Labour's plans for those on benefits, to be tougher than IDS
So, that cat is out of the bag for Labour. In spite of the crocodile tears and faux anger at what the Coalition has done on welfare,...
Nottinghamshire County Council fails Bassetlaw
On Boxing Day (Friday) evening, about 4” of snow fell around Bassetlaw, not an unusual occurrence in late December. Sadly,...
Labour's empty rhetoric on the Bedroom Tax and record of failure
There has been much hot air and vacant rhetoric this week about a debate in Parliament. The Labour Party would have you believe that the...
Tory Education cuts would be disastrous for Bassetlaw’s children
Over the last five years Liberal Democrats have fought tooth and nail to build an education system that gives all children and young...
Stagecoach's response to my enquiry about Retford Station
After the announcement of the awarding of the East Coast mainline franchise to the Stagecoach/Virgin consortium, I wrote, as promised, to...
A Cautious Welcome to the new East Coast Mainline Franchise
Bassetlaw’s Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman, Leon Duveen, has given a cautious welcome to this morning’s new that a Virgin/Stagecoach...
One in a Million – Marking Trustee Week
Hundreds of events will be taking place this week as charities use Trustees’ Week as a time to thank the one million trustees across...
The resignation of Norman Baker is a sad day for intelligent policy making in Government
It was with deep sadness I learnt this evening of Norma Baker’s resignation as a Home Office Minister. During the last year he has been...
Will our MP please shut up?
John Mann’s insatiable appetite for publicity and his need to comment on almost any news story (especially if he can use it attack the...
Conference Diary – Part 3
Firstly, my apologies for not managing to keep up this diary every day. The reasons for this are that during Conference, I didn’t get...
