Don't pump up fuel prices
MPs are demanding that the Government abandons plans to slap 2p on petrol and diesel from next week as the recession continues to bite.
28 Aug 2009
National News
Prison population projections highlight Government incompetence
New projections published by the Government today show that the prison population in England and Wales could reach more than 93,000 by 2015. This could mean an extra cost to the taxpayer of over £380m.
28 Aug 2009
Relaxing in the Recess
A favourite summer 'silly season' story for the national press is to keep running items on the 'disgracefully' long holidays MP's are having in expensive and exotic locations. Never one to let the facts ruin a good story they of course ignore anything that does not fit their pre conceived ideas. Journalists from national newspapers contacted my office to see where I was holidaying. Upon being told that I was camping on a farm in Devon they carefully left me out of their stories the next day!
PHMP
28 Aug 2009
I'm The Leader Fly Me
I was intending to write something about Wednesday's Planning and Environment Committee. It was cancelled, because of lack of business. So I thought I would comment on a couple of newspaper items that caught my eye.
CJC
28 Aug 2009
Delight as Information Centre opens six days a week
Brentwood's Liberal Democrats are delighted that the decision has been taken to open the town's Information Centre six days a week, with half days on Wednesday and Saturday and full-day opening on every other day.
27 Aug 2009
CLEGG HOSTS 'TOWN HALL' MEETING IN NEWCASTLE
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is inviting the people of Newcastle to tell him what they think about everything under the sun from fixing the economy to rebuilding trust in politics.
27 Aug 2009