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- BATTLEFIELD COMMUNITY PROJECT
Community Garden Planning Day, Sunday 7 March Local MP Tom Harris will be attending the Community Garden Planning Day on Sunday 7 March to discuss plans for a community garden at the gap site on Ledard Road. The day starts from 1pm and will have two premaculture experts on hand to provide advice. So, if you have any budding ideas, feel free to come along!...
- SAVE GENERAL ELECTION NIGHT CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS
Following last night's amendment to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill, General Election Night has been saved. For some months, local MP Tom Harris has been campaigning to ensure that the counting of ballots for the forthcoming general election should begin immediately after the close of polls and not, as some Returning Officers had wanted, the following day. Tom, whose Early Day Motions on the matter marked the start of the campaign, has been working tirelessly to convince Returning Officers and the government that an overnight count is essential. "I'm delighted with the result. Britain deserves to know the...
- Tom Harris pledges to "do his bit" for British Armed Forces
 GLASGOW South MP Tom Harris has been thanked for pledging to do his bit for the British Armed Forces Family. Tom met with a delegation from the Royal British Legion for an event which discussed the Royal British Legion's manifesto and the changes it is calling for. "I wanted to take this opportunity to show my support fro the British Armed Forces Family and the valuable work the Legion does. I know this work doesn't just matter to me, but to so many of my constituents as well. I've now pledged to 'do my bit' for service personnel ,...
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TOGETHER with his distinctly amateurish call for an inquiry into allegations of bullying at No. 10, Dave’s assertion that it’s his “patriotic duty” to become Prime Minister probably ranks among his Top Ten Cock-Ups Of The Last Seven Days.
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- Securing the recovery is essential - Gordon Brown
Alongside a speech by Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, on the economy, the Labour Party is today publishing A Future Fair for All: Securing the recovery, not putting it
at risk. The document sets out the choice that Britain faces between growth and increasing prosperity with Labour, or a decade of austerity, low growth and low employment under the Tories. To read a
copy please click here Gordon Brown
- Take a long hard look at the Tories on crime - Johnson
When it comes to crime, David Cameron is more concerned with headlines than policies. That’s why he talks Britain down by deliberately misleading the public about crime figures even though his party
has been censured by the Statistics Authority for doing this. The reality is the Conservatives have voted against Labour’s measures to fight crime including opposing changes to the retention of DNA
evidence – making it harder for the police to catch criminals. And
- Michael Foot - statements from Gordon Brown and Ray Collins
Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, commenting on the news that Michael Foot has passed away, said: "Michael Foot was a man of deep principle and passionate idealism and
one of the most eloquent speakers Britain has ever heard. “He was an indomitable figure who always stood up for his beliefs and whether people agreed with him or not they admired his character and
his steadfastness. “The respect he earned
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