510 MPs did not vote over Freedom of Information

Posted by on May 18, 2007 in Uncategorized | 8 comments Only 136 out of a possible 646 MPs voted at today’s heated debate to exempt themselves from the Freedom of Information Act. It now passes to the Lords for consideration. Private Members’ Bills are debated on Fridays when most MPs spend the day in their constituencies.  Surely this demonstrates that urgent matters like this should be heard mid-week. Five years...
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A day in York

Posted by on May 18, 2007 in updates | 5 comments I’m spending the day with Julian Sturdy in York, discussing our campaign for his parliamentary seat in York Outer which he will contest as a Conservative candidate. We hope to build on our success from the recent council elections when Conservatives won eight...
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The missing – Lawrence Harvey

Posted by on May 18, 2007 in updates | 1 comment   Children are precious whatever their age. Image your son goes off on a gap year or an overseas adventure and is never heard of or seen again. That’s what happened 32  years ago when a happy-go-lucky, 19-year-old Lawrence Harvey headed for the stunning Greek island of Mykonos. He arrived in April 1975 and the following month he phoned his mother saying he wanted to...
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