Refine Search

HEN 1 watched David Frost interview Wl’rlmv Minister Tony Blair on TV last Sunday. I felt very sad. I was

... scandal? As for Foreign Secretary Robin Cook. described by ex-wife Margaret as a boozy, serial adulterer who sacrificed his socialist principles for office, and who hated Mandelson and envied Gordon Brown. Blair simply said he was “probably one of the most ...

Published: Thursday 14 January 1999
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 269 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Diary of a Commons man

... the Commissior man John Major fc to get appointed) s motion passed, they would all resign. This frightened off both the Socialists and the Christian Democrats, both of whom wanted to protect Commissioners of their own persuasion, so the vote was lost ...

Published: Friday 29 January 1999
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1253 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Lead from the front

... Furope Chairman ment is truly great Leader in the European Parliament said, | quote “This is a massive climb down by the Socialist Group in the face of overwhelming evidence of nepotism, corruption, mismanagement and fraud. Pauline Green, the leader of ...

Published: Friday 29 January 1999
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 373 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Euro fraud

... what he has been alleged 1 have grave doubts whether those in charge will be sacked. It is interesting to note that the Socialist Group in the Parliament voted en block to prevent any dismissals of the Commissioners. Before Europe goes any further towards ...

Published: Friday 29 January 1999
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 152 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

News Post Leader, Thursday, February 4, 1999 – Fit for millennium

... has been run by an unaccountable and arrogant council which has an unhealthy dislike of anyone who is anything less than socialist. We live in a democracy (even in Blyth Valley) and now is the time to make this Council listen and act. WAYNE DALEY Chairman ...

Published: Thursday 04 February 1999
Newspaper: Blyth News Post Leader
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 428 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Tory load of nonsense

... is about to double his investment on the sale of his London property in true capitalist fashion. Who says New Labour is a socialist Party? Council houses are supposed to provide low cost rented accommodation for people on low incomes not to provide a low ...

Published: Friday 05 February 1999
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 649 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

aour tins again next Christmas OBIN COOPER Vanburgh Gardens, Morpeth. Closer to lame ducks?

... successfully for 20 years or so. However, Labour have signed up to the new European Socialist manifesto and, apparently, in Brussels at a meeting of Euro- Socialists, Robin Cook endorsed plans for yet more red tape. Phoney Tony assured businessmen that ...

Published: Thursday 18 February 1999
Newspaper: Blyth News Post Leader
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 221 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

2ars to De e beaelia Jackson and Judith Hoag st RAMBO Il (1988): If you h: CHANNEL 5 een one

... kianappeda heiress played by | Blair. (CHANNEL 5,1.40 am) FAME IS THE SPUR (1947): Michae! Redgrave plavs a workina-class socialist who becomes determined to climb the ladder of political success. (CHANNEL 4,2.55 am) SLAPSTICK, TOO (1992): So-so compilation ...

Published: Saturday 27 February 1999
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 423 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

Peter Titley, campaigns officer, Northampton CAMRA, Beaumont Drive, Cherry Lodge, Northampton Is that a record ..

... share of the council tax on a band D property has risen by 49 per cent, from £69.91 to £99.87. Is that a record of which the socialist coalition, by whatever name they choose to call themselves, should be proud? And what is there to show for this? Enormous ...

Published: Saturday 13 March 1999
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 161 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

EU reeling after top resignations

... by lax management and ignorance. MEP for Northamptonshire, Angela Billingham, who is chief whip of the party of European Socialists, was back in London this morning after attending the European Union meeting in Brussels. She said: “I am surprised by this ...

Published: Tuesday 16 March 1999
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 310 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

10 Chronicle & Echo

... weight’ and bring the searchlight of democracy to the darker corners of the European institutions. As chief whip of the Socialist Group of MEPs, I am pleased that the investigation we pushed for has achieved its objective and, at long last, we are tackling ...

Published: Wednesday 17 March 1999
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 455 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Politicians welcome Euro Gommission resignations

... has shown it can bring the searchlight of democracy to the darker corners of the European institutions.” Chief Whip of the socialist group of Euro MPs, Mrs Billingham said she was pleased they were now tackling effectively problems suspected for years. Bl ...