Edward Duncan Thompson

I see that David Cameron is lecturing the Greeks.

Can’t he see that anything he says is likely to be counter productive.

Leave them to make up their own minds.

I saw on Sky News that Sam Cam has been involved in this issue.

Why? We do not have a presidential system in this country.

All she can claim to be is a rich bint who married a politician, David, who later became the Prime Minister and can do cabinet government (which apparently even idiots can do)

She has nothing to do with autistic kids. She should leave them alone chiefly because, they should not be used, she does not understand them.

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It is shameful that, despite all the promise on a four or five year old’s first day at school, or the passion of their teachers, you can all too often plot that child’s path just by asking how much their parents earn.

The £2.5billion Pupil Premium was one of the four pledges on the front page of our manifesto.  And now, with Liberal Democrats in government, schools are using the money for things like breakfast clubs; homework clubs; or to provide one-to-one-tuition. These are the sort of experiences many middle class children take for granted but a poorer child might rarely enjoy.

Yesterday I visited a fantastic primary school to see how they are spending their Pupil Premium, highlight our new Summer Schools to ease the transition from primary to secondary, and to set out our plans to reward teachers and hold schools to account.

The Pupil Premium shows that, in tough times, we are implementing Liberal Democrat values and prioritising help for those pupils who need it most.

Best wishes,

Nick Clegg MP

Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister

PS Click here to find out how much money your local school will receive from the Liberal Democrats’ Pupil Premium.

Apparently they want to re-classify people with mild SEN (Special Educational Needs) to having not got SEN.

As a person with SEN, which since I have difficulty handwriting, I have to admit to. I don’t understand this. Surely sometimes kids need help. The best way not to stigmatize or label people is to just let the educational system get on with it. One unfortunate result of what they are saying might be that we brush problems under the carpet, small steps might be missed which might help the situation.

This week, Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat minister at the Department of Health) has launched a national £4 million lung cancer awareness campaign. The campaign, the first of its kind, will use TV, radio and press adverts, and advertising on pharmacist bags and inside GP surgeries, to raise awareness of the disease.

One of its aims is to persuade anyone who has had a cough for more than three weeks to see their doctor.

You can find more information about coughing and lung cancer at the Department of Health website, here: http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2012/05/coughing-could-be-a-sign-of-lung-cancer-2/

With 33,000 new cases diagnosed each year, lung cancer is a blight on the lives of far too many of our families and an early diagnosis can make all the difference. Please take the opportunity of the Be Clear on Cancer campaign to find out more about prevention and diagnosis, and to visit your local doctor if you’ve had a persistent cough – it is always better to be safe than sorry!

http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/tag/be-clear-on-cancer/

We didn’t do very well in the Local Elections. People blame us for the austerity measures. Sometimes I watch the financial channels, they have experts who give opinions on the financial situation. We have to be frank, we are in a similar position to countries like irland, spain and italy. The only thing which is saving us is the political stability and willingness to take tough decisions of the Coalition. It’s easy for Labour to state they’ll do something different now, they can’t do it, they’re not the government, talk is cheep, however reality is that we do not have the backup of the Eurozone economies. There will be no bailout for us.