Labour have launched a new web siteLabourspace.com
- a unique site giving organisations
and individuals the opportunity to set up campaigns they want
to bring to the attention of Labour politicians.More>>
Lancashire LINk
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Patient and Public Involvement Forums.
Local Involvement
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health and social care services are managed.
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LINkand download the explanatory
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Wednesday 1 July, 2009
Tuesday 1 July 2009 Shared Responsibilities
A National Security Strategy for the United Kingdom
We welcome your considered thoughts on the direction labour should
be taking on Defence. email:
pendle.labour@btconnect.comTuesday 30 June 2009 Warm Front Take-Up Rises But More Can Benefit,
says MP
Figures released earlier this year show that there has been a
record take up for the Warm Front scheme in Pendle.
A total of 8196 households have been helped by the scheme, receiving
either heating assistance or help with insulation. Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>> Thursday 25 June 2009 Care Leavers funding success for Pendle
Local MP, Gordon Prentice, has welcomed the news from Schools
Secretary, Ed Balls, that Pendle is to receive funding to provide
support and accommodation for care leavers in the Borough.
Speaking from Westminster, the MP said: “As part of the
Government’s Children’s Plan, £200 million is
being made available nationwide to help provide integrated working
between schools, health and other services.” Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Friday 12 June 2009 Gordon Prentice MP & the Ramblers encourage
young people to explore the local area
Pendle MP Gordon Prentice has presented framed
walking maps of the area to two local high schools.
The Burnley & Pendle Ramblers' Group have used a bequest from
its members to donate maps to all schools and colleges in Pendle.Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Wednesday 10 June 2009 MP calls for full disclosure of Conservative
spending in Pendle
Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, is devoting a
section of his web site to the Conservatives, publicising
their newsletters and other campaigning material.
Speaking from Westminster earlier today, the MP said: "The
published accounts of the Pendle Conservative Association do not
tell the whole story. They are spending as if there is no tomorrow.
Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Friday 05 June 2009 Labour wins in Nelson and Brierfield
County CouncillorGeorge Adam (Nelson
South) and County Councillor Mohammed
Iqbal (Brierfield & Nelson
North) join other Labour Party activists
to celebrate a double victory in County Council elections. Monday 01 June 2009 MP to present Ramblers’ Maps to local
high schools
Pendle MP, Gordon Prentice, will visit two local schools this
Friday (5 June) to present them with framed walking maps of the
local area.Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Sunday 31 May 2009 East Lancashire: the friendliest
place in England?
David Foat, Labour’s Lancashire County Council Candidate
for Pendle East, raises his concerns that hateful BNP propaganda
is despoiling East Lancashire’s reputation for being the
friendliest place in England. Follow
this link to the Pendle News Page to read more>>Saturday 30 May 2009 Bob Allen responds to Andrew Stephenson
Bob Allen Chair of Pendle CLP and LCC Labour Candidate - Pendle
West, responded to Andrew Stephenson's letter which appeared in
the Nelson Leader of 16 May 2009. Bob's objective in writing the
letter was to provide readers with an alternative view from which
they could reach an informed and balanced judgement.
To date the Nelson Leader has declined to publish this response.
Read Bob's letter now (PDF 14KB)Friday 29 May 2009 (The photograph and content are from
a genuine source. We have not included his name for obvious reasons)
Sixty-five years isn't a long time ago to me, it often feels like
yesterday. I was in a tank division on D-Day 1944. It was a long,
long day for us all - and the horrible, lonely sacrifices made
that day by men scared yet brave is something I think about every
day.
These European Elections are personal to me. Some of the lads
who went on D-Day and who never came back were barely old enough
to vote.
If they had made it through the fight against fascism, they
would be voting now, voting to stop the BNP for the same reasons
they fought in 1944.
Sixty-five years ago might seem like a long time - but what made
me volunteer then is what has made me volunteer now. Will you
join me by volunteering for HOPE not Hate's campaign against the
BNP to mark D-Day on Tuesday 2 June? Find
out more
Monday 29 June 2009 Gordon Brown launches "Building Britain's
Future"
Labour's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has launched 'Building Britain's
Future', a plan setting out how the Labour Government will create
a fairer, stronger and more prosperous country.
The plan’s focus on jobs highlights the Labour Government’s
belief that the country cannot afford to lose another generation
to unemployment as the Conservatives allowed to happen in the past.
More>>Wednesday 22 June 2009 Labour help for struggling homeowners
Labour’s Housing Minister, John Healey, has announced extra
help for families facing repossession of their home by doubling
extra funding for free, on-the-spot legal advice in courts
The announcement comes on the same day that the Council of Mortgage
Lenders revised their 2009 repossessions forecast downwards by 10,000.
More>> Monday 22 June 2009 Conservative MEPs link up with Latvian party
that celebrates Waffen SS - Times Online
A small Latvian party that celebrates its country’s Waffen
SS veterans was today named among David Cameron’s new allies
in the European Parliament as the Conservatives unveiled the members
of their anti-federalist group. More>>
The UK Climate Projections 2009, released today,
will help us plan and prepare for change to our climate in the UK.
By acting now, we can limit the severity of climate change in the
future.
Labour’s approach to tackling climate change centres on protecting
the public from immediate risk, preparing for the future, leading
international efforts to get a global deal in Copenhagen in December,
creating a low carbon UK and supporting individuals, communities
and businesses to play their part. More>>Tuesday
16 June 2009 We won't abandon
a generation of young people - Ed Balls
Ed Balls MP, Labour's Schools Secretary, today welcomed new figures
showing record numbers of young people are staying in education
or training, but warned that thousands of young people would be
abandoned by the Tories.
Figures published today show that the proportion of young people
aged 16-18 who are participating in education or training reached
79.7 per cent – the highest ever rate. More>> Wednesday 10 June 2009 Gordon Brown outlines constitutional renewal
Gordon Brown, Leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister, has
outlined plans in Parliament to bring forward changes to MPs’
expenses and new proposals for further democratic reform including
legislation on the conduct of MPs.More>> Friday 05 June 2009 The task in front of us is clear - Gordon
Brown
Speaking after announcing his new Cabinet, Gordon Brown MP, Labour's
Prime Minister, said:
"The elections yesterday were a painful defeat for Labour.
Too many good people doing so much good for their communities
and constituencies have lost through no fault of their own and
I want to thank them for their public service as well as congratulate
all those who’ve won elections. More>>
Today, Gordon Brown highlighted the choice voters face at the ballot
box this week on a visit to the East Midlands.
"But I also want to say explicitly to the people of the
East Midlands that the BNP do not have the answer to any of these
challenges facing Britain. Despite what they may claim to represent
- they actually stand against everything that makes this country
great.
"There are some people who argue that Labour has somehow
abandoned the white working class. Nothing could be further from
the truth: I will never forget where I've come from and the people
and causes I came into politics to represent.
Earlier in the day the Prime Minister joined campaigners including
Jason Isaacs, at the “Hope not Hate” vintage bus, an
annual tour run by The Daily Mirror and Searchlight that campaigns
against racism and celebrates diversity.
