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ARTICLES & SPEECHES

Michael Foster Articles & Speeches
07 May 2008		The threat we face from terrorism
02 May 2008		Local councils need to do better
10 April 2008		Immigration – it is OK to debate the issues
02 April 2008		PREVENTION BETTER THAN CURE
19 March 2008		Reply to Robin Walker on Post Office campaign
13 March 2008		Recycling row strengthens case for one council
04 March 2008		Good local councillors drive out extremists
16 February 2008		GPs provide a vital service, that’s why we want more!
04 February 2008		Worcester is pro-European
17 January 2008		Worcester News clarification
17 January 2008		Education and Skills Bill
20 December 2007		The Christmas story in Worcester
06 December 2007		Flooding and droughts, are they related?
20 November 2007		Guildhall “sell-off” got people talking
06 November 2007		Taking the tough decisions for all our futures
12 October 2007		Publication of MP’s expenditure 2006/7
10 October 2007		Cuts to meals service unnecessary
24 September 2007		Staying in touch
16 August 2007		Celebrate success, it is not an accident
03 August 2007		Time for sensible debate to deal with flooding in Worcester
19 July 2007		City Council misses the point again
04 July 2007		A new deal with the British people
04 July 2007		A new deal with the British people
29 June 2007		A Smoke-Free Worcester from 1 July
13 June 2007		Worcester school funding 1997 to 2008
11 June 2007		VIDEO BLOG – wheelie bins
07 June 2007		The G8 summit 2007: Progress made since Gleneagles in 2005
22 May 2007		Advice on Freedom of Information
21 May 2007		Good to see Tories joining Labour
07 May 2007		Peace in our time – on our doorstep
25 April 2007		Daily Mail joins my campaign
10 April 2007		More help for modern working families
27 March 2007		School uniform guidance is good for parents and schools
27 February 2007		The NHS – still our priority
13 February 2007		Leading the world on climate change, trade and aid
30 January 2007		Public protection our priority
15 January 2007		Climate change is beyond dispute
06 December 2006		Council funding catastrophe
24 November 2006		ACTION TO STOP BULLYING
09 November 2006		A fair deal for Farepak victims
24 October 2006		The Tories are now committed to £21 Billion Unfair Public Spending Cuts
12 October 2006		Sure Start boost for city’s youngsters
27 September 2006		New policies to meet new challenges
13 September 2006		Show us the colour of the money to build houses.
16 August 2006		Terror threat demands our united response
01 August 2006		Collaboration not competition for school sixth forms
06 July 2006		Let’s invest in decent pensions for all.
08 June 2006		World Cup 2006 – is it our year?
22 May 2006		Further reforms still needed
09 May 2006		Local elections over, normal service resumed.
27 April 2006		Education Question Time
25 April 2006		Make local councils work for you
24 April 2006		Foster speaks up for cricket development at Question Time
24 April 2006		Foster praises union and local body in crime debate
11 April 2006		Health service challenges demand mature response
30 March 2006		London Olympics: going for gold
16 March 2006		Making our schools healthier
28 February 2006		Parkway plans will require effort from all, not just a few.
13 February 2006		Education for the future
30 January 2006		Our Health, Our Care, Our Say.
17 January 2006		Building a culture of respect
03 January 2006		2006 a year of fresh challenges
08 December 2005		City can support top flight football
07 December 2005		Contribution to debate on supermarket regulator
07 December 2005		Speech on flooding along River Severn
01 December 2005		Speaking up for urban sub-post offices - Hansard extract
24 November 2005		Education Question Time
22 November 2005		Building better communities
15 November 2005		Speech in Westminster Hall on secondary education reform
08 November 2005		Schools to benefit from help on their doorstep
25 October 2005		Parents to get more power to help improve schools
10 October 2005		Reform of welfare
27 September 2005		Respect back in our communities
13 September 2005		The Ashes are ours – now let’s keep them
16 August 2005		Car parking increases – where has the money gone?
02 August 2005		Tackling anti-social behaviour – it matters
16 June 2005		The Tory Party – in their own words
17 March 2005		Tories planning 'creative destruction of public services'
17 March 2005		Tory spending commitments total a further £15 billion
17 March 2005		The Tories’ £35 billion cuts plan
10 March 2005		Michael Howard cut police numbers
10 March 2005		Tory health plans are a right to charge
10 March 2005		Health experts condemn Tory health charge plan
10 March 2005		£1.2 billion cut to the NHS
06 March 2005		Danger – parents £1,400 a year worse off under the Tories
06 March 2005		Lib Dem local income tax will leave couples on average earnings £260 worse off
06 March 2005		Lib Dems would give jailed killers the right to vote
06 March 2005		The Tories' 'right to choose' is a right to charge
24 February 2005		Why pensioners cannot trust the Tories
24 February 2005		Tory sums do not add up on council tax
24 February 2005		Michael Howard’s failed Tory past
24 February 2005		Tory pensions plans are unaffordable and unfair
03 February 2005		The Lib Dems higher education deception
03 February 2005		The Tory £35bn cuts plan
03 February 2005		Michael Howard cut police numbers
03 February 2005		Crime and burglary doubled under the Tories
03 February 2005		Michael Howard’s opportunism on crime
27 January 2005		Fantasy quota, fantasy island, fantasy figures
27 January 2005		The Lib Dem crime plan
27 January 2005		Lib Dems would lower drinking age to 16
25 January 2005		When pigs fly …..
20 January 2005		Lib Dem sums just don’t add up
20 January 2005		Where is the James Report?
20 January 2005		Tory plans would put 300,000 more on the dole
15 January 2005		Tories remain committed to £800m aid cut
15 January 2005		Michael Howard cannot escape his failed Tory past
14 December 2004		Lib Dems’ cuts agenda revealed
14 December 2004		A dangerous attack on Britain's environment and countryside
14 December 2004		Tories: no credibility on crime
07 December 2004		The £35 billion Tory cuts plan
07 December 2004		Lib Dems’ sums don’t add up
01 December 2004		Tory cuts to law and order
01 December 2004		Boateng exposes massive Tory cuts plan
01 December 2004		The Lib Dems are soft on crime.
01 December 2004		Michael Howard cut police numbers
23 November 2004		The Conservative Queen’s Speech
22 November 2004		Tory opportunism on crime
22 November 2004		Lib Dems: soft on crime
15 November 2004		Vote Lib Dem, get Tory
15 November 2004		Michael Howard’s year of misjudgement
04 November 2004		Bercow confirms Howard's opportunism
04 November 2004		Lib Dems Soft on crime
02 November 2004		A message from John Redwood
28 October 2004		The Tories – cuts to crime budget
28 October 2004		The Lib Dems - soft on crime
08 October 2004		The Tories haven't changed
06 October 2004		The black hole in the Tories’ pension plans just got bigger
06 October 2004		Tory plans to cut frontline defence
05 October 2004		Tories can’t be trusted on economy, tax or public services - Boateng
22 September 2004		The Lib Dem tax hike for hard-working families
22 September 2004		The Lib Dems sums don’t
11 September 2004		Tories treble rate of interest on student loans
09 September 2004		The Tories are more extreme than ever
16 August 2004		Labour exposes more bogus figures from Letwin
15 August 2004		Tories in Home Office funding turmoil
10 August 2004		Half-baked plans for students from Tories
19 July 2004		Lib Dems on law and order
19 July 2004		The Tory threat – to law and order
18 July 2004		Tory plan immediate cuts of £20 billion
15 July 2004		Lib-Dems are soft on Anti-Social behaviour.
08 July 2004		Tories let cat out of the bag on cuts plan
17 June 2004		Howard’s plan is still cuts, charges and privatisation