Mark Garnier, Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman for Wyre Forest today visited scenes of heavy fighting earlier this year. On a fact finding trip to Israel, Mark visited the northernmost border with Lebanon, seeing first hand areas affected by the controversial conflict fought between Israel and Hezbollah in the southern part of Lebanon.
Mark Garnier, Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman for Wyre Forest today added his name to the latest Conservative action designed to finally give justice to all English farmers, suffering under the Government's staggering inertia regarding payments owed to them.
1,000 sub-postmasters marched on Parliament yesterday protesting at post office closures, whilst government ministers asserted that there are still "too many offices". Under the current Labour Government, a quarter of the post office network has already been slashed, with Wyre Forest no exception to the cull. More cuts are expected as a result of Labour's plans to abolish the Post Office Card Account in 2010.
Across the country today, Conservatives have been campaigning to put an end to Gordon Brown's NHS cuts. In a strong display of solidarity for Kidderminster, Mark Garnier was joined by Bromsgrove MP Julie Kirkbride and Redditch Conservative Parliamentary candidate Karen Lumley.
This Saturday, Conservatives across the county will be launching their campaign for a stop to Gordon Brown's health cuts and for a fairer deal for Worcestershire's NHS workers. And Wyre Forest is no exception. Gordon Brown's mismanagement has resulted in a £1.28bln deficit in the NHS country wide - the worst ever overdraft seen by the NHS.
Mark Garnier, Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman for Wyre Forest expressed concern over a recent new report from the NHS Confederation and the Local Government Association warning that local councils are now having to cut social care as a direct result of the impact of NHS deficits.
Campaigning Conservatives have chalked up yet another success. As a result of continued pressure from Conservatives, the Government has finally agreed to shelve plans to re-organise police forces.
The Right Honourable Lord Strathclyde, Conservative Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords, was a recent visitor to Wyre Forest. As part of a regional tour, Thomas Strathclyde was a guest of the Wyre Forest Conservative Association for lunch at Brockencote Hall, Chaddesley Corbett.
Wyre Forest Citizens’ Advice Bureau held its AGM at the Greatfield Road Evangelical Church in Kidderminster. The CAB is the first line of advice for people who need help with a wide range of issues and problems. Not surprisingly, with the current state of the economy, financial problems are at the fore.
Mark Garnier, Conservative parliamentary Spokesman for Wyre Forest, today added his name to the growing number of people dismayed at the Government's plans to tax hotels and B&Bs - a measure that will directly affect Wyre Forest's tourist industry.
