- Dear Colleague, I’m writing to ask for your supp...
- Dave of the Bullingdon is cock of the walk at PMQ’s. Quick, articulat...
- A coalition between the Torres and the Lib Dems is like marrying t...
- In the last two days the Conservative party has had tw...
- Don’t be fooled by the media hype that the decision on a ...
The sad result of being in the lead in the polls for so long is that the pundits get bored with you and started getting malevolent. That’s now happening to the Tories…
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General Ramblings
Dear Colleague, I’m writing to ask for your support to be elected as a member of the Family and Welfare Select Committee. I am a new member and many of you won’t know me,...
Read More...Dave of the Bullingdon is cock of the walk at PMQ’s. Quick, articulate, aggressive he’s unbeatable. But the speed of the words is beginning to deceive the brain. In talking about the G20 I...
Read More...A coalition between the Torres and the Lib Dems is like marrying the Parachute Regiment with a Brownie pack – bound to be messy. The Torres haven’t understood that the Lib Dems were...
Read More...Opinions
Austin Mitchell says: “Whatever Gordon Brown proposes for a quick fix on Pay and Allowances, the issue isn`t going to go away. We`re in a recession. People are losing their jobs and...
Read More...Dear John Thank you for your reply dated 12 November on the docks business rating issue. I am grateful for your full explanation of the problem with which you are attempting to grapple and for...
Read More...Dear Paul Thank you for your letter dated 31 October. Sorry to upset you. I`m not really that nasty. However, I can`t help noting that my desperate pleas to Treasury...
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Boost not Bash
This is no time to threaten Yorkshire Forward as David Cameron is now doing. We need to build it up and give it more money to help areas like ours which are hit by the recession. Yet instead...
Read More...Helen Clark Speaking at the House of Commons
Helen Clark Prime Minister of New Zealand since 1999 will be speaking to MPs, New Zealand Labour Party members and interested New Zealanders at the end of her forthcoming visit to the UK.
Read More...Austin presents children's artwork to Tony Blair
Austin met Tony Blair this afternoon to present him with artwork by Grimsby schoolchildren.
Read More...Port Rates Fiasco
Don’t be fooled by the Tory proposal to have a moratorium on retrospective rate payments in the ports. Sounds good. Means nothing. It means they’ve flunked the chance of doing...
Read More...Victoria Ayling, prospective parliamentary candidate for Grimsby announces that a Tory government will end the retrospective rate demands. Hurrah. Victoria may not be the best source of...
Read More...Election 2010
1) Grimsby First - to put Grimsby, and its people, first and foremost and to promote Grimsby. 2) On your Side - to fight for a fairer deal for the low paid 3) Europe - to oppose...
Read More...Suddenly all the talk is about a hung parliament (as distinct from a well hung parliament). Bring it on. I sat in one for two years. It meant hard work and long hours but backbenchers could get...
Read More...Everyone’s keeping their cards close to their chests. Whips don’t know. Ministers won’t talk. We know now the Budget is 24 March.My best guess for the rest is: Dissolution of...
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THE SIX MONTH SHAKEDOWN Martin Bell A Very British Revolution The Expenses Scandal and How to Save Our Democracy Icon Books UK £11.99 234pp Ann Treneman Annus...
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Top pay levels: obscene or insane? Michael Grade, who failed to turn ITV round, leaves with £2.7 million consolation. His successor, Adam Crozier, is to get £3.2 million over...
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Tory moratoriam means nothing Don’t be fooled by the Tory proposal to have a moratorium on retrospective rate payments in the ports. Sounds good. Means nothing. ...
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Tory response to the budget Darling’s budget got a good press, though not from me; he should have splashed out more. Cameron’s reply was marked down by me as...
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Mitchell innocent say both fan club members Austin Mitchell today pleaded not guilty and insane to the charge of demanding money with menaces by asking for a pay increase for MPs. Howls...
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My Five Pledges 1) Grimsby First - to put Grimsby, and its people, first and foremost and to promote Grimsby. 2) On your Side - to fight for a fairer deal...
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Cut Eurocrap first! All the talk of cuts to come makes me fear Edward Scissorhand will be the dominant figure in British politics for the next two years. ...
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Call me Holey Czar The budget doles out £100 million to fill potholes in roads. We could spend that in Grimsby alone. But it’s for the whole country...
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Reaction to the Budget Alistair Darling is a calm, dour, dependable Scot so I didn’t expect to be excited by his budget. I wasn’t. Good things come in small...
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Out with the greedies, in with principles I watched Monday’s Dispatches squirming with embarrassment. To think that these idiots grovelling for money, ever ready to prostitute themselves...
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