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Margaret Beckett To Give Evidence to Iraq Inquiry

Margaret Beckett To Give Evidence to Iraq Inquiry...

This from today’s DET: CITY MP Margaret Beckett will give evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry today about her time as a member of the cabinet during the Iraq War. The MP for Derby South served as Foreign Secretary under Tony Blair for a year from 2006, but was also a cabinet member for five years during the build-up to the invasion and the war’s early stages. So far in the inquiry, witnesses have raised questions...
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Haiti – How You Can Help

Haiti – How You Can Help...

Somethings are beyond politics so let me just provide the information below and ask you all to do what you can. Jack The Disasters Emergency Committee, made up of 13 of Britain’s leading NGOs, has launched an appeal with the support of major UK broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Al-Jazeera. The money raised will support the efforts of the DEC’s members to carry out their vital emergency aid work in...
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Labour Leader left Embarrassed by Labour Bloggers

Labour Leader left Embarrassed by Labour Bloggers...

The leader of Derby’s Labour group was left embarrassed after an article highlighting all the things his party had done for Derby got a frosty reception from readers of the leftwing blog “Labour List”.   The article that listed more public-sector jobs and a ban on foxhunting as key outcomes of Labour’s influence on our City was seen by many as unwise.  One wrote in response, “Shame really...
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David Cameron Backs Sure Start in Derby and Beyond

David Cameron Backs Sure Start in Derby and Beyond...

Today, the Conservative Party have set out how we will help the poorest families in society.   David Cameron shared a platform with the thoughtful Labour MP Frank Field.  He has explained how we will keep Sure Start, and how we will strengthen it by recruiting 4,200 new Sure Start health visitors to provide universal support to families with children under five and a more effective way of reaching out to the most vulnerable...
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Scholarships for children of deceased military personnel

Scholarships for children of deceased military per...

George Osborne and Liam Fox today announced that a Conservative government will provide university and further education scholarships for the children of servicemen and women killed while on active duty. These scholarships will pay for the full tuition fees and other costs as they study at vocational college or university.  This policy will apply from day one of a Conservative government – and it will also apply...
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Conservatives and the NHS

Conservatives and the NHS...

Cameron launches our draft manifesto for the NHS David Cameron has launched the Conservative Party’s draft health manifesto, and is asking for your questions about it online. Over three years ago Cameron spelled out his priorities in three letters – NHS. Since then, we have consistently fought to protect the values the NHS stands for and have campaigned to defend the NHS from Labour’s cuts and reorganisations. Cameron...
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Well Done Derby City Council

Well Done Derby City Council...

I often criticise the City Council on this website but I think it only right to point out when I think they deserve a bit of praise.  This article in today’s Derby Evening Telegraph shows that they do understand the problem with housing in our City and they are doing something about it.  A long way to go yet but a decent start.  On behalf of all those looking for a roof over their heads – thank you.     £3m...
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Conservatives Launch New IT Policy

Conservatives Launch New IT Policy...

It may not get most people excited but the government spends billions of pounds on new IT projects every year.  The good ones make our lives easier and the bad ones make our lives less free, less convienient and cost a fortune.  So it’s not reassuring to read that, “A recent study concluded that 70% of recent IT projects have failed – meaning tens of billions of pounds wasted on systems ranging from the...
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