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Labour MP using expenses for leaflet design
2June 23, 2009 by JohnBM
The Tories are famous in Calderdale for using Ashcroft monies (£25,000 in 2007) for political campaigning but at least it isn’t taxpayer’s money.
Category The Archives, Uncategorized | Tags: Calder Valley, Chris McCafferty, Labour Party, MPs expenses, Tim Swift
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Why is our MP paying the Labour council leader £5000 a year?
Comments OffJune 19, 2009 by JohnBM
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Having a little rumage through my Labour MP, Chris McCafferty’s redacted expenses forms and came across something quite interesting.
Category The Archives, Uncategorized | Tags: calder, Calder Valley, Calderdale Council, Chris McCafferty, expenses, MPs expenses
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Michael Gove and Proportional Representation
Comments OffJune 10, 2009 by JohnBM
Watching Cameron on PMQs with my three-year-old son today. The Tories are accusing Brown of trying to rig the electoral
keep readingCategory The Archives, Uncategorized | Tags: electoral reform, Michael Gove, PR, proportional representation
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Tories should fear FOI not PR.
Comments OffJune 10, 2009 by JohnBM
The Tories are shouting about Gordon’s plans to consult on election reform. They are accusing Brown of engineering the system to a lesser form of proportional representation to prevent a Tory landslide. This should not worry Tories as much as another less reported reform – Freedom of Information.
Category The Archives, Uncategorized | Tags: Election Rigging, FOI, Freedom of Information, gordon brown, government
