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By Frances Rehal SureStart Millmead was established as a Community Mutual in April 2005. The programme started in 2001 and developed a model that values the views of parents and children. Parents were included in all aspects of the…
By Tim Shand Potholes are the bane of a motorist's life and in Guildford this issue is particularly prominent. The roads in Guildford are absolutely appalling. The complacency of the local county council and other groups in Guildford is…
By Bambos Charalambous On Tuesday 8 September 2008, the United Nations yet again voted to postpone the establishment of a dedicated body to promote women's right's across the world. There are many daily abuses of women's rights not only in…
by Caroline Badley, Campaign Co-ordinator Birmingham Edgbaston and Gisela Stuart MP/ giselastuart Talk to any committed Labour activist and 9 times out of 10 the first thing they'll tell you is that helpers are few and far between. Most…
By Warwick Sharp Teaching in a London Academy has been a huge privilege full of challenge and reward. As a participant of Teach First (a two year scheme placing top graduates in tough schools) I was warned to expect 'hills of happiness' and…
By Brian Barder UPDATE: For the next seven days only you can listen to the BBC Reunion programme about the Ethiopian famine relief operation of the 1980s by clicking here. (This may be accessible only if you are in the UK.) The programme…
By Andrew Pakes Politics is pretty tough at the moment. On the doorstep, in the workplace and at community events, people are worried about the economy and concerned about its impact on their family. And that has a knock-on effect for…
By James Alexander MPs' expenses is an issue that will not go away. People's memories are long and rather than just attacking expenses cheats and encouraging retaliation against party colleagues, or hoping the issue will go away, the next…
By Harriet Yeo At last it is clear that there is an enormous chasm between Labour and the Tories, and the elephant in the room has been exposed: the NHS. Now David Cameron might be rather a nice chap but the rest of his niggardly cohort…
By Dan McCurry International pressure over the case of Aung San Suu Kyi appears now to be having an effect. The generals have reduced the court's sentence from 3 years hard labour to 18 months house arrest in order to simply keep her out of…
By Mike Aistrop I am becoming more and more irritated with the continuous attacks on the people who are claiming benefits. The benefit system is a God send to people who have fallen on hard times and need help. Yet this system is attacked…
By Ruth Smeeth / @RuthSmeeth Yesterday I finished a 10-day tour of my prospective constituency. I met literally hundreds of people, dozens of organisations and visited every corner of my patch. I was meant to walk the distance (over 75…
