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We owe it to our elders

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:35:50 +0100

Finchley and Golders Green MP Rudi Vis is convinced the axe will fall on wardens for elderly people in sheltered accommodation, and he struggles to see how it can be justified

Same old Tories, same old cuts

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:36:07 +0000

Barnet Conservatives are reverting to Tory type, with their scheme to cut sheltered housing wardens, hitting the vulnerable - the least able to fight back.

At last, some good news for the borough

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:17:15 +0000

AFTER months of non-stop bad news on the economy, it was great to have some good news last week.

Laying down the law

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:10:00 +0000

There have been many comments about my “sleepover” in Parliament, to gain priority for my 12 Private Members’ Bills. No backbencher has ever proposed so many, an “alternative Queen’s Speech”.

Immigration Bill will "lay down a radical new approach to citizenship"

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:58:47 +0000

ONE of the key new Bills the Labour Government is taking through Parliament is the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill.

Gordon is failing to deliver

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:12:10 +0000

GORDON Brown’s claim in Parliament to have saved the world may have been just a slip of the tongue last week, but it tells us something about the person he is — a man who has repeatedly and unwisely boasted he had delivered an end to ‘boom and bust’.

Crunch time is ahead

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:24:04 +0000

Finchley and Golders Green MP RUDI VIS argues why it is vital to take action to help the economy, rather than follow the Tory ‘do nothing’ plan

Childcare help adds up

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:15:27 +0000

Finchley and Golders Green MP RUDI VIS thinks the help given to parents by the Government is essential for cutting child poverty

Don't bank on support

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:51:20 +0100

Chipping Barnet MP THERESA VILLIERS says Tories will be a critical friend to the Government over the economy

Longer hours will save lives

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:05:07 +0100

Finchley and Golders Green MP Rudi Vis welcomes the achievement of the Government's target on GP opening hours.