Monthly Archives: January 2009
DISCUSSING GAZA WITH THE ISRAELI EMBASSY
At the moment sadly Gaza is the subject I am blogging on most. I appreciate the comments that constituents have made on my previous postings here and here. Letters/emails on Gaza continue to dominate my mailbag/inbox and I am responding … Continue reading
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VICTORY IN HARINGEY
The coldest I have been leafletting in a very long time was last week for the 7 Sisters by-election in Haringey. Great to hear about the victory and my congratulations to Joe Goldberg. For details of the result and some … Continue reading
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TORIES ABSTAIN ON EQUAL TREATMENT AT WORK
MEPs today voted on a Report on the implementation of Directive 2002/73/EC, a Directive on putting into practice the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions. Written … Continue reading
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TORIES VOTE AGAINST FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
You will have seen that I blogged yesterday on the Tories anti-women votes on two paragraphs on the report by Giusto Catania dealing with fundamental rights in the EU. You may be interested to know that on the final resolution … Continue reading
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TORIES VOTE ANTI-WOMEN AGAIN
The Tories are at it again, abstaining on votes in the European Parliament which will have a profoundly beneficial impact on women’s lives. A report went through today on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union 2004 – … Continue reading
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GLENIS WILLMOTT MEP
My congratulations to Glenis Willmott – the new leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party!
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ABORTION BAN IN NICARAGUA
I heard a discussion on Women’s Hour today about this important issue. It reinforced to me the cruelty of a blanket ban on abortion. Click here to listen to the segment or the whole programme.
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LABOURLIST GAINS COVERAGE
Let’s hope this is just the start for www.labourlist.org!
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GAZA
You may like to read the following article which has just appeared in the European weekly newspaper, “New Europe”: Will women be excluded from Gaza peace process? Author: Mary Honeyball, MEP from the United Kingdom Mary Honeyball is a Member … Continue reading
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LABOUR LIST
I am excited by the arrival of Labour List onto the blogosphere. I hope the site will be a place where views can be exchanged and a place where debate is sparked. There is already a diverse selection of contributors … Continue reading
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