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 Bristol West Labour Party join in Solidarity with Bristol MDC |
Paul Smith Labour candidate spoke at the Bristol Branch of the Movement for Democratic Change on 8th November 2008 in St Pauls. The MDC and the Labour Party are sister parties both with strong trade union roots and a belief in democracy and so...
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| Stop Climate Chaos |
Extract from the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition Website Our Bristol Question Time, in partnership with RSPB and Oxfam, unified local voices in a clear call for immediate Government action to cut the UK’s carbon emissions. Around 200 people packed i...
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| Bristol West residents want public bus service |
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigner Paul Smith says more needs to be done to get Bristolians out of their cars and using public transport following a survey of the city’s residents.
The majority of people surveyed are so unhappy with the cost and reliabil...
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| Candidate backs Green Home campaign |
Paul Smith has backed the National Housing Federation's campaign to ensure that more green homes are built. www.housing.org.uk About the campaign Housing associations build nearly one in four of all new homes – around 40,000 every year. Over 90% o...
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| Incineration - an environmental disaster and a missed opportunity |
Local Labour candidate has spoken out against the option of an incincerator to deal with Bristol's waste. Paul Smith said, "The council has not yet made a decision on the technology it plans to use to deal with its residual waste. As some...
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| Jacqui Smith on tackling demand for prostitution |
Jacqui Smith write exclusively for labour.org.uk on tackling demand for prostitution. Today I am publishing the findings of the Government’s six month review into tackling demand for prostitution outlining tough new measures to crack down on sex buyers and kerb crawlers as well as giving police new powers to close down brothels. I want to do everything I can to protect vulnerable women. That is why I am determined to shift the focus onto the sex buyer, the person responsible for creating the demand for prostitution markets which in turn creates demand for the vile trade of women to be trafficked for sexual exploitation. I am outlining measures to protect women who have been groomed or trafficked into prostitution or for those who remain involved for fear of violence from a partner or pimp. There will be a new criminal offence of paying for sex with someone who is trafficked or pimped so that even if a punter claims he did not know the woman was being controlled for gain they will still be liable for prosecution. I want to send a clear message to force men to think twice before sex and make it clear that if they pay for sex with someone who has been controlled or exploited, they face a criminal record and a hefty fine. At the moment, only persistent kerb-crawling is outlawed. In my book, once around the block is once too many - and so I’m making kerb-crawling punishable as a...
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| Deal secures better access to drugs for patients |
The Labour Government has finalised a deal with the pharmaceutical industry that will allow more patients to benefit from a wider range of drug treatments at a fair cost to the NHS. The flexible pricing scheme agreed will cut the price of many drugs to the NHS while encouraging continued innovation in the industry – allowing patients to have faster access to new medicines which are clinically and cost effective. The agreement with the industry will produce: * a 3.9 per cent price cut in the cost of drugs sold to the NHS in February 2009 * a further price cut of 1.9 per cent in January 2010 * a new scheme providing stability and predictability in Pharmaceutical Pricing for the next 5 years * new pricing arrangements that will enable drug companies to supply drugs to the NHS at lower initial prices – with higher prices later if value is proven * action to support innovation in drug creation Labours Health Secretary, Alan Johnson said: "A more flexible approach to pricing is in everyone's interest. It gets clinically and cost effective drugs to more patients - providing cheaper options where clinically appropriate - delivers value for money for the NHS and the tax payer, and creates a better market for the pharmaceutical industry while supporting research and innovation. "Patient access schemes together with flexible pricing of pharmaceuticals will also enable the NHS to offer more patients a wider range of more expensive drugs as recommended by the National Cancer...
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Paul Smith Labour candidate spoke at the Bristol Branch of the Movement for Democratic Change on 8th November 2008 in St Pauls. The MDC and the Labour Party are sister parties both with strong trade union roots and a belief in democracy and so...
Paul Smith has backed the National Housing Federation's campaign to ensure that more green homes are built. www.housing.org.uk About the campaign Housing associations build nearly one in four of all new homes – around 40,000 every year. Over 90% o...
Local Labour candidate has spoken out against the option of an incincerator to deal with Bristol's waste. Paul Smith said, "The council has not yet made a decision on the technology it plans to use to deal with its residual waste. As some...