Sunday 28 February 2010

UKIP hates the Landfill Tax - but do they know what good it does?

UKIP welcomes web-visitors to their site with the news that "Polar bears are just fine and dandy" so it comes as no surprise that their opinions are equally planet-unfriendly when it comes to landfill tax. Thay want to

Who thinks the media isn't biased against Labour?

Thanks to a Labour friend I've discovered that the pensions truth letter featured online in thisisnorthdevon.co.uk has only half the truth

Cycling is wonderful when spring starts


It may be wet some days, but spring is on its way.

Snowdrops in their thousands near Crediton

Saturday 27 February 2010

The truth about Local Government Pensions

The Tories continually attack the public sector and intend to 'tackle' Local Government Pensions. So they're spreading a grossly distorted picture of the kind of pensions local government workers actually pay into.
After a biased letter appeared in the Express & Echo I wrote in correcting the anti-LGPS statements.
The Express and Echo published my letter last Thursday and it's now online at the This is North Devon website.
Read here the truth about the Local Government Pension Scheme http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/news/Pension-plan-attack-dangerously-wrong/article-1869390-detail/article.html

Selection as central Devon PPC

I'm excited and honoured to have been selected by the Central Devon labour Party as their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate.
I'll be using this blog so that anyone in this huge constituency of market towns and villages can find out more about Labour, about our campaign and can keep in touch should they wish to.
First off, a thank you to the friendly and knowledgeable staff at West Devon Borough Council, who were immediately available at the end of a specified phone line and have already placed information for voters on their website.