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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There was a lot of "togetherness" in it, but who is together I wonder?
It was sort of ish about something about something his party is willing to "offer" the electorate, on a take it or if we get in we will take it from you anyway, sort of thing. No mention of "what would you like us to do on your behalf, since that is what you would be electing us on"
Even the audience did not seem to "wake up" until he mentioned the NHS, but then he was going to "improve" it - forgetting his party kind of runined it to start with, and the fact there is no money to pay for it. Not a word on deficit reduction.
then a single reference to regionaisation (milliband ((EU)) style)
Oh yeah, it was great that.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/23/ed-miliband-labour-party-conference-speech-sketch
have a looky at the lines Ed himself omitted from his speach, tells a tale doesn't it.
http://www.politicshome.com/uk/article/105217/ed_miliband_speech_omitted_paragraphs.html?utm_source=Coffee+House+Evening+Blend&utm_campaign=f94b5ff8d5-coffee_house_evening_blend_23_september_the_missin&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7aaa2a4d70-f94b5ff8d5-49125697
I've added a new post on the subject of the deficit and Mr Miliband forgetting to mention it.