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Paul Maynard will stand up for law-abiding people and help them retake their neighbourhoods
It has been a glorious day on the Fylde Coast as I write on Sunday – far better than the torrents we had yesterday. I have just returned from a sunny wander around Stanley Park with the Alzheimer’s Society. This is the second time I have completed their Memory Walk, and I am so glad
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Working in Paul’s office is very different from what I started out doing in my early years of working life. From the humble years of being a general assistant, to becoming an apprentice in an MP’s office, it is a very big step and honour, however with my time working as a general assistant I
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Labour has left Britain with the largest deficit in peacetime history. At the moment the National Debt Clock is currently at £938 billion and the Government forecasts that this will rise to £1.1 trillion by 2011. The UK’s budget deficit this year will top 11% of GDP compared to the 6% deficit when the country
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The budget was tough but fair, protecting lowest paid workers and families. Nearly a million people will be lifted out of the tax system altogether and the lowest paid families are protected with an additional £150 per child in tax credits. It was an unavoidable budget given how much Labour had maxed out the National
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It must come as a comfort to the victims of Equitable Life’s mismanagement that at last a Government is taking them seriously and is drafting legislation to deal with their loss from the debacle. For readers who are not aware of Equitable Life and its problems – in a nutshell, government regulators failed to stop
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Paul Maynard, Conservative MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys today welcomes the decision of the Government to suspend Home Information Packs (HIPs). From 21st May estate agents will no longer be required to have or provide copies of HIPs to buyers. An outright ban will be introduced as soon as possible. Commenting, Paul says “HIPs
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At a speech in Blackpool today at the White Tower, George Osborne set out our plans for a revitalised tourism industry in the UK. The tourism industry is worth £114 billion to the UK economy every year, employs some 8% of the workforce and is our 5th largest industry. It supports 200,000 businesses. We know
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Find out how Paul Maynard and the Conservatives will stand up for working people, with a comprehensive Work Programme to help people back in to work and 400,000 new apprenticeships for Britain’s young people, ensuring our economy is in fighting form for the new decade.
I was pleased to welcome George Osborne to Thornton-Cleveleys yesterday. He joined me to visit an excellent local firm, Addison Projects, who do precision engineering. They have a wide range of clients from the aerospace sector to Formula One cars and even Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Mr Osborne had a short presentation on the firm’s development
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So we are in a recession. Hardly a surprise. What was a surprise was the extent to which the economy shrank over the last 3 months – 1.5% – the worst since 1980. The pound has fallen to a new low against the dollar, and the FTSE is back below 3,000. Gordon Brown is exuding
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Hello, and thanks for visiting my site! As the Conservative MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys, my job is to serve the interests of my constituents and represent their concerns in Westminster. Hopefully, my website will bring you a little bit closer to what is happening and how you can get involved. Find out about where I stand on the things that affect us locally and how you can share your thoughts with me by using the links at the top of the page. I look forward to hearing from you!
