Please note that the post below was published more than ten year ago on 21st November 2009 Nick Herbert MP, shadow cabinet member for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, was in Cumbria this morning to see the areas affected by the flooding. He writes on Conservative Home about his visit. Here is an extract. I’ve been in Cumbria today to see the areas affected by the floods. I arrived early in Keswick where I met officials from the Environment Agency. Although the river levels had fallen considerably and homes were no longer flooded, the damage to homes had been done. And the water which had got into houses wasn’t just from the river – it was foul water which had risen from the drains. I talked to fire crews who were pumping flood water back into the river, and discovered that they were from Tyne & Wear and Lancashire. They had been called in at an hours’ notice and had been working on the scene ever since, staying at a local hotel. You cannot fail to be impressed by the
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more funding from the NHS - thanks taxpayers, even though we did not ask. nothing there to the government then.
as above for the living wage, or child care, plus pushing up the housing prices making house prices rise thanks to help to buy, which once again no one was asked about or had a chance to say yes or no to.
So what has been acheived in this first 100 days, well we have a referendum in late 2017 though the terms of it are up in the air, its all about a renegotiation being successful, but how do we know if it is or not, as the terms of the negotiation have not been set out. Its not really a lot in terms of "results" is it?
hang on for a "jam tomorrow" promise of 'associated membership, following the next treaty' type argument from the government. Its quite lame really.
Sure its better than the alternative "red ed" was, but that hardly puts it in a position to blow its own trumpet.