Theyworkforyou.com is a handy site for keeping an eye on what your MP is up to. I like to keep abreast of what my MP is doing and what the neighbouring constituency MP is doing. Yesterday it showed me their respective contributions:
Entries Tagged as 'Horsham'
Housing again
May 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Housing again · Politics
Another story about housing in the local papers; this time from the West Sussex County Times and relating to Horsham district. One thing that everyone agrees on is that it is difficult for youngsters ((which from my perspective now means anyone under thirty unfortunately)) to leave home without leaving the area and difficult for anyone […]
Tags: Horsham·Housing·Local Papers
Fingers on buzzers, no conferring
May 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on Fingers on buzzers, no conferring · Life
I was at another quiz on Friday night. This one was in aid of the Crawley Community Church building fund. One of my colleagues at work is involved in the church and invited me to join his team. I may be an atheist but I’m also a quiz whore 🙂
Tags: Horsham·Labour Party·Religion
Green, green grass of home
May 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on Green, green grass of home · Life
It was almost inevitable really. Months of slogging around in the cold and rain, trying to force soggy leaflets through resistant letter boxes and then as soon as the elections are over its all sunny and warm. I was over in Horsham delivering some leaflets about affordable housing today and it was so much more […]
Yes to Holmbush?
April 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Yes to Holmbush? · Politics
It looks like there will be 2,500 new homes built in the strategic gap between Horsham and Crawley, just West of Bewbush. The plans have been agreed by both councils, although the Horsham leader, Liz Kitchen has expressed reservations saying she doesn’t want to see the two towns joining up.
Tags: Crawley·Horsham·Housing·Local Papers
Its a start
March 26th, 2008 · Comments Off on Its a start · Politics
Team Labour managed to improve on last month’s runners-up prize and won by a significant margin in Horsham tonight. At the Broadbridge Heath village hall quiz night…
Tags: Horsham·Labour Party
Labour win something in Horsham!
February 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Life
A small victory, but something to build on. We went along to quiz night at the Broadbridge Heath village hall and came equal first.
Tags: Football·Horsham·Labour Party
Question answered
January 14th, 2008 · Comments Off on Question answered · Politics
I found out a bit more about why Horsham’s Tory MP gets a column in his local paper but Crawley’s Labour MP doesn’t get a column in her local paper (owned by the same group).
Tags: Horsham·Local Papers
Whats good for the goose…
January 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on Whats good for the goose… · Politics
I just noticed today that the West Sussex County Times web site features a regular column from Francis Maude, the Horsham MP.  Just look at the URL for it: http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/francis
Tags: Crawley·Horsham·Local Papers
Lies, damned lies, and statistics
January 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Life
Only I couple of weeks ago I was pouring scorn on a set of meaningless statistics, and now there is another set which is not as bad but which says the opposite.
Tags: Crawley·Horsham·Statistics
