http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Andrew Simpson en-GB Andrew Simpson http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Andrew Simpson 2008-07-06T05:09+01:00 United Kingdom http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000267/northampton_has_not_benefited_from_browns_first_year_as_prime_minister.html Labour MPs unanimously made Mr Brown party leader on 27th June last year and are celebrating his first anniversary as Prime Minister. But Northampton has not benefited from Gordon Brown's leadership, claims Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Andrew Simpson. 2008-06-27T00:00+01:00 http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000266/nhs_inquiry_mixed_sex_hospital_wards_are_unacceptable.html Further results revealed by the Andrew Simpson and the Liberal Democrats highlight overwhelming opposition to mixed sex wards in our local Hospitals. 2008-06-17T22:00+01:00 http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000265/gordon_browns_tenant_tax_of_725_per_home_per_year.html The Government takes from Northampton council house rent payers an average of £725 per tenant per year. 2008-06-05T08:00+01:00 http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000264/more_power_for_councils_over_bus_services_under_lib_dem_plans.html Travel and transport will improve in Northampton if new Liberal Democrat transport policies are put into operation, claim local members of the party. 2008-06-03T22:00+01:00 http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000263/northampton_residents_still_struggling_to_find_an_nhs_dentist_say_lib_dems.html Shocking figures highlighted by Northampton North's Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Andrew Simpson highlight major failings by the government to provide enough local NHS dentists. 2008-06-02T23:00+01:00 http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000262/consultation_welcomed_over_racecourse_masterplan.html Andrew Simpson has welcomed the Borough Council's decision to accept the Racecourse Masterplan put together by the Friends of Northampton Racecourse as the basis for consultation over future plans for the park. 2008-06-02T22:00+01:00 http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000261/backing_for_national_recycling_week.html A UK-wide campaign to encourage people to recycle more of their household waste has been backed by Liberal Democrats in Northampton. 2008-06-02T08:00+01:00 http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000260/ignorance_of_life_threatening_condition_puts_more_diabetics_at_risk__lib_dems.html Liberal Democrats in Northampton are calling for greater screening for diabetes after worrying new figures revealed that there has been a steady rise in the number of emergency admissions to local hospitals for a life threatening condition which develops if diabetes remains undetected. 2008-06-01T21:00+01:00 http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000259/78_of_northampton_people_unhappy_with_labours_handling_of_the_nhs.html Northampton North Parliamentary Candidate Andrew Simpson has released the results of his recent NHS Inquiry. Over 850 people who use local health services took part. Despite feedback being satisfactory in some areas, the full results paint a very worrying picture of our local NHS. 2008-05-21T22:00+01:00 http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000258/11_million_still_losing_out_in_chancellors_byelection_budget.html Local Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Northampton North constituency Andrew Simpson has accused the Government of panicking over plans to tackle the 10p tax cut fiasco by rushing in measures 2008-05-13T22:00+01:00 http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000257/sally_keeble_has_been_taken_in_by_government_spin_over_tax_rise__andrew_simpson.html Liberal Democrats in Northampton have accused Labour MP Sally Keeble of letting down local people on low and modest incomes, by backing the Government over the doubling of the 10p tax rate without an adequate compensation package. 2008-04-29T22:00+01:00 http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000256/government_spin_over_help_for_10p_tax_cut.html Andrew Simpson, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Northampton North, has called the Government announcement about helping those affected by the 10p tax rate cut as a case of 'spin over substance'. 2008-04-23T22:00+01:00 http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000255/let_councils_build_homes_for_the_homeless_says_lib_dem.html Liberal Democrats in Northampton have called on the Government to allow Councils to build new Council houses after the latest figures show a steep increase since 1997 in the number of households in temporary accommodation in the town. 2008-04-20T22:00+01:00 http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000254/82_want_grosvenor_centre_to_expand_says_survey.html Northampton North Parliamentary Candidate Andrew Simpson has released the results of his recent Town Centre Survey. Over 700 responses so far from local residents are being used to help inform key decisions about the future of Northampton Town Centre. 2008-04-16T22:00+01:00 http://andrew-simpson.org.uk/news/000253/call_to_reverse_10p_tax_grab.html LIBERAL Democrats in Northampton have called for the Government to reverse its decision to double the 10p tax rate to 20p which has increased income tax bills for thousands of local residents. This follows an increasing number of Labour MP's questioning the move including former Minister David Blunkett. 2008-04-15T19:00+01:00