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 Prime Minister sets out the vision and ideas needed to build
afairer Britain - 25 September 2008 |
I’ve just got back to Dudley from the conference in Manchester. It was a much better conference than I had expected, with Gordon and his government focused on helping the ...
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| Victory for local people as national enquiry is launched - Tuesday
1 July 2008 |
Another campaign launched by local people in Dudley is set to have a national impact, after the Chairman of the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee announced on Frid...
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| Taking tough action to protect our country - Friday 6 June 2008 |
Next week in the House of Commons a crucial vote will take place on the security of our country. The Labour Government proposes to introduce a power to extend detention before char...
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| Let's get an award for local hero Frank Foley - 27 May 2008 |
A national campaign has been launched to change the honours system to recognise the heroism of deceased British heroes like Frank Foley. The Holocaust Educational Trust has ...
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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 on the basis of where they were born and the colour of their skin. I'...
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| Government back our flag campaign - Friday 28 March 2008 |
This week one of the Dudley News campaigns got given the official government seal of approval. Last year, the paper and I launched a campaign to fly the Union Jack above all publi...
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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 are ...
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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 Innovati...
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| I want everyone to attend this week's parade for the
MercianRegiment - 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 their support ...
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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 the ...
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| Let's have tough penalties to deter illegal
drivers-Thursday7February 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...
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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 attended by aro...
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| Record Government 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 fo...
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| Fair Shares for Dudley and the Black Country - Tuesday 8
January2008 |
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 thank ...
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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 will...
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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 gain...
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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 Britain h...
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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 celeb...
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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...
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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 donâ€...
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