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Analysis: Using interest rates to bring down inflation is outmoded and ridiculous

Jacking up interest rates to bring down inflation hits people on moderate incomes harder than the better off. Bluntly, it’s a ridiculous, outmoded way of trying to bring down prices actually pushed up by very real-world, increasingly intractable phenomena such as climate breakdown in the wake of the pandemic and…

News reaction: Heavy-handed bus ticket inspections must stop!

The Norwich Evening News asked me to comment on reports of “heavy-handed” ticket inspectors throwing passengers off city buses. Several constituents have contacted my fellow Norwich Labour MP Alice MacDonald, who is meeting with the bus company about the reports. This is what I said to the newspaper about the…

News reaction: we’re all paying for water company bailouts

River-polluting monopoly Thames Water wants to rack up almost 10% interest on a £3bn emergency bailout. And the Financial Times says it’s doing it to “AVOID BEING RENATIONALISED under the government’s special administration scheme.” The deal “includes a new package of “retention” incentives for Thames Water’s management team. There are…

News reaction: I’m concerned that big corporate entities are trying to become integral parts of providing public services

Highly extractive corporate entities will always prioritise their own interests over the interests of the NHS or other public services. This Labour government seems under pressure to deliver growth at all costs. I fear that this pressure will lead us to take shortcuts to provide growth rapidly, and we may…

Backing Norfolk Wildlife Trust objections to dangerous pesticide use

The Norfolk Wildlife Trust does incredible work to protect our county’s natural habitats and wildlife. I’ve written to the Environment Minister supporting the Trust’s call to reject British Sugar and the National Farming Union’s application for a derogation to allow the use of the banned neonicotinoid pesticide ‘Cruiser SB’. This…

In Parliament: Re-elected as Chair of the APPG Race and Community

I have been re-elected as the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Race and Community. The packed Inaugral meeting was attended by nearly 30 parliamentarians from across parties. Find out more about the APPG’s past and upcoming activities here.

I take action on local GP worries about employers’ national insurance increase

Local GP practices have told me they are worried about the increase in employer’s national insurance contributions, which was announced in the Autumn Budget. I’ve written to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury with those concerns. GPs are already under significant financial pressure, and the doctors tell me that additional…

Visit to East of England Ambulance Trust

I recently visited the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST), regularly criticised for its long waiting times for emergency calls. We discussed EEAST’s plans to improve response times which include using new Artificial Intelligence technology. I met staff and saw the first bariatric ambulance operating from the Longwater depot,…

More UEA cuts: I took the issue to the top at Prime Minister’s Questions

Yet another round of cuts is planned at the UEA, which would be bad for staff, students, and our city. I raised the issue with the PM at Prime Minister’s Questions and will continue to press for more support for UEA and higher education. UEA is one of 75 universities…

Trump victory: If we don’t want the authoritarian right to win here too, we must do three things

Trump’s victory shows the authoritarian right can win even with rising GDP and supposedly ‘good’ economic figures. If we don’t want them to win here, too, we must do three things: 1. Accept that ‘growth’ alone is not a panacea. It has to be fairly distributed. That means significantly raising…

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