Posted on August 31, 2010 by maryhoneyballmep
As regular readers of my blog will be aware, I have written before about the EU’s new human trafficking directive and also ran a campaign against the Metropolitan Police Authorities proposed closure of their specialised unit dealing with this matter. This issue has never seemed to me to be particularly partisan, it being widely accepted that trafficking causes untold [...]
Filed under: Labour Party | Tagged: Amnesty International, coalition government, Conservatives, David Cameron, Denis MacShane, EU Trafficking Directive, Home Office, Human Trafficking, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Metropolitan Police Authority, NGOs, Nick Clegg, sex trafficking, Tories, William Hague | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 29, 2010 by maryhoneyballmep
The weekend papers were dominated with op-ed pieces about the labour leadership election. The gloves are off and the papers are focussing on the Miliband brothers: “David hoped Ed wouldn’t stand. Instead he became his greatest rival”, was the Guardian’s headline yesterday. The other candidates have been all but forgotten as the same article’s stand [...]
Filed under: Danny Alexander, Miliband brothers, economy | Tagged: David Miliband | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 28, 2010 by maryhoneyballmep
Despite my post yesterday on the Guardian’s line on the future diection of the Labour Party, I was pleased to have this letter published today. BBC hits a cynical note on pay talks I read with dismay Tara Conlan’s article on the BBC storm over pay and pensions and how it is threatening the production [...]
Filed under: Labour Party | Tagged: bbc, Guardian, Proms | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 27, 2010 by maryhoneyballmep
I have great affection for the Guardian newspaper. It was the first paper I ever read on a serious basis and it has been a part of my life for over 40 years. I have always admired and enjoyed the Guardian’s independence, its ability to put forward views outside the conventional media wisdom. While it [...]
Filed under: Labour Party | Tagged: Conservative Party, Guardian, Labour Party, Martin Kettle, Seamus Milne, Tony Blair | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 26, 2010 by maryhoneyballmep
The decision of Jon Cruddas to support David Miliband for the leadership of the Labour Party is extraordinarily significant. As well as being renowned for his idealism and identified with the left of the Party, Jon is one of our foremost thinkers. I was very impressed when he addressed Labour MEPs during his bid for [...]
Filed under: Labour Party | Tagged: David Miliband, EPLP, Jon Cruddas, Labour Leadership election | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 24, 2010 by maryhoneyballmep
One of the enjoyable things about being in London when the European Parliament isn’t sitting (we don’t call it “recess” though that’s as good a term as any) is being able to catch up with must listen programmes like Woman’s Hour. I was particularly interested in this item today, trailed on the BBC website: “We [...]
Filed under: Labour Party | Tagged: Allen and Overy, Lynne Featherstone, Norway, Woman's Hour | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 23, 2010 by maryhoneyballmep
Having written a post recommending people to use blogs I was pleasantly surprised to find that Colin Ellar, my caseworker but most importantly Mayor of Hounslow has set up his own blog to publicise his mayoral work and to promote Hounslow. Colin is on the left here at West Thames College’s 2010 Student Awards ceremony. I hope other [...]
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Posted on August 22, 2010 by maryhoneyballmep
I can only imagine what a tense morning it must have been for A-level students awaiting their exam results last Thursday. I still remember my own results day, more years ago than I care to think. It was great to read about all kinds of achievements, especially those who had obtained such impressive results, sometimes in the most difficult of [...]
Filed under: Labour Party, Women in Power | Tagged: Caroline Flint, Conservative Party, european parliament, George Osborne, Iain Duncan Smith | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 18, 2010 by maryhoneyballmep
Are there no depths to which the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport will not sink? Hard on the heels of his decision to abolish the UK Film Council, rumours abound that Jeremy Hunt will cut funding to the Paralympic Games. Surely this is the cruellest cut of all, and totally unjustified. The Evening [...]
Filed under: Labour Party | Tagged: Jeremy Hunt, Paralympic Games, Rebecca Adlington | Leave a Comment »
