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Lets hear the other side of the story


According  to an article in Mondays Guardian, our MPs are an industrious bunch. On top of their annual MPs salary (£65,738) a number of our elected representatives earn significant sums from second jobs (unless of course they see their role as an MP as … Continue reading

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Francis found a carpet after all


On Tuesday (21st May), Parliament broke up for its traditional Whitsun holiday. The MPs and Lords are due to reconvene on Monday 3rd June when around a 1000 legislators will be back at their desks ready to challenge the Government on its actions and … Continue reading

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What a tangled web…….


Yesterday Francis Maude, the MP for Horsham and Minister for the Cabinet Office made the following statement in the House of Commons: “Guidance has today been issued to civil servants in UK departments on the principles which they should observe in … Continue reading

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A free market, but only when it suits them


The ideology of the current government is somewhat inconsistent when it comes to the way in which it chooses to rely on free markets and when and where it chooses to erect barriers to participation and activity by those deemed unsuitable. This … Continue reading

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Come on Francis…..


In a world full of inequalities and injustice at a scale that few of us can really understand it is easy to settle on small and relatively inconsequential issues and make these seem more important than they really are so … Continue reading

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