Labour News- Time to end 'Camerkozy' economics
- Owen Paterson's made-up job figures don't add up to much for Northern Ireland - Coaker
- U-turn a victory for places of worship but other listed buildings still clobbered - Harman
- Increase in number of patients who waited longer than 18 weeks for treatment is another sign of an NHS slipping backwards
- Ministers must not push people back into fuel poverty - Flint
- Figures reveal house building starts down 15 per cent - Dromey
- David Cameron promised recovery and he has delivered recession - Ed Miliband
- Government incompetence is the real reason for backtracking on solar - Flint
- Green Deal must be a good deal - Berger
- This is fantastic news for the Ellesmere Port plant - Umunna
Category Archives: Young People
Lapdancing clubs need law reform
I’m in London tomorrow looking at venues for a conference I’m organizing so I’ll be able to join the Fawcett Society protest as part of their ‘Sexism in the City’ campaign. Having written to my local Labour MP Colin Challen … Continue reading
90 years ago today women got the vote
That’s still cause for celebration in itself, and especially as we now have a woman running for the most powerful job in the world, the US President, go Hillary! The whole race over there is very exciting and it’s also … Continue reading
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Karen’s catch up
Been extremely busy and out of the blogging habit. Following May’s election, we had our beautiful daughter Esme in the summer so I’ve been spending lots of quality time with her, and have continued with my campaigning in Rothwell and … Continue reading
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Prioiritising social housing
I was interested to read in yesterday’s Guardian about some of Ruth Kelly’s plans for social housing which included helping people onto the housing ladder by giving them the option to buy 10% of their council or housing association home. … Continue reading
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£10K councillors spend to bring more diversity?
Interesting article in today’s Guardian about Ruth Kelly’s plans that councillors should get their own budget to make it easier for them to help local people sort out problems quickly. This amount could be £10,000. This comes as part of … Continue reading
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Big Brother allows racist bullying
I’d like to be able to say that I don’t watch big brother but like many people I have had a few sneaky looks. What I’ve seen when I have tuned in is bullying and many of the remarks have … Continue reading
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Procession of vehicles form demo on Leeds Road
A demonstration was staged yesterday by the Leeds and Wakefield Road Residents Action Group (LWRRAG). We gathered at 8am in the car park at the Stepping Stones pub in Rothwell. There was lots of media interest in the event and … Continue reading
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Useful feedback from Rothwell residents
Fantastic response to the Rothwell Rose community survey! The completed forms have been coming back in their droves which tells me that folks in Rothwell, Woodlesford, Carlton and Oulton want to be consulted on what their priorities and issues are. … Continue reading
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Road traffic and the danger to young people
The Rothwell Labour Action Team is getting a huge response to the road safety campaign. A resident who works at the scene in road accidents and sees the horrors at first hand has told us that he’s delighted that we’re … Continue reading
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