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Fair Tax, not tax breaks for the wealthy

by Mark Willis on 19 December, 2009

  If you want to know how committed a Government is to fairness, then you need look no further than its tax system.Labour has created a tax regime where the poorest pay a bigger slice of their income than the richest. Polluters are allowed to get away with harming our environment without paying for the […]

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Liberal Democrat policy on Tuition Fees update

by Mark Willis on 19 December, 2009

From Nick Clegg Leader of the Liberal Democrats I’m writing to let you know some good news about the Liberal Democrat manifesto – good news for students and for everyone who wants a fairer Britain. This week the Party’s federal policy committee agreed a way to deliver one of our most important policies, the scrapping […]

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It Asda to be No at the moment.

by Mark Willis on 16 December, 2009

    At the last meeting of the Aylesbury Town Councils planning committee we were treated to the revised planning application for the new ASDA store, for me it doesn’t really matter the changes that the company make to their application, the road system in that part of town has not been updated for generations […]

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Copenhagen Hopes

by Mark Willis on 8 December, 2009

The climate talks in Copenhagen probably represent one of mankind’s last chances to avoid catastrophic climate change, now I know that some people doubt the existence of human induced climate change, the bulk of the membership of the Tory party for one, but why would hundreds of scientists say climate change is occurring if it […]

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Bourg Bridge Update

by Mark Willis on 8 December, 2009

  At  a meeting of the Greater Aylesbury Local Area Forum last night, I raised the subject of the Bourg bridge junction, due to the police investigation nothing concerete could be stated, but there will be a Level 4 review of the junction, this means that an independent person will look at all aspects of […]

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HBOS closure, a disaster for all

by Mark Willis on 24 November, 2009

The virtual closure of the iconic Blue Leanie by the part publically owned HBOS and Equitable life is a bitter blow for the hardworking and loyal staff who have had to endure much over the last few years, the loss of 800 jobs at the biggest private employer in the town is a blow to […]

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