Promoting the Politics of Courage
No one expects 2025 to be plain sailing. Though I’ll of course work for the best. It’s not just that there’s no easy way back from an NHS in its worst ever crisis, the worst housing emergency in living memory, a faltering economy and the world in its most dangerous state since the end of […]
West Cornwall Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George accused government ministers of abandoning hard-pressed local water rate payers during a cost-of-living crisis, following their decision to end the annual £50 contribution towards South West Water (SWW) bills. Mr George said ministers had missed an opportunity to use the government bill’s support grant to secure concessions from […]
Local Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George described the new Chancellor’s budget as “a job half done” which leaves key issues unresolved and risks making some things worse. While he welcomes investments in the NHS, education, and housing, he criticised the decision to raise taxes on some of those least able to afford it. “The Prime […]
Today in the House of Commons, Andrew George MP called on the UK Government to act against the Israeli government, rather than merely condemning their actions with words. “Netanyahu’s far-right regime’s decision to ban the United Nations’ humanitarian aid service (UNWRA) is just the latest example of its utter distain towards the rest of the […]
West Cornwall MP, Andrew George called for Water Companies to be reined in when speaking on the government’s announced review of the water industry yesterday (23rd October 2024). Today, the government announced a new Independent Water Commission to deliver the biggest review of the industry since privatisation. The Environment Sec. Rt Hon. Steve Reid MP […]
Local MP Andrew George has secured a Commons debate on the regulation of holiday and second homes – which took place this morning (Wednesday 23rd October) at 11am. Mr George has been a senior housing professional and has consistently campaigned for housing justice for over forty years. He successfully led the parliamentary campaign to remove […]
Commenting on today’s launch of the government’s NHS reform consultation, MP and health campaigner, Andrew George, said: “This is a crucial moment for our NHS. The Conservatives have brought it to its knees. If we cannot restore our NHS in the next few years, I fear it will be on a slippery slope. “Rebuilding staff […]
Andrew George MP took the local campaign to support 24/7 opening hours of the Urgent Treatment Centre at West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance to health ministers in parliament this week. The service was closed at night over two years ago and Andrew and local campaigners (like West Cornwall Healthwatch) have pressed and petitioned for a […]
In the Commons yesterday, Andrew George – Liberal Democrat MP for the West Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly constituency of St Ives – called for equivalence in how the government defends innocent civilians caught up in violence in the Middle East. In over a year of fighting since the appalling Hamas attack on Israel […]