2 November 2010

My co-leaders took me off the Select Committee Hearings on the Marine and Coastal Areas Bill because they thought I “might be biased”, a decision I was gutted with even though I tried to put a brave face on it all. The irony of that decision of course is that when Labour first stole the [...]

General Debate – Activist Thinking

Coming into parliament means different things for different people. For some, it’s a family thing – their uncle was a politician, so they wanna be one. For others, it’s a career choice – good money, good perks. For some, it’s a passion for a political belief – union background, free-market, a love of the environment, [...]