Opinion by Michael Fabricant MP THATCHER WON THE BATTLE OF IDEAS Andrew Marr, the former BBC chief political reporter and Guardian columnist, recently concluded in his political history of the 20th century, that we are all Thatcher’s children. Andrew Marr was right. After all, for months Brown tried every which way he could to avoid […]
Lichfield Cathedral will form the centrepiece and be the definitive 1st class stamp on a new range of British postage stamps to be issued by the Royal Mail on May 13th. "I am delighted that Lichfield will be promoted in this way. We have had success with the issue of a 50p Dr Johnson coin […]
Commenting on the application by the consortium RPS for a 5,000 home development at Curborough near Lichfield, Michael Fabricant says: "This development – the largest of its kind in the West Midlands – is an opportunistic attempt to cash in on the Government’s plans for an eco-town and would be disastrous for the Curborough and […]
Michael Fabricant, who is President of the Lichfield Camera Club, has had a photograph chosen for exhibition in the House of Commons. "It was on a trek in Guatemala a couple of years back. A friend and I were waiting for a boat to take us across a lake which is fringed by volcanoes. The […]
A report by the Health Commission into Staffordshire Ambulance Service due to be circulated on 8th April and released publicly on 9th April has been slammed for bias by the former Chief Executive of the Staffordshire Ambulance Service, Roger Thayne. He says: "It is fairly inaccurate and one sided and sets out to cast doubt […]
Further to the News Release below of 2nd April (see link below), it has now been confirmed by the Department of Communities and Local Government that Curborough/Fradley has been included in the list of 15 possible locations for an ‘eco town’ Michael Fabricant now says: "I will now speak with councillors in the local planning […]
Michael Fabricant, and other Members of Parliament, has received a letter today from Caroline Flint, Minister for Housing and Planning, (reproduced below) regarding the forthcoming announcement of 15 potential locations for eco towns. It is probable that Curborough will be one of them. Michael says: "I oppose the location of a large eco town in […]
David Cameron has agreed to be President and William Hague Vice President of a new national Conservative Party Group initiated by Michael Fabricant: Conservative Friends of America. The CFA has been formed following meetings in Lichfield and Westminster called by officials of the US State Department with Michael Fabricant who has recently taken political groups […]
The team of Ethan Cruxton, Adam Woodward, and Laura Holbrook from Chasetown Specialist Sports College won the Michael Fabricant MP & Arthur Price of England Speaking Competition at the Guildhall in Lichfield last night (Friday 29th February). And Adam Woodward won The Best Individual Speech Award too. The winners were awarded cups – donated by […]
Michael Fabricant appealed to the Secretary of State for Business today to keep rural post offices open. "I am particularly concerned about the post offices in Hammerwich and Longdon which play such a vital rôle in village life" says Michael Fabricant. In Questions to the Secretary of State for Business (John Hutton) in the House […]