Archive for November, 2008
Lord Mandelson of Spin
Image via Wikipedia BBC NEWS | Politics | New Labour ‘not dead’ – Mandelson: The New Labour principle still stands: we will only tax out of need, not out of envy or spite Lord Mandelson The death of New Labour? So says, Lord Mandelson – the architect of Labour spin. Since when has this been [...]
Darling commits borrowing suicide
2 Image via Wikipedia I have just listened to the most concerning financial statment from a Chancellor I think this country has ever faced. We are being told that Labour are going to borrow so much money to try and get the economy out of the mud that they cannot repay any of it until [...]
Richard Hickox dies
Image via Wikipedia As many of you will know I am very committed to being a part-time amateur singer and the news this morning that Richard Hickox has died will come as a great shock to many. He was a great man who had a strong comitment to choral music and it is tragic that [...]
BBC backs down on local newspaper attacks
Image by Getty Images via Daylife I recently sent out a press release, and wrote to the BBC Trust Chairman, asking the BBC not to start up their local video newspaper initiative. You can read the press release here. Whilst I cannot take the credit alone for having changed their minds, that would be foolish, [...]
The future of our countryside
Image by gazzat via Flickr Are there really going to be 40,000 homes in the South Somerset area? I was recently contacted by a constituent who was very concerned about this issue. Like me, he wants more housing so that there is a good stock of housing available of all sorts of shapes and sizes. [...]
Press release: Keeping Yeovil working
Tax cuts needed to keep Yeovil working says Kevin Davis Action required to boost the economy and reduce unemployment Ahead of the publication of the Government’s draft Budget – the so-called Pre-Budget Report on 24 November – Kevin Davis, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Yeovil, has called for tax cuts to help Yeovil’s economy and reduce [...]
Sex party set to heat up Australian politics
Image via Wikipedia Some people argue that politics needs to be more exciting. I tell them that it does have its moments but few really believe me. Well, maybe this new Australian experiment is what is needed here. It would appear that the problem is that the Aussie Government has decided to put on a [...]
Helping families weather the financial storm
Image via Wikipedia Action needed to protect families from unscrupulous lenders and bailiffs Kevin Davis warns that new Government laws will put family homes at threat Homes across Somerset are at threat of seizure by unscrupulous lenders or invasion by aggressive bailiffs, Kevin Davis, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Yeovil, warned. At a time when families [...]
Press Release: Fighting for Local Newspapers
KEVIN DAVIS JOINS FIGHT FOR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS Conservatives call for halt to BBC local TV news plans Kevin Davis has today pledged to support local newspapers from the threat posed by the BBC’s plans to start producing local video on demand news. The Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Yeovil has written to the BBC Trust Chairman, [...]
Good news for the Crewkerne View
Image via Wikipedia I came across this very good news story about local newspapers. There are a lot of stories of local papers closing down due to a squeeze on advertising budgets and the threat from the BBC of a localised web presence. This story therefore comes as very welcome news for those in the [...]
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