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Reform the NHS
I share the concern of Anne Berry (BFP 26/2/10) over the issue of meals in our hospitals and the lack of understanding of the basic care needed by patients in terms of nutrition and cleaning…
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Market Call In
In January I 'called in' the Council's decision to employ consultants to review our unique and historic market.
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Getting out of the Recession
The collapse of confidence in the Greek Government's debts has spread to Spain and now the stock markets around the world are tumbling threatening the double dip recession that Vince Cable forecast.…
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Getting our Schools Right!
Tuesday's edition of the EADT (2/2/10) showed the confusion in Tory Education policy in the region.
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Combat Aircraft programme £9.7 billion over budget
Leon Stedman (EADT 30/1/10) is sadly mistaken if he thinks the British public will continue to accept that a rebuke to a civil servant brought about by a question from an MP constitutes bringing a…
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End Violence Against Women
Dr Wendi Momen came to Bury St Edmunds tonight to speak out in support of the UNIFEM campaign to End Violence Against Women. Cllr David Chappell hosted the meeting, in his role as Chair of the local…
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CCTV costs out of proportion!
It was disappointing to see an experienced Councillor like Sarah Mildmay-White seek to justify the annual cost of CCTV cameras (BFP 19th January). As Councillors we are guardians of the taxpayers…
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Rights! What Rights?
On 28th December Barrie Skelcher blasted away again with his blustergun on Europe. Now I can't tell if he is attacking Europe or the European Union. Neither is governed as he claims by a President so…