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Liam Byrne MP
Dec 16, 2008
Turnaround in Glebe Farm
Something truly impressive is going on in Glebe Farm. This place means a lot to me. Before I got elected I ran my first campaign here...
Liam Byrne MP
Dec 15, 2008
Who inspires you?
We had the pivilige showing the Guardian round Hodge Hill on Friday, ahead of our week’s report on aspiration. I wanted them to see some...
Liam Byrne MP
Dec 14, 2008
Musical Alston
Last Friday took me to Alston school for a chat with the school council and a school gate surgery. I like it here because we’re at the...
Liam Byrne MP
Dec 14, 2008
Aspiration
Investing in aspiration is one of the most important priorities for the next phase of new Labour. This week, I’ll publish a major report...
Liam Byrne MP
Dec 7, 2008
New help at work
We had a great meeting at Pak Supermarket on Friday night with our local councillors, some of our leading social entrepreneurs and the...
Liam Byrne MP
Dec 7, 2008
Down Cotterrills way
Friday saw me spend a lot of time down Cotterills way. Its a place of some history. Not long after this part of the world was...
Liam Byrne MP
Nov 28, 2008
Our home ground is the centre-ground
Some of this week’s debate about ‘whither new Labour’ makes me think we’re debating short words at a time of huge global changes. But...
Liam Byrne MP
Nov 23, 2008
No time for indecision
When I started my dot.com business back in 2000, it was like a roller-coaster. Great highs, when you had a sales breakthrough or nailed a...
Liam Byrne MP
Nov 22, 2008
Another victory for Rubbish TV?
Revelations about my 2006 memo provoked a frenzy of right wing interest in this humble blog and many it seemed were delighted to stumble...
Liam Byrne MP
Nov 21, 2008
Gifts
On Friday I met two amazing people. One of the great joys of my job is the work I do to try and build a network of social entreprenuers...
Liam Byrne MP
Nov 21, 2008
Common cause
Today was a pretty good day in Hodge Hill. At Queen’s Road police station, I heard about the new work of our brand new police team, which...
Liam Byrne MP
Nov 15, 2008
Working with Liam
Ah well, I guess it had to happen. Someone has kindly furnished the Mail on Sunday with the 2006 notes I gave to my office civil servants...
Liam Byrne MP
Nov 11, 2008
Pride in what they fought for
A couple of minutes before 11am, I filed out of the office to stand at the bottom of Downing Street to join the 2 minute silence, along...
Liam Byrne MP
Nov 8, 2008
Rubbish service?
In my bid for cleaner streets in Hodge Hill, I’ve asked why the city isn’t taking tougher action against the selfish minority that drops...
Liam Byrne MP
Nov 7, 2008
Rubbish TV
Big day today. Today i meet the head of street cleaning for my district. Hodge Hill. I got so sick of the state of our streets that...
Liam Byrne MP
Nov 7, 2008
Well done, Lindsay
As a by-election winner myself, it was a huge pleasure to see Labour’s Linday Roy cruise to victory in Glenrothes....
Liam Byrne MP
Nov 5, 2008
America’s hope and change
We’re about to be deluged with US lessons for Britain. Three lessons stand out. First, it was the global economy, stupid. This was a race...
Liam Byrne MP
Nov 4, 2008
Justice seen is justice done
I’ve been campaigning for more police with tougher powers since I was elected as a MP. Today I’m launching my new campaign to help make...
Liam Byrne MP
Nov 2, 2008
Getting on, getting ahead
Tomorrow I’m publishing a major report about ‘social mobility’ over the last 30 years. What does that mean? Its simple. Is it easier to...
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