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Posted on: 8th January 2025
Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has agreed to set up a meeting with his Housing Minister Rt Hon Matthew Pennycook MP and Andrew George MP and his fellow Cornish MPs address Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly’s housing emergency. This follows a question in the Commons, by Andrew George, today. Mr George said that: “In Cornwall, […]
Posted on: 6th January 2025
So, a foreign billionaire wants to influence the course of UK politics and the outcome of future elections, in the same way he used his wealth and power to influence the outcome of the US elections last year. He (ie Elon Musk) wrongly accuses those he doesn’t approve of, not doing enough to prosecute sexual […]
Posted on: 6th January 2025
Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech on the government’s plans to cut NHS waiting lists, local Liberal Democrat MP and Health Committee member, Andrew George said: “Cutting waiting lists is welcome, but this must not come at the expense of patients lying on trolleys in hospital corridors or in the back of an ambulance for […]
Posted on: 6th January 2025
Commenting on the declared “critical incident” status across Cornwall’s health system and widening winter crisis across the UK, Health Select Committee member and local MP, Andrew George said: “Resilience must be built into our NHS before it can plan any much-needed reorganisation. The problem is that our hospitals have been set to operate on a […]
Posted on: 3rd January 2025
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 […]
Posted on: 30th December 2024
Looking forward, it’s clear 2025 will be a year we will look back on as critical in shaping the future of Cornwall! Will Cornwall survive other than for ceremonial and tourism purposes? Or will Cornwall strengthen its power-base, become the new Celtic Tiger, and contributor to the celebration of diversity in a wider world? And […]
Posted on: 30th December 2024
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 […]
Posted on: 23rd December 2024
Looking forward, it’s clear 2025 will be a year we will ultimately look back on as critical in shaping the future of Cornwall! Will Cornwall survive other than for ceremonial and tourism purposes? Or will Cornwall strengthen its governance, become the new Celtic Tiger, and contributor to the celebration of diversity in a wider world? […]
Posted on: 23rd December 2024
Looking forward, it’s clear 2025 will be a year we will ultimately look back on as critical in shaping the future of Cornwall! Will Cornwall survive other than for ceremonial and tourism purposes? Or will Cornwall strengthen its governance, become the new Celtic Tiger, and contributor to the celebration of diversity in a wider world? […]
Posted on: 16th December 2024
It’s been a momentous year. It’s been all-change here, across Cornwall, and the UK. Then recent developments in the US, Syria and globally portend challenges as well as opportunities ahead. Following July‘s general election, it became clear that the work needed to rebuild our country was a great deal more than anyone had previously anticipated. […]