Promoting the Politics of Courage
As the Bank plans to turn its back on town this week after 100 years Local campaigners are encouraging their fellow Lloyds Bank customers to treat the bank just as it is treating the town of Penzance, in the week the bank is turning its back on the town and leaving the iconic Market House […]
Commenting on the Government’s announcement of funding for local councils, the MP for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Andrew George, said that both councils needed to conduct further analysis before they could judge whether the settlements would enable them to protect budgets and maintain services over the next four years. He said, “I […]
Justice minister, Alex Davies-Jones MP, was shocked to hear the story of Tina Nash and the poor treatment she received from the justice services. She has promised to follow through with actions and to learn lessons. Local Liberal Democrat MP, Andrew George, who arranged the meeting with the minister and who accompanied Tina Nash in the House of Commons yesterday thanked the […]
The survivor of severe domestic violence, Tina Nash, and her local MP, Andrew George, will meet Justice Minister Alex Davies-Jones MP later today. Ms Davies-Jones agreed her Department needed to learn lessons from failings in the Government’s victim support service and the poor treatment of Tina, when her perpetrator (who blinded, broke her jaw and […]
The Penzance group of businesses and community representatives, who are campaigning against Lloyds Bank’s decision to close the Penzance branch next month, will take the campaign to London next week. Local MP, Andrew George, will deliver a petition to Parliament, and a representative group from the town’s campaign team will deliver a petition and letters […]
Parliament for the People – Public Meeting with Andrew George MP Friday 18th July, 7pm – Helston (venue TBC) Local MP, Andrew George, will host the latest in his series of ‘Parliament for the People’ public meetings next Friday 18th July in Helston. Parliament will break for its “summer recess” at the end of the […]
Andrew George MP and St Ives Residents deliver protest file to Deputy PM in Fight Against “Inappropriate” Holiday Development Local MP Andrew George arranged for St Ives campaigners against “inappropriate” development to deliver a powerful protest to the Deputy PM, Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in […]
In this week’s Commons debate on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, West Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly MP Andrew George put forward amendments proposing changes to housing target calculations, removing incentives first homes to become second homes, and on affordability for developments in rural areas. Mr George has campaigned on housing issues for over […]
Local MP and Health Select Committee member, Andrew George, has warned that countless lives could be lost if the Ambulance Trust goes ahead with its apparent decision to cease the long-standing cooperation it’s had with the fire service, which provides important early response first aid in hard to reach areas like the Lizard. Mr. George […]
There was a ‘sell-out’ of free tickets for the latest in Andrew George MP’s public meetings at the Union Hotel in Penzance at the weekend. Andrew has held public – “Parliament for the People” meetings across the constituency (in Helston, St Ives and Penzance) since he was elected last July because he says he wants […]