks Newmark the MP for Braintree , has spent considerable time over the past three years researching public debt. He says that the bank bail-out plan could drive the true level of Government debt to nearly £100,000 for every household in Gravesham. (more)....
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23/10/2008 |
Credit crunch
For some time a few people have been saying that the level of consumer debt has become totally out of proportion to the ratio of earnings and this was unsustainable. (more)....
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09/10/2008 |
Kent Air Ambulance tribute
Occasionally, I like to pay tribute to the charities and organisations that make Kent a safer place and one of those is The Kent Air Ambulance Trust.
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02/10/2008 |
Supporting our fire service.
Our fire crews in Gravesham have threatened to strike in protest over plans to axe emergency control rooms which will see the closure of 46 control rooms to leave just 9 for the whole of the UK. Many of us will be very disappointed if they do. (more)....
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25/09/2008 |
Rights to Justice Yes, it could happen under new EU laws where Britons tried abroad in their absence will be deported from the UK to serve their sentence. (more)....
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