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                The week-end press had started to wake up to the private sector squeeze which we have been talking about on this website  for the last year, the squeeze which was even heralded by the Bank of England itself. The high rate of inflation coupled with a low rate of wage [...]

  What’s the point?  One Millionaire David Cameron is married to a millionaire. He earns a good salary. What point is he making by ‘celebrating’ with a Ryanair no frills trip? The only things that make flying bearable are the frills. Why the self-flagellation? Who is he trying to impress? Most people would regard [...]

And so, NHS reforms hit the buffers with speculation in the press that we may not hit the April 2013 deadline for D day, which frankly should be complete nonsense. The only failing of the Health and Social Care Bill, is that no one has explained to... [...]

  Paul Maynard the new Tory MP for Blackpool was on the next table to mine in the Terrace Cafeteria at lunchtime today. I noticed that he was shuffling some papers with intriguing pictures of power stations. He told me that he was speaking in today's final adjournment debate in which [...]

Tory tax rise means thousands more families to lose their child benefit Up to an extra 750,000...

Tory tax rise means thousands more families to lose their child benefit   Up to an extra 750,000 people will become higher rate taxpayers tomorrow (Wednesday), meaning that thousands more families will lose their child benefit in 2013 Labour will warn today.   Following changes announced in last June’s Budget by George Osborne [...]

Delyn MP and former Policing Minister David Hanson has expressed his concern at reports that 2,200...

Delyn MP and former Policing Minister David Hanson has expressed his concern at reports that 2,200 of the most experienced Police officers are to be lost due to the government’s huge frontloaded cuts to the police.   North Wales Police is one of many forces across the country that has been given [...]

As anyone who's had their blood pressure knows, it's very quick and absolutely 100% painless. But for some reason we seem to put off having it done. However, our aversion to having our blood pressure taken means that we're putting ourselves at risk of having a stroke. I'm an [...]

  How much can the Lib-Dems take? Can the anti-nuclear Lib-Dem MPs continue to back a doomed policy? They were clear in their denunciations before the General Election. Simon Hughes never changed his mind. Now Nick Clegg appears to have cracked. The Deputy Prime Minister cast doubt on the future for nuclear [...]

This morning we held a press conference for our 'Right to Know' campaign at St Stephen's Club. In attendance was Tanya, whose story cannot fail to move anyone to tears. The conference began with a video,  I shall post the link shortly, along with t... [...]

David Hanson MP joins North Wales police on Saturday to back ivory surrender and protect...

David Hanson MP joins North Wales police on Saturday to back ivory surrender and protect elephants   (London, 24th March 2011) David Hanson, MP for Delyn, and Sgt Rob Taylor, Wildlife Officer of North Wales police force are to show their support for elephants by backing the International Fund for Animal Welfare [...]

But no more. Today's budget was a drama-drained drone of yesterday's press releases. In his day Gordon Brown was apocalyptic with a Heathcliff booming voice and contrived surprises. Nothing of any significance can be delivered in Osborne's squeaking falsetto. Today I had a choice. Attend my 24th budget speech or chair the [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson walked for water at Westminster today as part of a global campaign to raise...

Delyn MP David Hanson walked for water at Westminster today as part of a global campaign to raise awareness for the world water and sanitation crisis.   Marking the United Nations World Water Day, David Hanson joined hundreds of thousands of people across the globe who walked in solidarity with the almost [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson is backing a campaign launched by the shopworkers union Usdaw to shine a...

Delyn MP David Hanson is backing a campaign launched by the shopworkers union Usdaw to shine a light on the Tory-led Coalition’s hidden cuts to family budgets.   With all eyes on this week’s Budget announcement, David joined Usdaw members and their families at an event in Parliament to highlight the tax [...]

  Former pal and MP Gordon Prentice reports from Canada:  "Michael Thompson, an inventive councillor in Toronto, has claimed $300 expenses to cover the cost of a pastor  “blessing his workplace” at City Hall. His office is blessed at the start of every new Council term. Even Westminster’s most ingenious and resourceful [...]

Information regarding the second amendment Frank Field and I will be laying down to the Health and Social Care Bill was today posted  on Conservative Home. http://bit.ly/i3k8Tt Things are certainly gathering steam and today our press launch was co... [...]

I’ve a question on the Commons Order Paper today asking the Chancellor what steps he’s taking to reduce inflation.  It could be rather timely given that the Retail Price Index has just hit 5.5%.    Assuming I get the chance to ask it, I wonder what his reply will be? [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson has expressed is real concern at the latest rise in unemployment across the...

Delyn MP David Hanson has expressed is real concern at the latest rise in unemployment across the UK. UK unemployment rose by 27,000 in the three months to the end of January to 2.53 million, the highest since 1994. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the jobless rate was now [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson attended the launch of a new book chronicling the history of Caerwys. Over...

Delyn MP David Hanson attended the launch of a new book chronicling the history of Caerwys.   Over 100 local residents crammed into the Town Hall to get their free copy of ‘Caerwys- a History Since Victorian Times’ by Dr Tim Erasmus   Around the Town Hall there was a display of the most [...]

Follow up to the press standards, privacy and libel report: evidence session: As a follow-up to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s inquiry into Press Standards, Privacy and Libel[1] the Committee will be taking further evidence from John Yates, Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police on Thursday 24 March [...]

Delyn MP David Hanson has met with Flint Councillors and Sandy Mewies AMat Flint Court House to...

Delyn MP David Hanson has met with Flint Councillors and Sandy Mewies AMat Flint Court House to mark the end of the Court’s service to the town.   Despite a strong campaign the Tory-led coalition in Westminster has decided to close the historic court as part of a wider programme which will [...]