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 Local NHS Investment |
Last night I attended the “Save Cossham Hospital Group”. The group overwhelmingly agreed to change its’ name simply to the “Cossham Hospital Group”. This is because £19 million ...
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| Coniston Road, Patchway update |
Following a well formed local campaign the application to build on a car park to the rear of Coniston Road has been rejected by the Secretary of State, (See previous article). Filton and Bradley...
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| David Cameron- are you thinking what we're thinking? |
It was only a matter of time before the world started to see David Cameron for what he really is- Johan Hari from the Independent has written an excellent article discussing the real David Camero...
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| Tories won't help families and businesses right now - Cooper |
Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responding to David Cameron's speech on Tory spending plans, said: "There is a clear choice for the British people. "Labour's approach will give real help now for families and businesses to help Britain come through these difficult times stronger and sooner; the Conservatives won't act to support the economy when it needs it and won't help families and businesses right now. "Unlike the Conservatives, we refuse to abandon people in tough times. Instead of a shot in the arm the Tories would give the British economy a slap in the face. "The Tory policy of inaction is isolated and incoherent. They are now virtually alone in opposing an urgent boost to the economy and they have been forced yet again to change their plans from one day to the next. "Ever since the banking crisis hit Britain, David Cameron and George Osborne have been out of their depth and today once again their judgement has been wrong."...
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| Prime Minister issues statement on G20 leaders' summit |
The Prime Minister has updated the House of Commons on the G20 leaders' summit in Washington. He said: "At this unique moment in our economic history, we are seeing the world come together to find global solutions for the global problems we face. "Over the next few weeks, following consultation, Britain - as the incoming chair of the G20 finance ministers - will lead the preparations for the next summit working alongside the past and future chairs. We will set out the schedule of events, meetings and papers that will take us to the next conference - the date and venue of which will be announced next week. "In the run up to the conference, we will monitor - following the recapitalisation of the banking system - barriers to the resumption of funding. "For this summit and the meetings that will follow are about the real challenges of everyday life: the need for people to have confidence in the banks that hold their savings and their mortgages and that everything is possible is being done to help them in their jobs - and we pledge that with national and international action, real help in difficult times - we will take people through the downturn fairly" You can read the Prime Minister's full statement here...
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| Campaign to recruit more people to the organ donor register |
Labour’s health Secretary, Alan Johnson, has launched a £4.5m campaign to raise awareness of organ donation and help with recruiting nearly half the population to the organ donor register. The Secretary of State also welcomed the report on this subject by the Organ Donations Taskforce Group which recommended against a 'presumed consent' system in the UK. The campaign aims to help raise donor rates from the current 800 to 1,400 per year by March 2013. This would give the UK one of the best rates in Europe and, with each donor helping up to three people, could mean an extra 1,800 people getting the transplant they need each year. Labour’s Health Secretary, Alan Johnson said: "I am grateful to the Chair of the Taskforce, Elisabeth Buggins, and all the members for their careful and thorough examination of this difficult issue. We need to dramatically increase organ donation but the Government and the NHS can't achieve this alone. We need a much greater public understanding that organ donation saves lives. "The Taskforce has presented a well-balanced analysis of a substantial body of evidence drawn from a wide range of groups, including healthcare professionals, organ recipients, donor families, representatives of faith groups, and members of the public. "I accept their conclusions and recommendations, and support the priorities for action they have identified. The Taskforce conclude that donation rates equivalent to those achievable through the best presumed consent systems could still be possible without a change in the legal framework - and I...
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| Tory transport policy is now totally incoherent - Fitzpatrick |
Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Labour's Aviation Minister, responding to Theresa Villiers' outright rejection of Boris Johnson's Thames Estuary airport plan, said: "Tory transport policy is now totally incoherent. The Tories can't get their act together when it comes to airports and keep making headlines on the hoof that unravel under scrutiny. "They opposed Heathrow expansion during the London election campaign. The Thames Estuary airport plan was meant to be their alternative. Now Theresa Villiers has ruled that out - even though Boris Johnson is still lobbying for it. "After yet another of their ideas fails to fly - when will they replace unworkable plans with serious leadership for the long term good of the country."...
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