Monthly Archives: January 2010
David Poyser
Many readers of this blog will know David Poyser, latterly EPLP Press Officer following many years as the European Parliament Socialist Group audiovisual specialist. David is leaving the European Parliament, we hope not for too long. I will miss him as, I know, will many … Continue reading
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Brent Central Labour Party’s Fundraiser
Yesterday evening I had an excellent meal at the Bombay Dreams restaurant/nightclub in Wembley. I thoroughly recommend Bombay Dreams – it’s the place to go if you are ever in the area. The occasion was a fundraiser for Brent … Continue reading
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Women in Power: The European United Left – Nordic Green Left
For those of you who visit my website regularly, you will have noticed a recent addition to the site: Women in Power. This is a collection of profiles of women members of the European Parliament, and it follows many months of hard … Continue reading
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FGM – A European Issue
FGM/C (female genital mutilation/cutting) is a controversial and divisive issue which tends to spark strong feeling from those on all sides of the debate. This practice, which in my view is deeply abhorrent, is typically associated with countries such as Somalia … Continue reading
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Holocaust Memorial Day
Richard Howitt Labour MEP for the East of England together with fellow MEPs Boguslaw Sonik and Marek Siwiec from Poland, German Alexander Graf Lambsdorff and Dennis De Jong from Holland today launched a Written Declaration in the European Parliament asking that we all to take … Continue reading
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London’s Cultural Industries set to benefit from the Spanish Presidency
Addressing the Culture and Education Committee yesterday, Spanish Culture Minister Mrs. Gonzales-Sinde gave priority to the consolidation of culture as a factor for economic growth and social cohesion. As a London MEP I was obviously interested in this as the creative industries are the second … Continue reading
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Cameron further weakens Tory influence in Europe
As predicted, the Tories are starting to feel the full consequences of David Cameron’s withdrawal from the mainstream centre-right group in the European Parliament, the European People’s Party (EPP). Though I thought the days of reckoning would start sooner, it’s all now catching up with the … Continue reading
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Women’s Rights Activists die in Haiti
As the tragedy and horror of the earthquake in Haiti goes on, amid the loss of life and starvation conditions, it came to my attention that three leading members of the Haitian women’s movement were killed in the rubble. Myriam … Continue reading
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Women in Power 2010
After many months of hard work this parliamentary term, I am pleased to announce the launch of a very special project of mine, called Women in Power. It follows an earlier publication of the same name, which I launched as … Continue reading
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