Signing up to "Pledges" is always a bit risky - however much we may support a specific pledge such as this.
It tempts me to ask: 1) Will you ensure that the fallen are properly honoured and buried where possible in named graves? (for example see http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=137464 ) Honouring the fallen should be part of our heritage of support to the armed forces.
2) Why have you not signed the Refuge Pledge (see http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/issues/5-asylum/have-your-candidates-signed-the-pledge-.shtml )? You are not on it as of 8:28 23/4 - which is surprising considering your own opponents.
I agree entirely with you that every British soldier should be buried in a named grave whenever possible. We should honour those who have died for us.
On the Refugee Pledge, I have corrected that omission and hopefully the website will add my name to the list of Parliamentary candidates who have signed the pledge soon.
In the general elections of 1992, 1997, 2001 and 2005, the Labour candidate in Hexham came second and the Lib Dem candidate third. Not even Nick Clegg's mum thinks he will wake up as PM on 7th May. The lesson is clear - a Lib Dem vote in Hexham is a wasted vote. The only way of defeating the Tory candidate here is by making a tactical vote for Labour.
Remember the 1980s/1990s?
Tories vs. North East
In an interview with Jeremy Paxman, David Cameron confirmed the Conservatives are specifically targeting the North East for public sector job cuts. If you are willing to lend a hand to prevent the Tories deciminating the North East like they did in the 1980s, please get in touch.
I was born in Alston, Cumbria and raised in Newcastle by my mum in a single-parent family. My grandfather and both great-grandfathers on my mother's side were miners. I won a fee-assisted place to Newcastle RGS, and appreciate more than anyone the difference in life a good education makes. After school I went on to Cambridge, Oxford and Harvard Law School where I obtained a first class degree in Law, a Master degree in Economics and Politics, and a Masters degree in Law. I work as a barrister, and my wife and I have two fantastic kids, the eldest of whom was born at Hexham General Hospital. I’m the only one of the main party candidates to be North East "born and bred".
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Signing up to "Pledges" is always a bit risky - however much we may support a specific pledge such as this.
It tempts me to ask:
1) Will you ensure that the fallen are properly honoured and buried where possible in named graves? (for example see http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=137464 ) Honouring the fallen should be part of our heritage of support to the armed forces.
2) Why have you not signed the Refuge Pledge (see http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/issues/5-asylum/have-your-candidates-signed-the-pledge-.shtml )? You are not on it as of 8:28 23/4 - which is surprising considering your own opponents.
I agree entirely with you that every British soldier should be buried in a named grave whenever possible. We should honour those who have died for us.
On the Refugee Pledge, I have corrected that omission and hopefully the website will add my name to the list of Parliamentary candidates who have signed the pledge soon.
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