Greg Pope has represented the Hyndburn constituency for some 17 years.
He has announced in the Accrington Observer that he will step down at the next election for ‘personal reasons’ rather than his expenses that came to light last week.
Mr Pope had a 5,587 majority over the Conservatives in the… Continue reading
The outbreak of the swine flu virus in Mexico could be far more serious that we’re led to believe. Citizens and health professionals in Mexico have been writing in to the BBC with quite worrying statements. Doctors are reporting that vaccines, even at high dosage, are simply not having any effect. One concerned Doctor… Continue reading
13:30 Opening speech by Party Chairman, Eric Pickles
13:40-14:45 Routemap to Recovery – Speech by George Osborne at end
15:00 – 15:10 Speech by Daniel Hannan MEP on Gordons Broken referendum promise
15:10 – 16:00 Our vision for the future with Oliver Letwin
16:05 – 16:30 Speech by Leader of the… Continue reading
Just finished watching David Cameron’s interview on This Morning (ITV). They discussed what the Conservatives would have done, Cameron responded by saying he consistently argued in favour of reducing borrowing, opposing the VAT cut, opposing further fiscal stimulus. He put forward his proposals for expenses reform as an ‘interim solution’, signalling he might completely reform expenses if elected.
At the… Continue reading
David Davis the former Shadow Home Secretary, appeared to come out as the champion of civil liberties last year, whether you agree with his method of doing so or not, is another matter. PoliticsHome recently released a poll concerning civil liberties. In particular it referenced the… Continue reading
Browsing through the comment sections of various newspapers, the general consensus is that Brown cannot recover from Smeargate. Even if he didn’t know about these particular e-mails, his judgement has to be called into question. It was Gordon Brown who appointed Damian McBride, knowing the way he conducts his work, and it’s Gordon Brown who refused to bow into… Continue reading
You may well have missed this article in yesterdays Guardian, as the details of Smeargate aired in the Sunday papers. It’s about a new statistic, four mental health patients die per day in NHS care. From 2007-2008 that is 1,282 deaths and another 913 suffered ‘severe’… Continue reading
Derek Draper September 2007 to the National Housing Federation:
In a world ever dominated by shallow spin about superficial things, you all have stories to tell that are real, vital and truly important to peoples’ lives.
I understand that why you might be wary, and hesitant BUT
Your story, and your stories, should… Continue reading
