An essay copyrighted to a pro-BNP YouTube campaigner has been reprinted in the Southend Older People’s Assembly newsletter, attributed to independent Shoeburyness councillor Mike Assenheim. The article attributed to Cllr Assenheim (pictured) is entitled ‘To all who were born in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s’ and comments on what the writer refers to...
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James Duddridge, the Conservative MP for Rochford and Southend East, has expressed his delight at having 500 followers on social networking site Twitter. Twitter is a micro-blogging social media site, in which members have a profile, are able to follow each other, and must write status updates and messages using 140 characters or less....
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As the Labour party takes to the Opposition benches for the first time in 13 years, Councilbust.com asks local Labour supporters, councillors and activitists who they are backing the the party’s leadership contest. Here’s what Matthew Zarb-Cousin, Southend Labour Party secretary, had to say. I’m backing Andy Burnham. His priority – social mobility –...
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As the Labour party takes to the Opposition benches for the first time in 13 years, Councilbust.com asks local Labour supporters, councillors and activitists who they are backing the the party’s leadership contest. Here’s what Ian Gilbert, Labour councillor for Victoria, had to say. I’m hoping for a full and wide-ranging debate on the...
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In a speech made during the Debate on the Address on Tuesday, Conservative MP for Southend West David Amess voiced his disapproval for the peace protest on Parliament Square. Protestors have been camping out on Parliament Square for a number of years, many in opposition to the Iraq war. Famously, protestor Brian Haw has...
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In a speech during the Debate on the Address, Southend West Conservative MP David Amess accused the outgoing Labour government of destroying Parliament and ruining the country’s finances. Mr Amess said “I believe that the outgoing Government destroyed not only the country but Parliament, and here we go again: it is the first day...
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Conservative MP for Southend West David Amess has voiced his support of a number of Early Day Motions in the new Parliament. An Early Day Motion is a motion tabled by MPs for debate at an unspecified date in the future. They remain open for signature for the entire parliamentary session. Mr Amess lent...
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Southend West Conservative MP David Amess has attended a variety of charity events since being re-elected to Parliament on 6th May. Mr Amess enjoyed the company of actress Sadie Frost (left), musicians from around the world and many others at the first health reception of the new Parliament, as they asked people to get...
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James Duddridge, the Conservative MP for Rochford and Southend East, has been given a role as a Lord Commissioner; a party Whip in the new Coalition government. A whip is an official role within a party. Whips enforce uniform voting on particular issues from the MPs. The role will mean that Mr Duddridge is...
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FOCUS: Southend Against The Cuts Debate
The Southend Against The Cuts (SATC) hustings was a funny old affair. Organised by the PCS Union, it was part cuts debate and part unofficial election hustings. This being so, there was no sign of the Tories, unsurprisingly. Why would a party with a huge majority, in the middle of a devastating round of...
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