When Tory frontbench politician Chris Grayling MP compared gang crime in Moss Side to that of Baltimore, as depicted in the Wire, his remarks sparked a storm of protest. The same politician last year described Falinge as the benefits capital of Britain, resulting in TV AM spending a week in the area and lurid media headlines.
Our allies in the Labour & Cooperative Movement, the Labour Land Campaign, have achieved a significant victory by securing the support of the Cooperative Party Conference for a General Election Manifesto which includes very clear support for using LVT as an economic instrument.
Every week people talk to me about health care and the NHS. The NHS is one of our most cherished institutions but its future is not in the hands of the people it is there to serve. Its future is at the mercy of the changing whims of politicians and unaccountable managers. Patients should come first and local people know what they need for their area. Having centrally imposed targets placed on doctors or hospitals has put the patients' needs in second place. Responsibility and accountability needs to rest with a Local Board - answerable to us through elections.
Heather Kidd supported the Ludlow Green Festival this week-end. The Ludlow Green Festival is arranged by Ludlow 21 - a voluntary, community-based group based in Ludlow that encourages local residents to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle.
Wolverhampton South West Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Councillor Robin Lawrence has today called for action to tackle the recession in Wolverhampton
Nick Perry, Lib Dem parliamentary hopeful for Hastings & Rye, has called on the Conservative County Council to think again on Academies for Hastings.