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- Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:43 pm
- Forum: Press Office
- Topic: PC16: Fixing schools
- Replies: 6
- Views: 428
Re: PC16: Fixing schools
The absolute last way that you fix schools that need support is to pull out students and pull away funding- and yet this seems to be the very core of the Tories' "equity premium" idea. Instead of investing in schools in need, the Tories just want to subsidise and give more to schools that ...
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:29 pm
- Forum: Press Office
- Topic: PC14: Regional development policy
- Replies: 8
- Views: 502
Re: PC14: Regional development policy
I can say having grown up in the north that this Government's plans are a fantastic start for dealing with long-standing regional economic inequalities. These inequalities- and particularly the lack of investment- can't be solved by the Lib Dem problems of just tossing money at the issue; I suppose ...
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:00 pm
- Forum: Press Office
- Topic: PC15: Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 635
Re: PC15: Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime?
Being tough on crime- and ultimately reducing it- doesn't depend on which party can hire a million billion officers and equip them with a million billon guns. I'm glad that's the narrow view of the parties vying to be in opposition, but the only way to meaningfully reduce crime is to make policing b...
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:24 am
- Forum: Press Office
- Topic: General Press Comments
- Replies: 191
- Views: 6935
Re: General Press Comments
I'm proud to have introduced legislation in Parliament that would help reform the role that police authorities and the police themselves have in combatting crime in our communities. Rather than asking police to be the only ones responding to crimes, engaging the community- the public, service provid...
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:19 am
- Forum: Second and Third Reading
- Topic: Police Reform (Community Policing) Act 2001
- Replies: 4
- Views: 462
Police Reform (Community Policing) Act 2001
Madam Speaker, I beg to move that leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the administration and governance of police forces through existing police authorities, to expand community policing efforts and cross-agency cooperation in public service, and for connected purposes. When Si...
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 10:07 pm
- Forum: Press Office
- Topic: PC: Conservative Party's New Leader?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 672
Re: PC: Conservative Party's New Leader?
I don't see how the Conservatives can expect or provide a change in direction; we've seen clearly the results of Sir Nicholas' ideas in the form of a shadow budget whose only defense was "lower taxes" while leaving out any sort of support for workers and their families. At least with someo...
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:48 pm
- Forum: Marked Press Cycles & Speeches
- Topic: (LAB SP) Tough on Crime, the Labour Way (Society of Labour Lawyers)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 175
(LAB SP) Tough on Crime, the Labour Way (Society of Labour Lawyers)
Home Secretary Andrew Edwards, on invitation, spoke at an event hosted by the Society of Labour Lawyers. The topic was "Tough on Crime, the Labour Way." It gives me great pleasure to be here speaking with the Society of Labour Lawyers today. I know this organisation is an important one fo...
- Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:22 pm
- Forum: Division
- Topic: Finance Act 2001
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1778
Re: Finance Act 2001
AYE.
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 6:37 pm
- Forum: Marked Press Cycles & Speeches
- Topic: PC 12: Shadow Budget(s)
- Replies: 60
- Views: 2240
Re: PC 12: Shadow Budget(s)
The Leader of the Opposition's "crusade for wealth creation" sure isn't focused on the working class or families in Britain. For working parents, he doesn't think you deserve benefits or access to child care... but he sure does want to make sure to give tax relief to his investor friends i...
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:38 am
- Forum: Marked Press Cycles & Speeches
- Topic: PC 11: Budget
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1804
Re: PC 11: Budget
If the Conservatives want to talk about how un-excited they are about this Government's budget, that's fine by me. Rather than a budget that gives out benefits to the top of the social ladder, we're making targeted tax cuts and benefit increases designed to help workers and families. Rather than spe...