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How UK farmers will benefit from Robert Sturdy’s latest trade deal
People often want to know what difference the EU makes to their lives. In this video, my MEP Robert Sturdy explains how a new trade agreement with South Korea which he steered through the parliament will benefit the UK farming industry:...
What would women march for in the UK?
When did thousands of women last hold protest marches in the UK? Is there any issue they feel passionate about which would spur them into this kind of protest? I ask this question following the outraged women of Italy who did just that recently throughout their...
Celebrating five years of blogging
This month I celebrate five years of blogging. This is my 1,746th post covering news and politics, women's issues and the environment, as well as my special causes, including missing people and hemophiliacs; my charity, Headway Cambridgeshire; my work with Press, PR...
MP warned she could lose seat over forest sales
An Englishman's home might be his castle, but he also feels very defensive about his countryside - and forests - as recent outrage has shown following government plans to sell off some of its woodland. As a keen rambler whose walks often include forests, bluebell...
Len Gibbs registers with Electoral Commission for Welsh referendum
This larger than life pink helium pig took to the streets of Wales today as the official mascot for the True Wales group which is opposed to the Welsh Assembly having extra legislative powers - a decision which will be voted on in a referendum on 3 March. I recently...
Let’s end the Strasbourg travelling circus
I'm delighted to hear my MEP Robert Sturdy speaking sound common sense and renewing calls to abolish the European Parliament sitting in Strasbourg following research which concluded that 70% of MEPs want to end their enforced visits there. Robert has vigorously...
The fuel duty stabiliser dilemma
Like everyone else, I have had enough of rising fuel prices, especially as I live in a rural Cambridgeshire village. How to deal with it is a complex issue which the government is currently grasping with. On the one hand, a fuel duty stabiliser might seem an...
European Parliament needs security shake-up
My MEP Robert Sturdy has called for the sacking of the security company at the European Parliament in Brussels following an armed robbery; its third major security breach in two years. That makes sense to me. If this had happened in Westminster, I am sure that would...
Judging our young civil engineers
Congratulations to young civil engineers from Pick Everard in Bury St Edmunds office who last night won the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) East of England Communications Competition. For the second year I was invited to be one of the judges and we were unanimous...