The changing European political agenda

The changing European political agenda

One moment climate change, the economy and Lisbon Treaty were key issues for our European MPs and candidates, but now it is expenses. Yesterday this issue was also the focus of the launch of the Eastern Region Euro election campaign in Newmarket when they each signed...
The day of reckoning will come

The day of reckoning will come

With the British political scene in unprecedented turmoil – and yes, I would like to see an early general election so political associations and the electorate can decide who they can trust as their MP – I am delighted to say there is some good news on the...
David Willetts in Cambridgeshire

David Willetts in Cambridgeshire

It was business as usual for David Willetts today when the Shadow Universities Secretary visited Cambridgeshire to support our Euro election candidate Vicky Ford, despite those newspaper headlines. They met the local principal of a college in Huntingdon who explained...
A week in May…

A week in May…

So unelected ordinary people will tell MPs whether they can claim a loo roll holder on expenses because they can’t be trusted themselves. How distasteful is that? The lack of trust, I mean. An independent auditing body will now be asked to hold these purse...