All together now...
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28/06/2008
I’m on the MPs away weekend at Latimer Place.
It’s nice to be able to chill together away from Parliament.
David is uber relaxed and everyone is milling about and having a coffee in-between sessions.
He is chatting to us ...
All together now...
Henley By-Election
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26/06/2008
Nothing to blog because I'm superstitious!We have had a great day getting out the vote! Even my PA's sister Catriona!
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Henley By-Election
The War Of The Mediums
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25/06/2008
On Friday of last week I was besieged with telephone calls from journalists asking me to 'attack' Transport Minister Tom Harris MP, over a blog he had written asking why people are so miserable.
I declined the offer. Tom is a decent guy who is ...
The War Of The Mediums
The Summer Ball
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24/06/2008
We held our Summer Ball on Friday night and this year Nicholas Soames, son of Christopher Soames, and grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, spoke to us.
No one wants to read a list of names. The angels know who they are. Thank you for such a wel...
The Summer Ball
Pinocchio
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23/06/2008
During the eco-towns debate in the Commons last week, I told MPs that the office of the Minister for Housing had contacted my Westminster office about her impending visit of last Monday. Her office contacted my office at 4.55pm on the Friday b...
Pinocchio
We know how much - now tell us when
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23/06/2008
Now that we know the full cost of the county council’s new coat of arms carpet - £1875 + £328 VAT - perhaps the county will give us the important piece of information ie WHEN it was ordered.
If it was any time after the county could reasonably have been aware of the possibility it would [...]
We know how much - now tell us when
Justice may be done, but not seen to be done
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20/06/2008
A new Government report by suggests that one way of deterring petty criminals is to make them wear clothing identifying them as such when they serve community service sentences.
I don’t know how much effect it would have on the miscreant, but it might have some benefit for young people on the...
Justice may be done, but not seen to be done
Electoral Cleansing.
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20/06/2008
When I lived and worked in Africa, I drove to Zimbabwe for food and supplies - it truly was the bread basket for Africa. Now world attention is turning to what is happening in Zimbabwe as the 27th June election marches closer. On Wednesday three of...
Electoral Cleansing.
Email case skins Hare
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19/06/2008
AN attempt by former borough councillor Tony Hare to sue my PA for slander has been thrown out by the High Court in London. Hare now faces cost of around £30,000.
Hare, a member of Elstow Parish Council, brought the actions against local PR company boss Jacquie Manners of Manners PR, and my PA Phil Lotan...
Email case skins Hare
Children Aborting Babies
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19/06/2008
The figures released this morning by the DoH show that there is a 23 per cent increase in abortions in girls under 14.The figures today show that children are aborting babies, which is a stark indicator of how the government ...
Children Aborting Babies