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Welcome to my web site. On this site you can find information about me, my constituency and important local and national issues.

The internet plays an important part in our lives. Most of you will have used the internet to buy goods, check out holidays or find out information. Politics is not immune from the impact of the internet.

As a consequence of new technology, politics has become a lot more interactive; that's why you have this opportunity to e-mail me from this site and to take part in my on-line survey. It has also changed the way we communicate - this site will be updated regularly with press releases, views from Westminster and hot topics.

I hope you enjoy my site - please contact me with any feedback you may have about my site.

Newspaper Articles

Echo article on the impact of development of local communities and how powerless people feel in the face of new proosals for development in their area

Next Friday, my private member’s bill to require local authorities to produce plans to show how they will provide the infrastructure needed to support new development will be debated in Parliament.
2 March 2010

Echo article on the continuing impact that co-operatives and other forms of mutuals have in our daily lives

I think that there should be more opportunities for co-operatives delivering public services. That’s why I am keen to see people working in the public sector being given the right to form employee-owned co-operatives
23 February 2010

Echo article on securing economic growth

We want a return to sustainable growth, not just any growth. The old model has failed us. We cannot go on like this. It is time for change.
15 February 2010