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Why George Entwistle needed to stay in his job and sort out the BBC mess
No Director General of the BBC has had a baptism like this. Not fire but Two “tsunamis of filth”, to use BBC Trust Chairman Lord Patten’s phrase, tipped over George Entwistle’s head in as many weeks. In both instances Entwistle has been badly let down by a News management that feels completely dysfunctional and by
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Ben’s Column – May 2012
Many thanks to all of you who turned out to vote or voted by post in the recent Exeter City Council elections. They were aculmination of a year’s hard work by Exeter’s Labour councillors, candidates and volunteers. We try to get round to as many homes as possible or speak to people on the phone.
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Ben’s Statement on Gay Marriage
I support gay marriage. I will vote for it if this Government brings forward legislation. Do I think a law change is or should be a priority for the LGBT community? No and here’s why. We already have gay marriage. It’s called Civil Partnership. That ground-breaking legislation passed by the Labour Government conferred on same
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Ben’s Column – Spring 2012
These important city council elections are your chance to deliver a message to the Government. Whether it’s the local police cuts, the damaging upheaval of the NHS, our stagnating economy or the soaring cost of fuel and food the Government in London needs telling its policies aren’t working. Exeter’s Labour run council is doing a
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Ben Bradshaw’s New Year Message
If it feels like 2011 has been tough, 2012 looks to be tougher still. With the Government’s austerity programme having choked off the recovery our economy is set to flat line at best. At worst it might tip back into recession. The real impact of a lot of the cuts has also yet to feed
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Ben’s Column
People in Exeter and across Britain are facing the worst peace time decline in their living standards since the Great Depression. That’s the grim verdict of the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies. Worst hit are families on middle and low incomes with children. The reason: the Government’s policies are destroying economic growth and failing
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