Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
“Routine long term prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs must end,” said the Liberal Democrat MP. Commenting on the publication of a Government review into the use of anti-psychotic drugs in the care of older people with dementia, Paul Burstow, who has led a 10-year campaign to highlight the risks of over- and inappropriate prescribing said: “This review comes [...]
Obesity and the Salt Connection (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
The Telegraph again carries a report on the reckless overprescribing of anti-psychotic drugs (so-called chemical cosh) to care home residents. That many of the residents suffer from dementia is no excuse for dosing them with these harmful drugs, because anti-psychotics are rarely appropriate for dementia. The article says that, "Only around 36,000 of the 180,000 people on the drugs in the UK derive...
The WORCESTER PARK Blog, Surrey ¦ (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Paul Burstow , MP for Sutton & Cheam , joined hundreds of locals this morning for the Remembrance Sunday service at St Philips Church. The service was followed by a gathering at the Worcester Park war memorial for the traditional two minutes' silence, laying of wreaths, and the parade to the Royal British Legion premises on Central Road. A full slideshow of photographs from today's service is available...
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Our usual practice at Federal Executive (FE) is to have a round up of current issues, presented by Nick Clegg, followed by a Q&A. In Nick’s absence we heard from the Chief Whip, Paul Burstow, and the new Chair of the Campaigns and Communications Committee (CCC), Ed Davey. Paul Burstow updated FE on the issue [...]
Bromsgrove Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
News from Nick Clegg 10:10 Campaign & Motion Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:14 AM PDT Nick Clegg & the Liberal Democrats Put 10:10 Motion Before Parliament 21st October 2009 Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats have placed the party at the forefront of the debate on climate change by putting the most ambitious policy motion to date before the House of Commons. Nick Clegg yesterday spoke on the urgency...
Stephen's Linlithgow Journal (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
You have got to hand it to Carter-Ruck, they are failing miserably to work for their current and future clients (should they get any) benefit. Earlier this week they fought they would throw their hand in to hush the Guardian up about them publishing a Parliamentary Question relating to their clients Trafigura dumping toxic waste off the Ivory Coast. While they temporally silenced the mainstream media...
Liberal England (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
The first House Points of the new parliamentary season. My copy of Liberal Democrat News has not arrived yet, but I believe the editor dropped an alleged in here somewhere. "Wilkes and Liberty" It has been a quiet week at Westminster. MPs arrived back to find the rooftops occupied by activists protesting about global warming. The demonstrators didn’t stay up there long – these...
Peter Black AM (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
The row over the Guardian being gagged from reporting a Parliamentary Question due for answer this week due to court proceedings has been growing apace since #trafigura and #CarterRuck became trending topics on Twitter last night. The Guardian is now reporting that within the past few hours the legal firm, Carter-Ruck, has withdrawn its opposition to the Guardian reporting proceedings in parliament...
Working Class Tory (Free subscription) | 23/09/2009
Chris Huhne , Liberal Democrat Home Affairs something-or-other planned - although failed to follow through with it - to call William Hague a : "skinhead who has toured the beer cellars of central Europe" That really is quite funny. Some over-sensitive Conservative MPs think this is a "Nazi slur", but I think it's just a bit cheeky, and if anything should be taken as a sign that...
Fitaloon at MicroShaft (Free subscription) | 22/09/2009
Mark Littlewood Hilary Stephenson Norman Lamb Alison Suttie Jo Swinson Paddy Ashdown Baroness Neuberger John Sharkey Paul Burstow Baroness Scott John Shipley Paul Scriven Charles Kennedy Jonathan Oates Polly Mackenzie Chris Fox Kirsty Williams Richard Allan Chris Huhne Lembit Opik Richard Grayson Chris Rennard Lord Carlile Richard Kemp Daniel Radcliffe Lord Lester Sarah Teather Danny Alexander Lord...
Caron's Musings (Free subscription) | 22/09/2009
I had to laugh last night when, at 6pm, BBC Parliament introduced the recorded coverage of the day's proceedings at Party Conference at Bournemouth with a warning about offensive language. In fact, there were 3 incidents of swearing that I heard - and two from Parliamentarians at that. In the debate on the MP Expenses scandal Paul Burstow's proposing speech contained the word that rhymed with twit...
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 22/09/2009
The Telegraph concludes its Top 50 LibDems list today with the Top 25. Mini biogs can be found HERE . The second figure denotes last year's ranking. 1 2 Vince Cable 2 1 Nick Clegg 3 3 Chris Huhne 4 - Chris Fox 5 9 Danny Alexander 6 7 David Laws 7 - Baroness Scott 8 49 John Sharkey 9 13 Tom McNally 10 5 Paddy Ashdown 11 - Lord Oakeshott 12 27 Polly Mackenzie 13 33 Tavish Scott 14 16 Evan Harris 15 11...
Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 21/09/2009
Ten conference representatives - Mover: Paul Burstow MP (Chief Whip, House of Commons), Summation: To be announced
Agent Orange (Free subscription) | 26/08/2009
The more I read my conference guides the more strange it gets. Paul Burstow MP, our Whip in the House of Commons, has submitted a very good motion on Parliamentary Expenses that amongst other things calls for: “Those MPs who have clearly and deliberately broken the rules with respect to expenses to be subject to appropriate [...]
The WORCESTER PARK Blog, Surrey ¦ (Free subscription) | 16/07/2009
With apposite timing given the current bad weather, local MP Paul Burstow has presented a petition to Parliament calling on the Government to fund improved flood protection for Worcester Park. He spoke to the House last night recalling the torrential rain of 20 th July 2007 which caused Beverly Brook to burst its banks, flooding houses in Green Lane, Pembury Avenue and nearby areas. Mr Burstow presented...
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