Richard Caborn calls for Gary Lineker to save England's 2018 campaign
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Richard Caborn, the former sports minister, called for Gary Lineker to replace Lord Triesman as bid leader.
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The People's Politician
BBC Internet blog (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Over on the Editors blog to introduce The People's Politician Tom Giles, executive producer, BBC Current Affairs, has written: Today, the BBC is helping to launch an new experiment to try and re-invigorate the link between MPs and their constituents - using what's known as "direct democracy" to test how far politicians are willing to do what local people want. Tom goes on to explain: Two...
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The People's Politician
BBC Blog - The Editors (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Another day; another political expenses scandal. Six months on from the worst Parliamentary controversy in memory, the political classes are still reeling from the fallout. Some may even be facing criminal prosecution . With a general election looming, MPs rarely have been held in lower public esteem. Polling, even before the expenses affair, suggests that an overwhelming majority of the public feel...
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Caborn: Russia main rivals to England's 2018 bid
ESPN (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
England's 2018 World Cup bid ambassador Richard Caborn MP has called for total unity among the bid team, and revealed to ESPN Soccernet that Russia are England's main rivals to host the tournament.
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Caborn axed in reshuffle
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
FORMER sports minister Richard Caborn was last night dropped from England's 2018 World Cup bid as FA chairman and bid leader Lord Triesman scrambled to get the campaign back on track.
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Lord Triesman culls England 2018 board after more rifts
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
• Five of 12 directors agree to stand down from bid board • Karren Brady among those to depart to advisory group England 2018's under-pressure chairman, Lord Triesman, today attempted to draw a line under a series of destabilising public rows that have threatened to undermine fatally the World Cup bid by fundamentally restructuring its board. Following an emergency meeting, five of the 12...
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World Cup 2018 board facing shakeup as bickering threatens bid
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
• Restructuring will aim to galvanise and streamline bid • Lord Triesman not expected to step down as chairman A wholesale shakeup of the structure of England's faltering 2018 World Cup bid is likely this afternoon following an emergency board meeting that will seek to draw a line under a period of damaging infighting. Richard Caborn, the former sports minister who usually attends board...
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England bid to hold emergency meeting
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
• Changes to the bid structure are expected • Bid was hit by furore over gifts of handbags England's 2018 World Cup bid team will hold an emergency board meeting today amid growing fears that they are falling behind in the race to host the tournament, it was reported last night. Changes to the bid structure are expected to be debated as Lord Triesman, who has been widely criticised in his...
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EXCLUSIVE: England 2018 World Cup crisis summit called as Richard Caborn faces axe from calamitous bid
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
The FA's 2018 World Cup bid team have called an emergency board meeting on Thursday with their campaign in crisis and under attack from all sides at home and abroad.
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Richard Caborn: Pay politicians what their jobs are worth
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The Commons allowances are there to make sure that MPs can work effectively.
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England 2018 gives present to Fifa wives
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
• Presents to executive committee members within the rules • Australia's PR intiative embarrassed England this month Fifa's executive committee members have been bought a Mulberry handbag to give to their wives as a present from the England 2018 bid. The gifts are a goodwill gesture to the men who will make the decision about where the World Cup tournament will be held. There is no suggestion...
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‘Positive’ meeting discusses Post Offices on the Manor
Labour Matters (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Paul Blomfield, Cllr Jan Wilson, and Richard Caborn MP today met a high-powered delegation from Post Office Limited to discuss Post Office coverage on the Manor. The discussions focused on the three Manor branches at Lower Manor, Manor Park and Fairleigh and were positive, productive and reassuring. The priority for discussions was a Post Office service for Lower Manor. The Post Office managers stated...
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646 of them and 74,000 of us
Jess The Dog (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Guido points out there are 646 MPs and 60million UK citizens, while commenting upon the political class backlash. This includes the egregious "Sir" Stuart Bell, who employs his wife at £35K a year, and "Sir" Patrick Cormack who I heard on the radio today: if that old buffoon puts himself forward for re-election and is not stopped by the Tories, I'll tear up my recently acquired...
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Racing must get Tote cash, says Dixon
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
• Government set to sell the Tote to raise funds • Paul Dixon says racing is due half of any proceeds Horse racing must enjoy some of the benefit if the Tote is sold off, a leading figure in the sport said last night. Paul Dixon, chairman of the Racehorse Owners' Association, reminded the government that a pledge had been made to pass half of the proceeds of any sale to the sport. His words...
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Sheffield’s Labour MPs call for pay dispute resolution
Labour Matters (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Sheffield's Labour MPs – Clive Betts, David Blunkett, Richard Caborn, Meg Munn and Angela Smith – today called on the City Council and the public sector trades unions to make every effort to prevent any escalation in the dispute on pay and grading. In a joint statement they said: "We believe that the current dispute about pay and grading is capable of a just resolution if there is...