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- February 2010
David Cameron and the Tories have had a pretty easy ride over the last few years because they have managed to get away with all spin and no substance. However...
- January 2010
Like many others in Portsmouth during the big freeze I had to re-arrange appointments and commitments, as I had a car that wouldn’t start and a street on which Torvill...
- December 2009
From last week’s Pre Budget Report it’s clear that Labour is the only party in British politics that puts securing the recovery first, and the only party which supported...
- November 2009
This week the Tories launched their General Election campaign in Portsmouth, by accusing the council of prioritising Southsea over Portsmouth North. It's not often I say this, but the Tories...
- October 2009
At this difficult time Governments across the world have worked together and intervened to make sure that the global economy didn’t go into meltdown, and by doing so have helped...
- September 2009
A couple of years ago advisors from a local money advice service told me they were worried about some of the daytime TV adverts for quick and easy loans. These...
- August 2009
People in the Portsmouth area who remember the recession of the 80’s and 90’s also remember how a generation of young people was cruelly left behind scarring families and communities....
- July 2009
June has been a hectic month with most of my time being taken up sitting on committees. Committees may not be the most glamorous aspect of parliamentary work and people...
- June 2009
It's not an easy time to be an MP, but why should it be? Some of the expense claims made by my parliamentary colleagues are totally without justification and show...
- May 2009
I was pleased to get time off from parliamentary duties to be here in Portsmouth to welcome the Queen and Prince Philip to our City as part of the 65th...
- April 2009
Great news from the NHS recently for people in Portsmouth and throughout England. We now have the shortest waits for hospital treatment since records began. New data shows that the...
- March 2009
We have recently been celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight which is about championing the principles of Fairtrade - greater co-operation between producers, distributors and consumers. In practice it means fairer prices for...
- February 2009
Last summer I was very proud to be asked to take part in the Memory Walk organised by the Portsmouth and District Alzheimer’s Society. I had recently visited the Patey...
- January 2009
Last week I attended the Employment Summit hosted by Gordon Brown which brought together employers from some of our major businesses, trade unions, the Learning and Skills Council and Job...
- December 2008
This Christmas I have attended numerous Carol services, nativity plays and Christmas concerts in Portsmouth as well as ministerial visits around the country in my role as Minister with responsibility...
- November 2008
The current global economic downturn has really shown the difference between Labour and the Conservatives. On the one hand we have a Labour Government with a Prime Minister who is...
- October 2008
I was both surprised and delighted when I was asked by the Prime Minister to serve as a Minister for Schools and Learning. Delighted for two reasons - first because...
- September 2008
We have seen a lot of coverage in this newspaper [Portsmouth News] about the future of HMS Victory, Nelson’s flagship and quite rightly too. HMS Victory holds a special place...
- August 2008
The last few months has seen the Labour Government take a battering in the press and the polls. However I’m still very clear about why I joined the Labour Party...
- July 2008
The National Health Service is one of our country's greatest achievements, a service that is available to all based on need - not ability to pay. This year marks its...
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