Steve Beasant Liberal Democrat (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Almost 5,000 people have died from ulcers and pressure sores in the last five years, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed. Information uncovered by Paul Burstow through Parliamentary questions shows that 4,708 people have died at least in part to untreated sores in England in the last five years. People with dementia who have [...]
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
The next installment of the Top 50 LibDems is published today (I know how you're all loving this) by the Telegraph . 20. Baroness Julia Neuberger 21. Lord Lester 22. Paul Burstow 23. Lord Shutt (donor) 24. Julia Goldsworthy 25. Duncan Brack (Chair, Conference Committee) 26. Steve Webb 27. Polly Mackenzie (Speechwriter to Nick Clegg) 28. Lynne Featherstone 29. Jonathan Oates (Outgoing Director of Comms)...
Liberal Bureaucracy (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
Alright, now I'm really angry. Paul Burstow has the audacity, the nerve, to claim that there has been meaningful, constructive consultation with the English Candidates Committee.I am perfectly happy to go on record and state, categorically that this is untrue. Until yesterday morning, there had been no consultation. We don't agree with some of the key recommendations, and I don't think that we are...
Spin Blog (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
I am a Stumble user. This morning I have stumbled upon a website called Laugh at Liberals . Not much special there. I just thought it was odd that on that page was a Google Ad link to Paul Burstow's website (Lib Dem Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam). Now why anyone would want to link from this site is beyond me, and it shows the failings of Google Ads. One interpretation is let's laugh at...
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
At the beginning of the year Nick Clegg as Leader, Simon Hughes as Party President, and Chris Rennard as Chief Executive asked me and my colleagues, Cllr Duncan Greenland, Kate Parminter and Paul Burstow MP, to produce a report into how the Liberal Democrats’ internal organisation could be built upon to double our number of [...]
Green Lane Allotments (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
In a Parliamentary question from Paul Burstow MP:How many incidents the Pesticides Safety Directorate has recorded regarding manure contaminated by aminopyralid in the last 12 months? The following answer was given: Mr. Woolas: The first inquiry relating to the potential effects of aminopyralid in manure was received by the Pesticides Safety Directorate’s helpline on 12 March 2008. Around 70
British Blogs (Free subscription) | 13/07/2008
Oh dear oh dear. Iain Dale accuses Lib Dem Voice of being hypocritical for not covering problems with their MPs expenses as they would those of the Tories and Labour. In the specifics not critting Paul Burstow MP for taking too much stationery, or some such infraction.He calls this "The Pravda-esque Quality of LibDem Voice".But this is pretty rich coming from the right hand of CCHQ himself. He being...
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 12/07/2008
Paul Burstow, Lib Dem MP for Sutton & Cheam, has been criticised by the Parliamentary standards commissioner John Lyon for sending newsletters to constituents at taxpayers’ expense. The BBC has the full story here: Chief whip Paul Burstow used pre-paid Commons envelopes to send the material attacking a Tory rival to voters in his Sutton and [...]
The ThunderDragon (Free subscription) | 12/07/2008
Lib Dem Chief Whif Paul Burstow has spent our money sending politically partisan newsletters to his constituents attacking his rivals. That is completely inappropriate behaviour. If Paul Burstow wants to send his newsletters by post, that’s not a problem - but he should pay for the postage and the stationery. If he’s too important to pound [...]
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 12/07/2008
If a Tory MP is involved in some sort of scandal you can bet it will not only be written about on ConservativeHome but heavily commented on. The same goes for Labour Home . Yet try as I might, I can find no mention of Paul Burstow's censure for using Commons postage for illicit means on LibDem Voice . Yet the site has regularly lambasted politicians of other parties for similar misdemeanours. The site...
Gavin's Gaily Gigest (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
I’ve been tagged to come up with the best waste of £200,000 of taxpayers’ money* by Matt Wardman. I think it’s going to have to be a donation to Liberal Democrat Chief Whip, Paul Burstow, and his office, to stop him stealing claiming communications expenses he shouldn’t. The greedy pig has been using prepaid Commons envelopes [...]
Green Lane Allotments (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
Many of us have written to MPs and MEPs about our manure problem and many of us will have received "We are looking into it" responses or even no response at all! Gold star to one MP - Paul Burstow MP for Sutton and Cheam who is calling for a parliamentary debate on the issue and has tabled a series of parliamentary questions. To read his questions click here If you are an MP or MEP who is
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 02/04/2008
The overprescribing of antipsychotics to people with dementia is robbing people of their quality of life and is a serious breach of human rights. Paul Burstow MP's report illustrates the scale and severity of the important issue.
Furious Seasons (Free subscription) | 01/04/2008
A report by a British MP, Paul Burstow, claims that the use of antipsychotics in patients with dementia is leading to 23,000 deaths a year in the UK, according to this account of the report in the Telegraph (London). This...
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 20/12/2007
Leader Nick Clegg Deputy Leader Vince Cable (unchanged) Chief Whip Paul Burstow (unchanged) The economy and business VINCE CABLE (unchanged) Shadow Chancellor Jeremy Browne (was Julia Goldsworthy) Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Sarah Teather (was Lembit Opik) Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Home Affairs CHRIS HUHNE (was Nick Clegg) Shadow Secretary of...
