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Transparency re London accommodation arrangements 8 Dec 2012 | 05:09 pm
One of the welcome features of the new expenses system is that constituents can see all expenses claims online here, including everything from claims for rent on the constituency office, office phone ...
Questions answered on expenses 22 Jul 2011 | 04:27 am
Today (21st July) IPSA have published figures for the 'expenses' claims of all MPs for 2010/11. I very much welcome the new transparency and openness about the new system. I thought it might be useful...
Coming to a conclusion on fees 10 Dec 2010 | 05:34 am
I’m grateful to everyone who took the trouble to contact me about the difficult issue of fees. I’ve thought long and hard about it, as you might imagine. I’ve had to consider two key things – the con...
A real rollercoaster 13 May 2010 | 01:06 am
The events of the last few days have been a real rollercoaster, from the highs of the election campaign and the surge in Lib Dem support during the campaign, to the lows of polling night, through seve...
Thank you! 7 May 2010 | 12:26 pm
I'm delighted to be the first Member of Parliament for 'Thornbury & Yate' - indeed at one stage this evening I was the first Lib Dem MP in the country! The full result was: Steve Webb (Lib Dem) 2503...
What do you have to do to vote? 29 Apr 2010 | 07:22 pm
As this will be the first time many people have cast their vote, I thought it might be useful to explain what actually happens when you go and vote. If you are on the list of the people who can vote ...
Interesting times... 18 Apr 2010 | 04:59 am
Astonishing things going on in the polls at the moment. An ICM poll taken *before* the debate had Lib Dems up 7 and two others polls have Lib Dems overtaking Labour and only a few points behind the Co...
And they're off! 7 Apr 2010 | 02:18 am
Probably the worst-kept secret in recent months is finally out of the bag - Gordon Brown has been to the Palace and there really will be a General Election on 6th May! Like most people, I will be gla...
An extraordinary meeting 25 Feb 2010 | 05:44 am
Just come back from an extraordinary meeting about compensation for Equitable Life policy holders who lost out due to 'maladministration' by the Financial Services Authority. The meeting was organise...
A Good Evening with Paddy 7 Feb 2010 | 07:30 am
They would have you believe that no-one is interested in politics any more and that public meetings are dead. Yet on Thursday evening more than 400 people flocked to Thornbury Leisure Centre to hear f...
