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'No 2 AV' and controlling immigration

A year ago in the middle of the general election campaign, the last thing on my mind would have been joining forces with my Labour opponent. But that’s what happen last week when Donald Worsley supported me in Folkestone unveiling a new poster in the ‘No to AV’ campaign. We both believe that it would […]

A better local NHS

The National Health Service is one of the greatest achievement’s of our country and is something of we are all rightly proud of. But as the NHS advances through its seventh decade the demands we make of it get ever greater. The benefit of good healthcare means that people live longer and the sophistication of […]

Plan for Growth

Last Monday saw the launch of ‘Start Up Britain’ a new campaign launched by some of Britain’s leading entrepreneurs and with the support of the Government, to give free advice to everyone who is interested in launching or growing their own business. You can find out more about this online at www.startupbritain.org and the website […]

Japan, North Africa and nuclear energy

The earthquake in Japan and the popular uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East have grabbed the attention and sympathy of the world over the last few weeks. The earthquake is the third greatest ever recorded and the uprisings remind us of the great wave of people power that brought down the communist dictatorships […]

Tourism boost for Shepway

This week is British Tourism Week and a new report published by Visit Kent shows just how important this industry is to our local economy, and why it should have a bright future. The report shows that in 2009 tourism contributed £3.2 billion to the Kent economy, a 10% increase over the previous three years. […]

Connecting creative talent

The creative industries are an increasingly important part of our local economy; and this is not just the work of artists but film makers, web designers, restaurateurs, marketeers and many others. The Creative Quarter in Folkestone employs 280 people across all of the businesses based there, which taken together makes it one of the District’s […]

UK film industry shows the way

‘The King’s Speech’, the film depicting George VI’s inspirational battle overcoming his speech impediment to broadcast to the nation during World War Two, has swept the board and this year’s Oscars, marking another triumph for the British industry. My congratulations go to the Director Tom Hooper, writer David Seidler and of course to the film’s […]

Bringing the community together

The fatal stabbing in Folkestone last month of Osman Shazad, an Afghan teenager in the asylum system, has raised many questions from the community. That people were shocked at the news of this crime, confirms that it is rare for a town like Folkestone, but we still want to understand more about how and why […]

Why we should say no to AV

This week in Parliament I was reminded of an episode of the classic 1980s sitcom Auf Wiedersehen Pet, which provides one of the best explanations of and arguments against the alternative vote system. In order to decide upon a colour to paint their hut, the lads decide to vote expressing a first choice and an […]

Swift action following Pfizer annoucement

The positive approach taken by local and national Government and the business community since the announcement last week that Pfizer will be leaving Sandwich can give us some hope for the future and could also be a model for working together. When I received a phone call on Tuesday morning last week from Richard Blackburn […]

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