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Recent events, including the publication of the final report into the Manchester Arena bombing, have highlighted the ongoing problems that families caught up through no fault of their own in public disasters face when dealing with the…
This is the full text of a speech given by Maria Eagle, shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, at the Voice of the Viewer and Listener Conference on the future of the BBC and public service broadcasting today. I am pleased to be…
Since the recent publication of the Clementi review into BBC governance the Culture Secretary, John Whittingdale, has been busy fighting a war on two fronts: both with the BBC and with his own Prime Minister, whom he has accused of…
September is here and the so called ‘silly season’ of summer stories is meant to be over. But that hasn’t stopped the Liberal Democrats publishing a wish list for a greener, cleaner Britain. Nick Clegg would have us believe that only the…
Albert Einstein once said that the definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Einstein was a man of science. Sadly, the Tories’ Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is a man who is…
Eric Pickles's half-hearted apology for the Government's botched flood response is too little, too late and is no comfort to the flood-stricken residents in Somerset who have lost their homes and businesses since the start of the New Year…
A One Nation Labour Party has to reach out beyond Britain’s cities. It’s essential electorally if we are to win in 2015, but also if we aspire to be a government that serves all parts of our country. That’s why we need a clear offer to…
In a panic, after Ed Miliband put the rising cost of water firmly on the political agenda, the Prime Minister’s office briefed last month that action was imminent. Yet when it came, the Government’s response amounted to nothing more than a…
David Cameron’s cost of living crisis is leaving families struggling and yet another year of inflation-busting fare rises will just add to the pressure on household budgets. Instead of standing up for hard-pressed commuters, this government…
As inspiring names go, the Office of Rail Regulation report “GB rail financial information 2011-2012” won’t win any prizes. Yet, if you have time to wade through statistics and figures, this new report exposes the truth behind the claims…
I was one of the two government ministers who called for full disclosure of all existing documentation relating to the Hillsborough disaster on the 20th anniversary of the tragedy in 2009, along with Andy Burnham. The incredible show of…
By Maria Eagle MP Rail is thriving in Britain. More people are travelling than at any time since the 1920s with 1.3 billion journeys by train every year, and predictions of a doubling of that figure within thirty years. Increasing capacity…
