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 Taking tough action to protect our country |
Next week inthe House of Commons a crucial vote will take place on the securityof our country. The Labour Government proposes to introduce a powerto extend detention before charge,...
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| Let's get an award for local hero Frank Foley - 27 May 2008 |
A nationalcampaign has been launched to change the honours system torecognise the heroism of deceased British heroes like FrankFoley. TheHolocaust Educational Trust has launch...
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| Campaign to bring a university to Dudley - 13 March 2008 |
I’m off to Dudley College later today to step up the campaign to bring a university to Dudley.Last week the Secretary of State for Universities, Science and Innovation, John Denh...
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| Thursdays Election - Wednesday 30 April 2008 |
THE BNP are not a mainstream political party,but a bunch of extremists stirring up hatred and dividing people onthe basis of where they were born and the colour of theirskin.I'm th...
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| Dudley's economy continues to grow - 18 March 2008 |
This week’s papers have been full of doom and gloom about the economy, because a few estate agents or building societies have published figures suggesting house prices...
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| Government back our flag campaign |
This week one of the Dudley News campaigns got given the official government seal of approval. Last year, thepaper and I launched a campaign to fly the Union Jack above all public ...
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| I want everyone to attend this week's parade for the Mercian Regiment - 11 March 2008 |
I’ll be attending this week’s parade to mark the Mercian Regiment getting the freedom of our Borough – and I hope many local people will turn out to show theirsupport and the...
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| Duncan Edwards - 12 February 2008 |
For anyone, like me, who grew up in Dudley the name of Duncan Edwards is synonymous with the town and your childhood; your school competed for the Duncan Edwards Cup; you saw th...
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| Let's have tough penalties to deter illegal drivers - Thursday 7 February 2008 |
I’ve never been able to understand why people caught driving without insurance or tax get such small fines. Research carried out in Dudley by a Neighbourhood Watch activist an...
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| Record Governement Support for Dudley - Tuesday 15 January 2008 |
Oh dear. I seem to have upset some of the good folk at Dudley Council with my comments about the funding Dudley gets from the council. You be the judge. The facts are as f...
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| Fair Shares for Dudley and the Black Country - Tuesday 8 January 2008 |
I AM sure you will be as disappointed as I am that we did not win the People's Millions vote and the £50 million it would have brought to the Black Country, but I wanted to tha...
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| Holocaust Memorial Event - Tuesday 29 January 2008 |
Last Friday I attended the Holocaust Memorial event at Dudley College. The Centre for Equality and Diversity did a great job organising the commemoration, which was atte...
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| Spending settlement is major boost for Dudley - 10 December 2007 |
Last week the government announced the details of local council funding over the next three years – and a major boost in spending for services in Dudley. Councils in England w...
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| 28 days or longer? You decide - 26 November 2007 |
Gordon Brown recently announced details of new security measures needed to root out the threat of terrorism and strengthen local communities to tackle extremism and prevent it g...
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| Remembrance Sunday - 18 November 2007 |
In 1918, ‘at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month’ the fighting stopped after four years of vicious conflict. Each year since then Brita...
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| Stand UP for the Black Country - 29 October 2007 |
This week we received the fantastic news that the Black Country’s bid for the People’s Millions has got through to the final four. But I think it’s too early to celebr...
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| Dudley's economy is on the move - 19 October 207 |
Last Friday I was invited to officially open the West Bromwich Building Society’s new offices at Falcon House in the town centre. It was great to meet the staff who were b...
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| My week at conference - 1 October 2007 |
I first went to the Labour Party conference back in 1989 and I’ve been pretty much every year since – but I’ve never known a week like this one. First, I don’t th...
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| What a week! - 21 September 2007 |
THE Parliamentary recess is a great opportunity to spend time out and about in Dudley, meeting local groups and taking up local issues Over the last few days I've pulled togethe...
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| Why I refused to help someone at a recent surgery - 13 September 2007 |
I think you’ve got to try to be consistent in politics. To set out clearly what you believe in – and then stick to it. Then it’s up to the people you represent...
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