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Vote Brown, Get Blair
"Should he stay or should he go" is the dominant topic of conversation recently. One recent opinion poll has revealed that Blair is now even less popular than Thatcher was just before her downfall -…
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CARBON EMISSIONS IN CHESTERFIELD LOWER THAN AVERAGE
Dramatic new figures revealed by the Liberal Democrats show that Chesterfield is doing better than the country as a whole in keeping down emissions of the gases that cause climate change, but is…
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GOVERNMENT MUST THINK AGAIN ON SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Speaking in the debate on the Education and Skills Select Committee report on Special Educational Needs (SEN) in the House of Commons yesterday, Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield,…
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WEAR IT PINK FOR BREAST CANCER
Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield is joining forces with Breast Cancer Campaign in its award winning 'wear it pink' day on Friday 27 October 2006 as part of breast cancer awareness…
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CUTS TO ESOL FUNDING UNDERMINE INTEGRATION
Under questioning from Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP, at yesterday's Education and Skills Select Committee hearing, Ken Livingstone admitted that he was opposed to last week's shock Government…
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ASPIRE INSPIRES ACTION ON ACCESSIBILITY
Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield last night tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons in support of ASPIRE, the local group campaigning for shops to improve accessibility…
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OLDER CARERS NEED OUR CARE
Paul Holmes is supporting Independent Age's campaign to reach out to older carers and raise awareness of the difficulties they face. Paul said:
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GOVERNMENT FAILING HERITAGE
Commenting on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee report released today which highlights a "serious funding shortfall" for English Heritage and "miniscule" support for cathedrals, Paul Holmes MP,…
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Death of the Post Office?
Over 6,000 Post Offices, including one in every three in Chesterfield and Staveley, have already been closed down - mostly by the policies of Brown and Blair. Now the future of the remaining 14,000…
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Coach tour parties love Chesterfield
A visitor from Essex has paid a glowing tribute to Chesterfield after enjoying a coach trip to the town. Mrs V Clark, from Saffron Walden in Essex, said it was the highlight of her aged father's…