Michael Fabricant and Labour MP Bob Blizzard forced a climb down by the Government in Parliament today (4th April) when a Government Minister (Alun Michael) conceded in the Commons that the law must be changed and that fines charged by local councils for dog fouling of pavements and grass areas can be kept in future […]
With the Government approving works to commence on the West Coast Main Line upgrade, Michael Fabricant raised the question of disturbance to the lives of people living in Armitage, Handsacre, and Lichfield with the Secretary of State for Transport, Alistair Darling, in the Commons Chamber yesterday (1st April). Michael Fabricant says "While I support the […]
Michael Fabricant is making urgent contact with Central Trains again today this time because angry Lichfield commuters have contacted their MP to tell him that many trains on the Lichfield-Redditch route are finding their trains are being terminated at Blake Street and not travelling onto Lichfield. Blake Street is the end of the West Midlands […]
Despite Staffordshire being close to the bottom in school funding, the Government has not included the County in a new top-up scheme announced today (26th March 2003). A total of 36 local education authorities (LEAs) in England are to receive extra cash, but not Staffordshire. Michael Fabricant says "This is a further slap in the […]
Michael Fabricant questioned the Minister for Europe, Dennis MacShane, yesterday (25th March) in the House of Commons on the likely increased cost to Britain of eastern European countries joining the European Union. Michael asked in the Chamber of the House of Commons during Questions to the Foreign Secretary:- "Over the weekend the French newspaper, Le […]
The Conservative Group on Lichfield District Council have published their Manifesto for the next 4 years on the internet. It can be found at:- http://www.users.waitrose.com/~lichconservative Michael Fabricant says: "The Manifesto shows steady achievement over the last 4 years including the construction of the new Garrick Theatre in Lichfield and the nationally acclaimed sports centre in […]
Postwar Britain?s future in Europe While some might say it is convenient for the Government to provide a French scapegoat for its diplomatic failure abroad, it also reflects a deeper frustration born from a series of failed negotiations in other forums, from beef rows to indecision on the European agricultural budget. An idealist, Tony Blair […]
In a letter published in The Times today (21st March 2003), Michael Fabricant argues that Britain must not only consider the future of a post-war Iraq, but also the future of Britain’s own political, economic and strategic alliances. "I believe that following France’s threatened use of the veto in the United Nations after a series […]
Following last night’s vote in the House of Commons, Michael Fabricant says: "Parliament has now authorised the use through "all means necessary to ensure the disarmament of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction". Those of us who supported the Government, did so with a very heavy heart. It is dreadful that it has had to come […]
Michael Fabricant has organised a visit to Litchfield in Connecticut in the eastern US which will take place in October this year. 21 people from Lichfield (Staffordshire) have paid (including Michael Fabricant) to spend 3 days in Boston (Massachusetts) followed by 4 days in the Litchfield (Connecticut) area. "I know that Lichfield is twinned with […]