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| Alan Milburn MP (Missing Person?) |
| 2008-06-24 00:00:00 |
I was surprised to discover that our ever absent town MP Alan Milburn has decided to once again grace us with his presence, even if it is only "virtually" via his (until recently) defunct website.
I blogged sometime ago regarding the fact that Alan's website was somewhat lacking content - in fact when it was accessed a message along the lines of "website now closed" was displayed. Obviously, hardly ideal for such a "hard working" MP (as he proclaims). Obviously though, It's good to know that Alan reads my blog and has now reinstated his website!
It is interesting to read upon his newly created website some of the work he is carrying out on behalf of the residents of Darlington. In particular within the "My work in Darlington" section which lists 13 visits Alan has apparently made to various areas of Darlington. Quite deliberately I suspect, he has ommitted to include dates for each of his visits. A quick Google of the last and thus presumably the earliest visit in the list (Age Conc...
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| Cameron Direct |
| 2008-06-13 00:00:00 |
"Who was it who said "it's good to talk"? It is certainly a fair statement, but perhaps if you are involved in politics, perhaps its also good to listen occasionally?
We hear a lot these days, about politicians wanting to "engage with the electorate" and to demonstrate that they "really are listening to the man on the street". Sadly though this "listening" and "engagement" rarely translates into action. A great example of this is the "Talking Together" events which have taken place in Darlington....plenty of "listening", but unfortunately little action (pensioners bus passes being a case in point).
As if to provide at least a partial remedy to this age old problem, Tory Leader David Cameron has created Cameron Direct , sessions which take place allowing members of the public to ask questions and comment directly to the party leader.
Last night was the second "Cameron Direct" event, whereby David took questions directly from an audience of approximately 150 people. The event was comp...
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| Nick, You're Fired! |
| 2008-06-12 00:00:00 |
"Lee, You're Hired!" - a phrase I wasnt expecting to hear Alan Sugar utter last night during the final episode of the BBC's Apprentice series.
Claire was clearly the better candidate, seemingly more articulate, a great team leader, fantastic under pressure and always cool, calm and collected, unlike Lee who lost his cool on several occasions. If Claire hadn't calmed Lee down prior to his presentation, he could very well have gone to pieces and lost!
The result of this gripping series was almost as surprising as reading in the Northern Echo yesterday that Council Leader John Williams has decided that the plan to modernise the Council Chamber is to be shelved or at the very least, scaled down. If only he had exercised such financial control during the Pedestrian Heart fiasco or indeed the Eastern Transport Corridoor debacle, both of which had overspends of several million pounds.
Perhaps John Williams should adopt a stance similar to Alan Sugar throughout the Apprentice series and st...
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