+Vote!
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
LONDON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A member of Britain's Parliament says he'll ask the country's national academy of sciences to explain why it supports the discussion of creationism in schools. Phil Willis, the chairman of the House of Commons Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee, says he's "horrified" at a view expressed by Michael Reiss of the Royal Society indicating it's better to discuss...
+Vote!
TheSpoof.com - Spoof News (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
An influential committee of UK MPs, headed by Phil Willis, reported today that charges for university degrees and PhDs had gone up by over 100% in less than a year. 'I know inflation has risen but this price-hike simply cannot be justified. It i...
+Vote!
Bob Piper (Free subscription) | 02/04/2008
Driving back to work after lunch I listened to a Tory and a Lib Dem MP, James Durridge and Phil Willis (I honestly couldn't tell who was from which party listening too them) on Simon Mayo's Radio 5 programme ripping a new backside for Harriet Harman over her performance at PMQs. Oh my Lord, I thought, Iain Dale's just going to love this. Well... here's his verdict! Who says Iain Dale isn't fair? (OK,...
+Vote!
Adam Smith Institute Blog (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Libdem MP Phil Willis was our guest at a Power Lunch this week. As Chair of the Innovations, Universities and Skills Select Committee, he chose to raise the question whether labour (small L that is) was a global commodity or a national asset. Many politicians think about skills in terms of producing the future skills that Britain will need. But Willis takes the view that we should be producing the...
+Vote!
Jonathan Fryer (Free subscription) | 16/01/2008
The Heath Library, a remarkable community institution next door to Keats’ House in Hampstead, was the location for Hampstead and Frognal LibDems's annual New Year Party tonight, offering a haven from the blustry weather outside. Phil Willis, the retiring MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, was the guest speaker, though ‘retiring’ is the last adjective one would normally apply [...]
+Vote!
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 03/11/2007
Congratulations to Claire on her selection as prospective parliamentary candidate for Harrogate and Knaresborough, the seat which has been held by the Lib Dems’ Phil Willis since 1997. The Yorkshire Evening Post website has more.
