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Pensioners set to lose millions in benefits

October 12th, 2008 by Lynne Featherstone

I’ve blogged preivously about how one of Labour’s rule changes is set to deprive pensioners of millions in benefits. The Daily Telegraph has the story again today:
Pensioners are going to miss out on hundreds of millions of pounds of benefits owed to them under a government move to cut the time they get to claim …

Benefits "helpline" charges for free advice

October 12th, 2008 by Lynne Featherstone

I’m in the Mail on Sunday today:
A telephone ‘helpline’ is charging parents up to £28 for child benefit information that is available from the Government for free.
MPs and consumer groups last night branded the £1.50-a-minute service – run by a 24-year-old businessman – a rip-off and demanded that it be shut down immediately.
Callers who ring …

Pensioners set to lose millions in benefits

October 8th, 2008 by Lynne Featherstone

I’ve blogged preivously about how one of Labour’s rule changes is set to deprive pensioners of millions in benefits. The Daily Telegraph has the story again today:
Pensioners are going to miss out on hundreds of millions of pounds of benefits owed to them under a government move to cut the time they get to claim …

Another day, another Haringey parking fiasco

October 8th, 2008 by Lynne Featherstone

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse … Martin Newton (councillor for Fortis Green ward) has been doing a survey of parking bays in Muswell Hill and found that many of them don’t meet the rules for how parking bays should be laid out and explained to the public.
Earlier this year we forced …

What do you see when three kids in hoodies walk towards you?

October 8th, 2008 by Lynne Featherstone

Today’s speech was about fighting crime - again. This time it was at a Local Government Association event, with a particular focus on young people.
Three kids wearing hoodies walking down the street towards you. What do you see? Three people about to mug you? Just another three people passing on the pavement? Or three kids …

A secular society does not just protect those without faith – it protects those with faith too

October 8th, 2008 by Lynne Featherstone

Earlier this evening I spoke at a Stonewall / DELGA meeting, along with Chris Rennard, Sarah Ludford and Ben Summerskill on the theme - ‘A safer Britain for all’.
Today I would like to talk about what fairness mean to us as Liberal Democrats and more importantly how we can achieve it.
As liberals I think we …

Why Haringey’s Post Offices should be kept open

March 31st, 2008 by Lynne Featherstone

This is the response I’ve sent in to the consultation over the future of our Post Offices:
As Member of Parliament for Hornsey & Wood Green I would like to submit the following response to the consultation on the proposed closures of sub-post offices in Alexandra Park (N10), Salisbury Road (N22), Weston Park (N8), Ferme Park …

Welcome to a new blogger…

March 31st, 2008 by Lynne Featherstone

One of my interns, Helen Duffett, has started her own blog. Hurrah! More women political bloggers I say!

Haringey’s sporting talent

March 30th, 2008 by Lynne Featherstone

Having had V20 (volunteering for young people) come to see my at Parliament - I went to visit some of their volunteers in Haringey this weekend.
In this instance - it was sports coaches who devote themselves to Friday night coaching younger children to run at the White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre. How fantastic they …

HARTS for Families

March 30th, 2008 by Lynne Featherstone

Visited HARTS for Families on Friday to take part in a film about the work they do.
I was really impressed by them when I visited in 2006. They are a unique facility for those who are too vulnerable to get themselves out of the dreadful holes people can get into as life’s problems and difficulties …