Gordon Brown announces extra benefits plan…

Gordon Brown has recently outlined plans to provide those in lower income families with extra benefits, if they agree to return to work or enrol in skills training.   The Prime Minister revealed the plans that are based on the benefits scheme currently running in the US, where some families are rewarded for holding down a [...]

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Newsday Story..

MEMBERS of the public are being encouraged to make a stand against anti-social behaviour after new plans were revealed by Hampshire Police. The plans to tackle anti-social incidents occurring in Winchester and surrounding towns have been outlined in an Anti-Social Behaviour Strategy published by Hampshire Constabulary’s Community Safety Department. The strategy aims to combine effective [...]

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My local MP

In this weeks seminar, we were asked to find out all about our local Mp..  My local MP is called Richard Benyon, and he is the Conservative MP for Newbury, Berkshire. Benyon was voted to be the MP for Newbury on  5 May 2005 , with a majority of 3,460 votes. This is the first [...]

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Helllooo

Wow, my own blog. Amazing. Have no idea what to write ha!  The lecture on People on Politics today was quite confusing, but I am hoping that as the module progresses, I will start to understand what on earth is going on! I never really found politics that interesting before, but always find it quite [...]

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