EU Referendum (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
The House of Commons public administration committee, under the chairmanship of Dr Tony Wright, started yesterday an inquiry into "good government" – in, of all places, the Thatcher Room in Portcullis House. This, according to the genial Wright, was an opportunity to stand back from the "daily grind" to take a "reflective view" about "how we do government". There were three main issues said Nick Raynsford,...
A Step At A Time (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4994456.ece It is against the law to accept political donations from foreigners but the Electoral Commission, which polices party funding laws, may refuse to get involved because no donation was made. The Labour MP Tony Wright, who chairs the Public Administration Select Committee, also said he saw no need for an investigation - unless it was [...]...
OUPblog (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
Dr Tony Wright MP answers a few questions on British Politics: A Very Short Introduction.
Express & Star (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
A failure by council bosses to review a “gigantic” 465 per cent rise in allotment charges in Cannock Chase has been branded out of touch and mean-spirited. Cannock Chase MP Tony Wright is highly critical of the rent hike and has been lobbying the district authority for several months to … [visit site to read more]
Gwent Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
RADIO STAR: Jonathan Powell, who provides the weather for the Gwent Gazette, has joined Angela Jay and Tony Wright on the Real Radio breakfast show.He now presents the weather forecast for the weekend and week ahead every Friday morning at 8.45am. Jonathan, who already provides the weather for the entire chain of regional Media Wales newspapers, and presents a long range forecast Saturday nights on...
Web Worker Daily (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
The Execupundit explores Work Patterns: Bursts versus Flow Om on Different IMs for Different Folks 43 Folders describes success with Outcome-Based Thinking Tony Wright crunches the numbers on Information Overload Freelance Switch tells us how to Get the Most out of our ubiquitous thumb drive Share/Send
Texas Startup Blog (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
I am catching up on my reading and ran across a post from Tony Wright titled, “Followup Answers re: Lifestyle vs. Investment and Angel vs. VC.” It is a well thought out post following up on his presentation at Seattle Tech Startups. He has a few interesting points including this one: I think people chase VC [...]
British Blogs (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
Cannock Chas MP Dr Tony Wright has announced he will be standing down at the next General Election.... West Midland MP to stand down Colin Ross News Stories West Midland MP to stand down Colin Ross News Stories See 0 more posts on this topic: Tony Wright, Midland Mp, Dr Tony, West Midland, Mp Dr Keywords: tony wright , midland mp , wright , dr tony , west midland , mp dr , mp , cannock , standing ,...
Colin Ross News Stories (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Cannock Chase MP Dr Tony Wright has announced he will be standing down at the next General Election.
Norfolk Blogger (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
I was saddened to see that Labour MP Tony Wright (the one from Cannock , not the useless one from Great Yarmouth ) is to stand down at the next general election because of ill health. It is to be hoped his treatment for leukaemia is successful and that he recovers quickly. Tony Wright has always struck me as being a sound politician, in that he speaks sense, he can see beyond the colour of the rosette...
WebPro News (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
They bill themselves as the “anti-Twitter.” What is it? It’s RescueTime , a service that keeps track of what you spend your time on. Here Tony Wright, CEO, tells me about the new service . This was part of our trip up to see interesting startups up in Seattle. read more
BBC News (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
Labour MP Tony Wright says he will be standing down at the next election for health reasons.
Labourhome (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
Cannock Chase MP Tony Wright announced he will stand down at next GE because of health fears. In 2004 he revealed that he was battling chronic leukaemia and kidney disease. Announcing his decision, he declared to the local paper: "The uncertainties about my future health make it sensible for me to decide now to stand down from the Commons at the next election. I hope to remain an active member of Parliament...
ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
Aidan Burley was recently selected as our candidate for Cannock Chase.
Express & Star (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
Cannock MP Tony Wright has announced he will stand down before the next election due to health fears. The 60-year-old Labour MP revealed in October 2004 that he is battling chronic leukaemia and kidney disease. Mr Wright, who was first elected as MP for Cannock in 1992, will resign from his seat in Parliament within the next [...]
