Labourhome (Free subscription) | 23/09/2009
Lord Hanningfield Tory leader of Essex County Council and recently investigated by the Met for House of Lords Expense claims. Political correctness gone mad occured at a Tory controlled Essex County Council (Cof E) Primary school as a dinner lady is sacked for chatting to a parent about her daughter’s welfare. Read the article 22 Sep [...]
Labour Matters (Free subscription) | 15/09/2009
Conservative plans to slash benefits to needy people in Cornwall show they are the same 'nasty party' that neglected Cornwall for 18 years, and completely ignorant about the county says Labour PPC Jude Robinson. A senior Conservative spokesman has admitted that the Conservatives are considering singling out Cornwall for benefit cuts. According to Lord Hanningfield, who is leader of Essex County Council...
Whitehall Bob's Political Blog (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
Tory policy commitments are almost as rare as Gordon Brown jokes. But slowly Conservative thinking is emerging on various policy areas including education and defence. Rising star of the party, Daniel Hannan (left) Conservative MEP has proven to be an intellectual influence on various right-wing elements of the party through ideas set out in his book 'The Plan' which he penned with MP Douglas Carswell....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
Labour condemns proposed 'postcode lottery' for sums paid in regions with different costs of living Controversial plans to decentralise the welfare state by giving councils the right to set their own regional levels of benefit are being considered by the Tories. The ideas, floated under the John Major government in 1995 but rejected as too radical, are being examined as part of David Cameron's push...
Labour Matters (Free subscription) | 28/08/2009
Castle Point Parliamentary Candidate, Julian Ware-Lane, was flabbergasted when he heard what the leader of Essex County Council, Lord Hanningfield, had said about Canvey's tourist aspirations. Julian explained: "Lord Hanningfield's recent comments that Canvey Island should abandon its ambitions to be a tourist resort are offensive, they are also very wrong. "People should be proud of their...
Julian’s musings (Free subscription) | 23/08/2009
Not everyone shares Lord Hanningfield’s views about Canvey Island. I have spent much time there and its charms are manifest. You might even bump into Chas whilst on your travels ….
Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 14/08/2009
Today's top ConservativeHome features ToryDiary: David Cameron planning "big cuts" in pay for ministers in a Tory Government Rupert Matthews on Platform: When it comes to the seemingly innocuous matter of recycling, we are now living in a tyrannical state Local Government: Lord Hanningfield: Devolve patient transport to the Town Hall Copeland Council calls in the inspectors Mass
What You Can Get Away With (Free subscription) | 13/08/2009
I recently wrote a post based on an article on Conservative Home that appeared to have been written by Lord Hanningfield, the leader of Essex County Council. Having seen the latest in their series of articles by ‘Lord Hanningfield’, it’s clear to me that Conservative Home have clearly been taken in by a clever con, [...]
Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Today's top ConservativeHome features ToryDiary: Guardian and Independent ignore Kaminski's rebuttal of smears against him Howard Flight on Platform: The number of independently-minded MPs of stature can be virtually counted on one hand Local government: In the second of his six part series on localism, Lord Hanningfield of Essex County Council wants the power to hold quangoes to
What You Can Get Away With (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
The irony might be amusing if it wasn’t affecting me and the people I represent but Lord Hanningfield, the leader of Essex County Council and a man who’s never shed away from grabbing any power that comes within a few miles of him, believes County Councils should have the power to hold quangos to account. The [...]
ToUChstone blog (Free subscription) | 05/08/2009
According to the Guardian, the Conservative are considering handing over to local authorities the power to set the rates for working age benefits. This isn’t just a silly season story - Lord Hanningfield, who proposed the notion isn’t just the leader of Essex County Council, he’s also the Conservative spokesperson on business in the House [...]
Liberal England (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
Writing on the Sky News site, Jon Craig reports the spat between Lord Hanningfield and our own Bob Russell: The Lib Dem MP harrying his Lordship is Bob Russell, the rather eccentric but tirelessly campaigning MP for Colchester who used to be a journalist on local papers in Essex and a sub-editor on London's Evening News and Evening Standard. Eccentric? Certainly. Bob has handed me a dossier on Lord...
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 05/07/2009
The BBC has the story: A Tory peer referred to the police over expenses says it is part of a campaign of “attacks and innuendo” by an MP. Lord Hanningfield claimed the unnamed MP was determined to “blacken my name” over education policy in Essex, where the peer is council leader. The frontbencher claimed £99,970 over seven [...]
euronews24 (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
A Tory peer referred to the police over expenses says it is part of a campaign of attacks and innuendo by an MP.Lord Hanningfield claimed the unnamed MP was determined to blacken my name over education policy in Essex, where the peer is council lead ...
Acid Rabbi (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
No time to write about Lord Hanningfield now, but you can read all about his adventures at the tax-payers' expense courtesy of the Independent . We're sure you'll come to the same conclusion as us - ie; he's yet another greedy scam artist . Put it this way - he lives less than 50 miles from Westminster, but claimed that amount so he could avoid commuting. Dodgy? The police think so too.
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