Why Bob Russell MP threw a childish sulk

Posted by on Sep 23, 2006 in Uncategorized | 8 comments You would imagine an MP would want to share a drink with his local political journalist at their annual party conference, keep him sweet, particularly one as astute and as fair as Graham Dines, from the East Anglian Daily Times. Not so Bob Russell, (pic left) the Lib Dem honorable member for Colchester. It seems he threw a sulk because Graham reported how he had tried to lobby fellow MPs to be...
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Charging to chat with Ministers – is this the thin edge of the wedge?

Posted by on Sep 23, 2006 in Uncategorized | 5 comments Businesses are seemingly coughing up thousands of pounds to chat with Ministers at next week’s Labour Party conference. Had it been Conservatives, we would have been accused of sleaze and greed. If our leading politicians have their fingers on the pulse, surely they should want to meet as many people as possible from different backgrounds and exchange views. What about others who want to...
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