Just off the phone to Derek Vaughan MEP. He's "thought long and hard" and talked to the two candidates in the Labour leadership race who picked up the phone to him. He's just decided to support the candidate whose views on Europe amongst others issues most closely mirror his own: Carwyn Jones. The official Labour list of supporting nominations has just appeared and the list of MPs next to...
I see there is much talk about all women shortlists and all the three main parties seem to be falling over themselves to show their support for the female vote. Yes true we need more women in politics, but and this is word of caution in order to get an woman MP by using shortlists, you might run the risk of putting in a second rate MP who provides a very poor service for the voters. A case in point...
The Liberal Democrats may have Newport East in their sights, but present MP Jessica Morden believes Assembly leadership candidate Huw Lewis can lead a renewal of Labour.
Jessica Morden the do nothing, rubber stamp every bit of legislation put in front of her Newport MP has made a comment on the BBC website on the subject of a council tax discount for the troops. Jessica Morden, said it was a matter of "common decency" that that the issue be sorted out. Yes, I am sure it is, so nice to see that you are now waving the flag supporting our troops Jess. Although...
I see some Labour MP’s like Chris Bryant, Paul Murphy, Kim Howells, Madeleine Moon and Jessica Morden have all signed a letter to Labour Assembly minister Brian Gibbons. In a campaign to urge the end of Welsh army families paying more council tax. These campaigns are more about timing, like it could have been raised during the Welsh Assembly elections but that might have spoilt the election of...
Being in the right place at the right time. It doesn't happen by luck you know. Carwyn Jones, the not-yet-declared leadership contender can tell you that much. It takes planning to find yourself in the right place to shake hands with Gordon Brown as he arrives to say a few words at Welsh night. It takes planning to make sure your soon-to-be-campaign manager is on the spot to film 'the moment'. Coming...
I found out that my libel case losing MP Paul Flynn, was due to speak in the Civic Center and so popped along for a listen Welll worth it for an insight into what we are getting for £64K a year(plus another £100K expenses a year); sadly the answer is not very much. The people their were all - no matter what party they voted for - rather pissed off with the way our soldiers and other military...
As reported in the media today, a number of Welsh Labour MPs, led by Rhondda’s Chris Bryant, are calling on the Welsh Assembly Government to ensure that Welsh soldiers and their families are entitled to same council tax discount as their counterparts in England and Scotland. They are launching their campaign in the Senedd at 4pm today, and a number of Welsh MPs will be in attendance - including...
by johnofgwent I put this as a comment in an earlier post but then I realised that it needed a post of its own, because it needs to challenge both our sitting Member of Parliament, AND the leader of the Conservative Party. I give you Exhibit A, courtesy of an organisation not known for its adherence to the cause of ethnonationalism. The British Broadcasting Authority. Normally they're to be found hiding...
When you vote for a party, you expect then to keep to what they said. Yes I know that Labour have a long record of going back on promises, from annoying the old guard with the removal of clause 4 through to the recent backing out on their promised vote on Europe. Oh and of course the many MP's who waved the flag to save their local post office, then hoped no one would notice and voted to close post...
A repost of Jessica "Close the post offices" Mordens expenses. Rubber stamp Morden who is hardly ever in The House due to producing babies at a rate that would make a Somali illegal jealous, has some expenses that I had not covered before here . So what has Jess been blowing taxpayers hard earned cash on? Well we have £33.69 batteries and kitchenware, £1 on cleaning wipes, £10.03...
by JohnofGwent Over on my own blog site I posted the details of my letter to my MP Jessica Morden sent as soon as I had witnessed the youtube renderings of the UAF egg-chuckers and the lack of a police response. On Friday I got home from work to find her answer. I think it merits being quoted verbatim particularly since it shows what she feels the party stands for. She begins promisingly enough ...
Rubber stamp Morden who is hardly ever in The House due to producing babies at a rate that would make a Somali illegal jealous, has some expenses that I had not covered before here . So what has Jess been blowing taxpayers hard earned cash on? Well we have £33.69 batteries and kitchenware, £1 on cleaning wipes, £10.03 on cleaning items. There is a gas bill for £90.49p, £93.35...
New Labour rubber-stamp that has never voted against the Government, who was foisted on the people of Newport from an all women shortlist; as a reward for her work in removing Ron "badger" Davies. She oversaw the show trial on the part of the party. Jessica Morden claimed £1,068 a month in mortgage interest payments in 2007-08. In the same year put through claims of £1 for cleaning...