The billionaire businessman bankrolling the Tories campaigns in marginal seats like Wirral West will not be able to buy the support of voters, a Prospective Independent MP has declared.
David Kirwan, who is standing in the marginal Wirral West constituency, believes that the news that Lord Ashcroft has not paid tax on his overseas fortune will [...]
Sir,
The main political parties should not underestimate the burgeoning public distrust of politicians. The belated disclosure by Lord Ashcroft, Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party and financial bank roller of candidates in marginal seats, of his ‘nom-dom’ tax status ten years after he gave assurances of his intention to become a permanent resident and thus [...]
Sir,
On the first of March and in the last days of this Government the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) came into existence. The IPC will have sweeping powers to approve vital projects such as power stations and wind farms which have the capacity to so blight our lives. At a stroke we have lost the right [...]
From: David Kirwan
Sent: 23 February 2010 08:03
Subject: Letter to the Editor
Sir,
When letters stop appearing in the press that generally means that the public are losing interest in an issue and complacency replaces indignation. On the 29th June 2009 I wrote to the press marking the sad death of Major Sean Burchall of The Rifles, the [...]
On Sunday night the BBC plumbed new depths with its canonisation of Gerry Adams in terms of its invitation to him to present the latest episode of ‘The Bible: A History’ on Channel 4 and for which he was reputedly paid £10,000.
Granting a religious platform to the self confessed leader of Sinn Fein throughout [...]
From: David Kirwan
Sent: 21 February 2010 21:00
Subject: Letter to the Editor….’ BBC Bias?’
Sir,
On Sunday night the BBC plumbed new depths with its canonisation of Gerry Adams in terms of its invitation to him to present the latest episode of ‘The Bible: A History’ on Channel 4 and for which he was reputedly paid £10,000. Granting [...]
From: David Kirwan
Sent: 21 February 2010 07:56
Subject: Letter to the Editor
Sir,
With the slow death of many town centres bold decisions are needed. By far one of the biggest factors which deter people from shopping in traditional centres such as Liverpool, Birkenhead and Wallasey is the imposition of parking charges. Why incur such an expense on [...]