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Budget 2017: backtracking on 7 years of Tory damage, but missing the path to repairing our public services

DURING HIS budget speech today the Chancellor called the Tories the Government of the future. There were certainly a lot of superficial giveaways designed to make us feel good and massage the chronic problems our country faces, but they failed even to boost the energy of backbench Tories.

Supporting Parliament Week 2017!

  Oldham Hulme Grammar School Parliament Week Event . My first visit as part of Parliament week was attending the fantastic Oldham Hulme Grammar School.  I was impressed with the week-long activities the school held such as Mock referendums, promoting Local Council and Youth Council Elections and discussing how democracy works in the UK. It is alwaysContinue reading “Supporting Parliament Week 2017!”

An Inspirational show of appreciation for The Blessed John Henry Newman RC College Year of 2017!

After a long week in Parliament it was a pleasure to have been invited to The Blessed John Henry Newman RC College Presentation evening celebrating the fantastic achievements of the Year 11 students. The atmosphere in the school, the vibe in the hall where excited students, the proud staff and parents had congregated waiting forContinue reading “An Inspirational show of appreciation for The Blessed John Henry Newman RC College Year of 2017!”

Remembrance Sunday – the story of Private Walter Mills

HISTORY HAS a greater pull on our conscious when we discover a personal link to the past. It could be a distant ancestor, rediscovered by research into our family past. Or perhaps they shared our name, or the name of a close family member alive today. Or maybe that link is just knowing that someoneContinue reading “Remembrance Sunday – the story of Private Walter Mills”