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Jesse backs Tories' proposed two-year cap on Council Tax
5 October 2008
Local campaigner and Conservative party candidate Jesse Norman has strongly backed a new Tory plan to freeze council tax in England for two years.
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Final Push to Save County's Post Offices
5 October 2008
The Save Herefordshire's Post Offices campaign made a final push this week to save local Post Offices before the official deadline on October 7th.
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Jesse calls on national TV for greater powers to beat financial crisis
30 September 2008
A local politician was on national television last week calling for greater powers to beat the financial crisis.
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No more evasion
30 September 2008
30th September 2008: Article for The Guardian: Comment is Free by Jesse Norman It's not the council tax freeze but the Office for Budget Responsibility that will transform British government
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It's Au Revoir to the days of Laissez-Faire
30 September 2008
30th September 2008: Article for The Times by Rachel Sylvester
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Brown's claim to fairness is flawed
28 September 2008
28th September 2008: Article for The Independent by Jesse Norman Gordon Brown's society is anything but equal. It's David Cameron's progressive team that is rethinking the balance of the nation
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Jesse publishes new essay on Compassionate Economics
25 September 2008
"Compassionate Economics", a new essay by Jesse Norman, will be published at the Conservative Party Conference this weekend. The essay comes in a book called The New Blue, published by the Social Market Foundation.
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Related Link:
Compassionate Economics (pdf: 1.91M)
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Policies, not politics
24 September 2008
Gordon's bouncing into the abyss. The Lib Dems are U-turning all over the place. It's left to the Tories to offer real answers
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Related Link:
guardian.co.uk
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Freshers' Fair mock election suggests Gordon Brown's days are numbered
23 September 2008
Gordon Brown's days as Prime Minister are numbered, if a mock election held this week in Hereford is anything to go by.
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Jesse joins Tudorville residents in packed post office closure meeting
22 September 2008
Local campaigner Jesse Norman joined residents of Tudorville in Ross-on-Wye last week in their fight against the closure of the Tudorville Post Office.
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Is there a cure for capitalism?
21 September 2008
21st September 2008: Article for The Sunday Times by Jesse Norman "Is there a cure for capitalism?" Two years ago this question would have seemed unthinkable. Now, after a week of extraordinary financial turmoil in which many proud banking names have ceased to exist, it is almost fashionable. Yet, when the dust has cleared, what should we conclude?
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Jesse calls for comprehensive review of banking regulation
15 September 2008
Local parliamentary candidate Jesse Norman has called for a comprehensive review of banking regulation in the UK.
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Government plans for regional fire call centres are "misconceived and chaotic", says Jesse
2 September 2008
Jesse Norman has spoken of his fears that local fire & rescue authorities in Hereford and Worcester may be forced to make cuts to local fire stations or increase the fire levy on council tax.
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10,000 people in Herefordshire could benefit through new Conservative plans to support Post Offices
26 August 2008
In the week that the government has announced it will close 11 Herefordshire Post Offices and scale back many others, local parliamentary candidate Jesse Norman has helped to develop new Conservative proposals which support Post Offices and help families with soaring energy bills.
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Hereford should be UK's next "Cycling City", says Jesse
19 August 2008
Hereford should be the UK's next "cycling city", said Jesse Norman
this week.
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1,000 ways revealed for official inspectors to enter homes across Herefordshire
11 August 2008
Conservative parliamentary candidate Jesse Norman has expressed grave concern at the news that Government and town hall inspectors now have over 1,000 powers which allow inspectors to enter people's homes and premises.
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Jesse launches "Keep our post offices open" balloon race at Herefordshire Country Fair
4 August 2008
Conservative parliamentary candidate Jesse Norman literally took the fight for Herefordshire's Post Offices to the air last Sunday!
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Launch of rural Wireless Herefordshire tackles "broadband deficit"
29 July 2008
Wireless Herefordshire, the initiative set up by local campaigner Jesse Norman to improve broadband access and boost the county's economy, tackled rural broadband issues last week at a breakfast meeting at Harewood End.
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Jesse spends an evening with Herefordshire police on duty
28 July 2008
Herefordshire's would-be next MP Jesse Norman had an opportunity to go "behind the scenes" and join the Police for an evening on duty last Friday night.
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Post Office campaigners deliver huge 9.500 signature petition to No.10 Downing Street
22 July 2008
Fourteen months after it was launched, Herefordshire's Save Our Post Offices campaign last week delivered on its promise to take the issue all the way to Downing Street.
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Post Office March Video
22 July 2008
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Jesse speaks at two local "Question Time" events
21 July 2008
County politicians including local campaigner and candidate Jesse Norman were under the spotlight last week at two "Question Time" events in two days.
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Jesse launches public campaign for Herefordshire University
14 July 2008
Following the news that the Edgar Street Grid has allocated space for a higher education campus in Hereford City, local education campaigner and Conservative parliamentary candidate Jesse Norman has launched a public campaign for a new University in Herefordshire.
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A giant 60th birthday cake for County Hospital from Jesse
7 July 2008
Many people have congratulated the NHS on its 60th birthday on July 5th.
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"Happy 60th Birthday NHS!" says Jesse
1 July 2008
Jesse Norman this week congratulated doctors, nurses and healthcare staff in Herefordshire on the 60th anniversary of the NHS.
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New figures reveal huge stamp duty hike in Herefordshire
24 June 2008
Conservative parliamentary candidate Jesse Norman has highlighted worrying new figures which revealed how family homes across the county are being hit by punitive rates of stamp duty. Since 1997 stamp duty on detached homes in Herefordshire has risen from £1,021 to £8,776 - a rise of £7,755.
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Save our post offices campaign announces petition of over 7,000 signatures and plans to go to Downing Street
15 June 2008
Herefordshire's Save Our Post Offices campaign today announced that it has so far collected over 7,000 signatures in its fight to stop the Government's Post Office closures programme.
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42 day detention bill is "futile, disreputable and politically motivated", says Jesse
12 June 2008
Jesse Norman has strongly criticised the Government over its new Counter-Terrorism bill, which narrowly passed in the House of Commons last night.
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Jesse welcomes new Tory proposals on volunteering
10 June 2008
Jesse Norman today welcomed new proposals from David Cameron to help boost the work of charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups across Herefordshire.
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Campaign to keep 100 skilled local jobs at tax office gathers speed
9 June 2008
Conservative hopeful Jesse Norman brought a team of volunteers to High Town on Saturday to campaign to keep the tax office in Hereford open.
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Driving the detention debate
9 June 2008
The dispute about 42 days is a far cry from Brown's acceptance speech, but it has always been about keeping him in No 10.
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Related Link:
The Guardian - Comment is free
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Jesse meets two world chess champions and helps raise £2,000 for Macmillan Cancer Relief
2 June 2008
Local campaigner and keen chess player Jesse Norman had the experience of a lifetime last week. He met not one but two former world chess champions, played one of them and helped raise nearly £2,000 for charity.
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Jesse highlights 13 "missing schools" in education debate at Hay Festival.
27 May 2008
Schools campaigner Jesse Norman has highlighted what he calls the "missing 13" schools at a special event on local schools at the Hay Festival.
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New Government plans threaten Herefordshire's rural surgeries, says Jesse
26 May 2008
Jesse Norman has sharply criticised the Government for threatening Herefordshire's rural surgeries in its latest consultation paper.
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New threat to remaining post offices in Herefordshire
19 May 2008
Jesse Norman, Co-Ordinator of the Save Our Post Offices Campaign, has warned that Herefordshire faces a second wave of Post Office cuts.
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Jesse launches "Wireless Herefordshire" to boost local economy
19 May 2008
Jesse Norman has begun a major new initiative looking at how Herefordshire can get a technology boost by becoming a fully "wireless" county.
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Jesse wears 'fat suit' to highlight growing problem of obesity
12 May 2008
Jesse Norman was honoured to open the new LighterLife Centre in Whitchurch last Friday.
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Jesse calls for all to support Bulls over new stadium
6 May 2008
Local parliamentary candidate Jesse Norman has issued a strong call for all concerned to support Hereford United FC in seeking to rebuild the stadium at Edgar Street.
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Jesse and Herefordshire help Boris to victory in London
5 May 2008
Jesse Norman and a team of Herefordshire volunteers helped Boris Johnson in his successful bid to become Mayor of London last week.
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Jesse congratulates Hereford Bulls on stunning league success
28 April 2008
Conservative parliamentary candidate Jesse Norman has congratulated Hereford United FC on gaining automatic promotion to League Division One on Saturday.
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