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A no-win situation...

Poor old Gordon Brown. After all the flak in the last few months he must have been looking forward to catching his breath over the summer while all those pesky Conservatives and Westminster journalists were off sunning themselves somewhere warm.... » MORE

Leaked official report

If you're a fisherman or a sailor, you'll probably know that this week's tides were some of the highest of the year. The rest of us probably didn't notice, thank goodness, because... » MORE

The dumping has to stop

As with any job, MPs have good days and bad days. Sometimes you feel as though you're banging your head against a brick wall, and the next day you're walking on water and everything... » MORE

There are other options too

The Post Office saga continues. As I hoped, local people aren't willing to let the Government close six of our local Post Offices without a fight. Lots of you have signed the petitions... » MORE

Harnessing the Severn's power

I went to the first meeting of the Government's advisory group on the Severn Barrage last week. It was chaired by Cabinet Minister John Hutton in person, which reassured me it... » MORE

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Teenagers across Weston and Worle put on their best dresses and suits to make themselves look glamorous for their year 11 leaver's proms...›› MORE
 

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