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		<title>My response to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards report</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
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After the global financial crisis and the banking scandals that followed we need cultural change and radical reform to protect taxpayers, rebuild public confidence in the banks and ensure that in future they work to support the wider economy.
This report sets out a radical blueprint for change on professional standards, regulation, competition, pay and accountability. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labour will turn things around and deal with the deficit in a fairer &amp; more balanced way &#8211; my Tribune column</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
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After three years of falling living standards and a flatlining economy  it’s clear that this government’s policies have failed. Britain  desperately needs a change of direction now. But the longer David  Cameron carries on like this the more difficult the challenges will be  for the next Labour government. These are the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New review into children&#8217;s heart surgeries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After two years of dither and delay it’s very good news that the flawed proposals to close Leeds Children’s Heart Surgery have finally been rejected.



Families from our area caring for sick children shouldn’t have to face long and tiring journeys to Newcastle or Liverpool on top of everything else.]]></description>
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		<title>Politically Speaking in the Wakefield Express</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some welcome news for parents this week as the Government announced it would be dropping plans to increase the number of children who can be looked after by staff in nurseries and by childminders. In a recent visit to the Wrenthorpe Pre-School parents told me how worried they were about the plans.]]></description>
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		<title>Striking the right balance for the British economy &#8211; my speech at Thomson Reuters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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INTRODUCTION
Three years into this coalition government, and three weeks before the Chancellor completes his much-trailed Spending Review for 2015/16, it makes sense now to set out Labour’s approach.
In my speech today, I want to make three central arguments.
First, that this Spending Review is a sign not of strength but of weakness. It is happening because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My buses survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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Last Friday I joined local residents and Councillors to launch a bus survey to find out residents’ concerns and suggestions for local bus services. Residents have raised concerns about reliability of some services and the destinations they serve. Our local survey will give local residents an opportunity to feed back on their experiences of local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Woolwich Murder: My Column in the Morley Observer &amp; Advertiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 09:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Events in Woolwich last Wednesday have sickened us all. The killing of a young man, who’d dedicated his life and career to serving his country, goes beyond comprehension.  ]]></description>
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		<title>By ignoring the IMF George Osborne puts political pride before the national interest &#8211; my Guardian article</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 07:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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The International Monetary Fund is not usually known for racy language and dramatic press releases. When IMF chiefs come to national capitals, diplomacy is normally the order of the day. So no one should be surprised that in London this week there was no public repeat of the IMF&#8217;s previous comments that George Osborne&#8217;s policies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leeds Stammering Centre doing great work</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 09:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday I met up with staff and service users at the Leeds Stammering Centre for an update on how the centre is doing.
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		<title>Labour’s five steps to tackle tax avoidance &#8211; my New Statesman article with Catherine McKinnell MP</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 10:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Labour’s five steps to tackle tax avoidance
In tough times it’s more important than ever that everyone plays their part and pays their fair share of tax.
People and businesses who pay their fair share have been shocked by how little tax some companies seem to pay in Britain. Sometimes there are good reasons why, such as [...]]]></description>
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