How to best encourage aspiration

East Ham MP Steve Timms talks about aspiration Social mobility is one of the hot political debating topics. How can we best encourage and support aspiration and mobility? The topic was addressed at a conference at Kingsford Community School, Beckton. He... » MORE

Kits for Kits can make a difference says Lyn Brown

I ALWAYS enjoy getting feedback from readers about my column, particularly when I meet them in person. There are two things people have been keen to talk about over the past few weeks. One is my foolhardy promise to run the Marathon this year and the se... » MORE

Paris trip that was mission possible

East Ham MP Steve Timms talks of tackling tax concerns LAST month I took the Eurostar to Paris. It was a good trip for two reasons. First, because I was able to achieve something useful. Since the G20 summit at the ExCeL centre last April, there has bee... » MORE

Stories behind the Olympic Park statistics

East Ham MP Steve Timms delves into 2012 skills training SEVERAL hundred Newham residents are now working on the Olympic Park. Seven per cent of all those employed there have a permanent address in Newham – much the largest share of all the London borou... » MORE

Vital role of charity staff

LYN Brown, MP for West Ham, today writes about the importance of charity I AM sure no one has escaped the dreadful images on our TV screens, and in the newspapers, of the terrible death and destruction that the earthquake has brought upon the people of... » MORE

Protecting our services...AND sorting deficit

East Ham MP Steve Timms this week gives his take on the economic recovery THIS week I want to set out measures to secure economic recovery and prepare for future growth. We need to continue to support the economy until the recovery is secure. In a recent... » MORE

Charities who can make a real difference

West Ham MP Lyn Brown returns this week with her winter s tales It was back to Parliament with a vengeance last week, after two weeks of Christmas festivities, fun, family, running and reading. I came back to Westminster and an attempted coup, which, had... » MORE

Cabinet team and wisdom of Sir Tom

East Ham MP Steve Timms kicks of 2010 with a look back to an Autumn meeting with the man who brought us the information super highway. HAPPY New Year! I thought I would start 2010 with a spot of name dropping.  Sir Tim Berners Lee is the man who – worki... » MORE

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