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Ruth Smeeth MP Articles

The quiet crisis of holiday hunger

It is not difficult to find examples of how much harder things have become under this government. Take some time to explore any constituency or community in this country and you will find stories to break your heart. The pensioner deciding whether to eat or heat their...
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A country where the next generation can do better than the last

A better plan for a better future – Five parliamentary candidates present Labour’s five pledges to Britain Tuition fees reduced to £6,000, an apprenticeship for every school leaver who gets the basic grades, and smaller class sizes for five-, six- and seven-year-olds...
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Book review: Hate

This is not a book for the faint-hearted or the politically correct. But if you care about politics, the history of the fascist fringe in the UK, and the emergence of the British National party as a political threat in the last decade then this is essential reading....
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So who is the party of law and order?

The law and order session at #pac11 provided a much-needed reminder of some of the best things that we did in government. We have a record to be proud of in terms of overall crime reduction and it is something that we simply don’t brag about

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