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Remember the current war victims

9:00am Thursday 13th November 2008

On Remembrance Sunday we shall all pause to reflect on those who have laid down their lives for their country. This year, there will be an extra poignancy. There have been 35 deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan since the beginning of the year, and it is only right that our thoughts should be with their families.

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Time to act together

12:08pm Tuesday 11th November 2008

With the markets around the world in turmoil these are times of great instability and anxiety. Everyone is concerned and affected by the financial crisis. Families are worried about their income and savings and employees about the affect on their pensions.

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Fighting for the best deal

12:05pm Tuesday 11th November 2008

The Government has announced a £50bn part-nationalisation scheme. As someone who has been calling for the nationalisation of the banking sector since this crisis began, I should be satisfied.

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Happy to serve volunteers

12:03pm Tuesday 11th November 2008

On Monday afternoon, David Cameron asked me to be the new Shadow Minister for Charities and the Voluntary Sector.

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Getting on with the job

10:31am Thursday 18th September 2008

The world’s financial markets are in crisis. Energy, fuel and food price rises are hitting people hard and there is an attempted political coup against the Prime Minister.

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An election for change

10:33am Thursday 18th September 2008

This summer has been truly rotten. From the appalling weather to the rising food and fuel prices there has been very little room for cheer. In the wider world, Russia flexed her muscles in an international incident in the Caucasus and the worldwide economy suffered a series of shocks, including the collapse of US mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The UK’s own rate of inflation rose to 4.7 per cent in August, the highest since records began in 1997. Millions around the UK are feeling the impact of the economic crisis.

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Solveig served us well

10:29am Thursday 18th September 2008

It is hard to remember a time when the public held their elected politicians in lower esteem. Surveys show that only journalists and estate agents come close to our profession in terms of public contempt. Sometimes it is not hard to understand why.

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