http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Andrew Simpson en-GB Andrew Simpson http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Andrew Simpson 2008-07-25T20:27+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000274/local_poll_shows_just_8_support_for_gordon_brown.html Following Labour's defeat in the Glasgow East by-election Andrew Simpson, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Northampton North constituency, has released details of a telephone opinion poll survey done in Northampton which shows just 8% of residents think Gordon Brown is doing a good job. 2008-07-25T16:00+01:00 http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000273/concern_over_kingsthorpe_hall_on_at_risk_list.html Andrew Simpson, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Northampton North, has expressed concern over the future of Kingsthorpe (Thornton Hall) after publication of the latest historic buildings at risk register. 2008-07-18T12:00+01:00 http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000271/local_welcome_for_liberal_democrat_vision_for_britain.html Liberal Democrats in Northampton have welcomed the launch of the Liberal Democrats' vision for Britain by Party Leader Nick Clegg MP. Called 'Make it Happen', the paper will be debated at the party's conference in Bournemouth in September. 2008-07-17T21:00+01:00 http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000270/time_to_stop_putting_democracy_up_for_sale.html Liberal Democrat candidate for Northampton North constituency, Andrew Simpson has welcomed the report by the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas recommending that the practice of selling names and personal details from the electoral register be stopped as soon as possible. 2008-07-15T20:00+01:00 http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000272/lib_dem_council_plans_for_victims_to_have_their_say_in_tackling_offenders.html Lib Dem run Northampton Borough Council is proposing to pioneer a new idea to tackle crime in Northampton. Restorative justice panels force offenders to face up to the consequences of their actions and understand the harm and distress they have caused in their local community. 2008-07-15T07:00+01:00 http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000268/local_mps_have_sided_with_phone_giants_against_local_communities__northampton_liberal_democrats.html LIBERAL Democrats in Northampton have launched a stinging attack on both Northampton MP's for siding with phone company giants rather than residents in a row over the power of communities to stop inappropriately sited phone masts. 2008-07-07T22:00+01:00 http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000269/local_mp_condemned_for_blocking_independent_audit_proposals.html Northampton South Conservative MP Brian Binley has been attacked by the Liberal Democrats for helping to vote down proposals for external auditing of all MPs' expenses. 2008-07-06T21:00+01:00 http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000267/northampton_has_not_benefited_from_browns_first_year_as_prime_minister.html Labour MPs unanimously made Mr Brown party leader on 27th June last year and are celebrating his first anniversary as Prime Minister. But Northampton has not benefited from Gordon Brown's leadership, claims Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Andrew Simpson. 2008-06-27T00:00+01:00 http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000266/nhs_inquiry_mixed_sex_hospital_wards_are_unacceptable.html Further results revealed by the Andrew Simpson and the Liberal Democrats highlight overwhelming opposition to mixed sex wards in our local Hospitals. 2008-06-17T22:00+01:00 http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000265/gordon_browns_tenant_tax_of_725_per_home_per_year.html The Government takes from Northampton council house rent payers an average of £725 per tenant per year. 2008-06-05T08:00+01:00 http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000264/more_power_for_councils_over_bus_services_under_lib_dem_plans.html Travel and transport will improve in Northampton if new Liberal Democrat transport policies are put into operation, claim local members of the party. 2008-06-03T22:00+01:00 http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000263/northampton_residents_still_struggling_to_find_an_nhs_dentist_say_lib_dems.html Shocking figures highlighted by Northampton North's Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Andrew Simpson highlight major failings by the government to provide enough local NHS dentists. 2008-06-02T23:00+01:00 http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000262/consultation_welcomed_over_racecourse_masterplan.html Andrew Simpson has welcomed the Borough Council's decision to accept the Racecourse Masterplan put together by the Friends of Northampton Racecourse as the basis for consultation over future plans for the park. 2008-06-02T22:00+01:00 http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000261/backing_for_national_recycling_week.html A UK-wide campaign to encourage people to recycle more of their household waste has been backed by Liberal Democrats in Northampton. 2008-06-02T08:00+01:00 http://www.andrewsimpson.libdems.org.uk/news/000260/ignorance_of_life_threatening_condition_puts_more_diabetics_at_risk__lib_dems.html Liberal Democrats in Northampton are calling for greater screening for diabetes after worrying new figures revealed that there has been a steady rise in the number of emergency admissions to local hospitals for a life threatening condition which develops if diabetes remains undetected. 2008-06-01T21:00+01:00