http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Thu, 30 May 2013 09:30:00 +0100 Copyright (C)2013 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthpress.co.uk/feeds/ 55 http://www.clydeandforthpress.co.uk/furniture/mh/brn_logo_500x75.png http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/ AT RISK of seeing the likes of Andy Burnham turn into a melting blob of indignation, just imagine the 17.9million households in Britain were asked to contribute £145.50 each year towards the NHS. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/05/30/89966-maurice-obrien-and-next-on-the-bbc-another-unforgivable-waste/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/05/30/89966-maurice-obrien-and-next-on-the-bbc-another-unforgivable-waste/ Thu, 30 May 2013 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Comment As the Member of Parliament for Bracknell, I am elected with a mandate to represent the residents of my constituency in Westminster. It is therefore necessary that our membership and participation with the European Union (EU) be placed under the scrutiny of the general public in a referendum. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/05/23/89965-mps-column-phillip-lee-on-the-eu-debate/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/05/23/89965-mps-column-phillip-lee-on-the-eu-debate/ Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Comment WHY, oh why do cars feel they have the right to park across drop-down kerbs just because it is more convenient for them? http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/05/10/89411-colin-anink-column-its-an-obstacle-course-for-scooters-/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/05/10/89411-colin-anink-column-its-an-obstacle-course-for-scooters-/ Fri, 10 May 2013 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Comment CHARITABLE organisations play such an important part in our communities for families, children and animals and we can learn a lot from the principles behind local charities. I want to pay particular attention to the fantastic work being carried out at a Crowthorne-based bird sanctuary that I have recently agreed to become a patron of. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/04/18/88609-mps-column-phillip-lee-shows-support-for-rescued-birds/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/04/18/88609-mps-column-phillip-lee-shows-support-for-rescued-birds/ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Comment I AM going to make a stunning confession. I don't do Facebook. Yes, you read that right, I really don't. 'But Everybody does Facebook!!' I hear you scream. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/03/21/87522-colin-antink-get-in-the-real-world/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/03/21/87522-colin-antink-get-in-the-real-world/ Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:30:00 +0000 Opinion Comment FOR a country boasting an aircraft carrier without planes, a tank regiment without tanks and paratroops without parachutes it's truly bizarre how Wee Willy Hague keeps meddling in other people's wars. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/03/14/87523-maurice-obrien-beware-of-greeks-bearing-advice/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/03/14/87523-maurice-obrien-beware-of-greeks-bearing-advice/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:30:00 +0000 Opinion Comment I BELIEVE that local businesses are an essential part of our communities and our economy and I do not want to see stifling regulations and rules harming their practice. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/03/07/87520-mps-column-dr-phillip-lee-march-2013/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/03/07/87520-mps-column-dr-phillip-lee-march-2013/ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:30:00 +0000 Opinion Comment THE Government must create an environment in which businesses feel confident to invest and grow. I know first-hand how difficult it is to get a business off the ground and make it a success. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/03/01/87164-mps-column-adam-afriyie-mp-for-windsor-feb-2013/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2013/03/01/87164-mps-column-adam-afriyie-mp-for-windsor-feb-2013/ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:30:00 +0000 Opinion Comment Together with local people, councillors and the excellent residents' Save Calcot Action Group (SCAG), I have been campaigning since 2008 to stop developer Blue Living's plans to dump 750 homes and commercial buildings on Pincents Hill. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/07/15/53033-alok-sharmas-westminster-diary-july-14-2011/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/07/15/53033-alok-sharmas-westminster-diary-july-14-2011/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Blogs 'Remember the Person' was the theme of our recent nationwide Alzheimer's Society Dementia Awareness Week encouraging people to be a friend to someone with memory problems. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/letters/articles/2011/07/14/53038-thanks-for-week-of-dementia-support/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/letters/articles/2011/07/14/53038-thanks-for-week-of-dementia-support/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion I was glad to see that Rob Wilson (Chronicle, July 7) is "outraged" at the allegations that police were taking money and that innocent victims' voicemails were hacked into by those acting on behalf of the News of the World. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/letters/articles/2011/07/14/53037-lets-have-more-outrage-from-mp/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/letters/articles/2011/07/14/53037-lets-have-more-outrage-from-mp/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion As a long time member of Reading Access Forum (20 years) I feel I just have to support Gareth Epps (The Chronicle, July 7, "Impact on disabled not considered" ) regarding the new parking arrangements for blue badge holders in Reading town centre. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/letters/articles/2011/07/14/53036-mapping-the-route-of-access-row/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/letters/articles/2011/07/14/53036-mapping-the-route-of-access-row/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion NOW we know that Dave's turned Number 10 into the Second Chance Saloon he should probably own up and reveal exactly how many other unfortunates he's got in there toiling away on rehab. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/07/14/53032-time-for-another-round-in-second-chance-saloon/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/07/14/53032-time-for-another-round-in-second-chance-saloon/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Blogs THERE is no shortage these days when it comes to finding new causes for complaint. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2011/07/08/52931-leader-in-the-end-it-is-down-to-donors/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2011/07/08/52931-leader-in-the-end-it-is-down-to-donors/ Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Comment I HEARD someone say on the radio that journalism is about to experience its own expenses scandal moment. If that's true, it's about to go through the fire and deservedly so. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/07/08/52930-rob-wilsons-westminster-diary-july-7-2011/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/07/08/52930-rob-wilsons-westminster-diary-july-7-2011/ Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Blogs HOW much does the BBC spend annually on its own version of a final salary pension scheme for a bunch of has-been, never-was or never-likely-to-be tennis 'stars'? http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/07/08/52929-match-point-for-theresa-or-is-it-a-foul-ball/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/07/08/52929-match-point-for-theresa-or-is-it-a-foul-ball/ Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Blogs IT MUST be a tad surreal when you're the most powerful nation on the planet and the only characters you can rustle up to challenge Barack for control of the White House answer to the name of Mitt, Newt, Rick, Jon, Flip, Chuck, Rock, Hank, Wizz or Trump. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/07/01/52833-special-mission-for-the-worlds-top-trumps/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/07/01/52833-special-mission-for-the-worlds-top-trumps/ Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Blogs THE views of pedestrians, cyclists, bus users, business owners, taxi drivers and public transport operators, have been taken into account over the town centre changes (if not at first, then eventually). So why has one of society's most vulnerable groups been forgotten? http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2011/07/01/52832-leader-disabled-driving-nightmare-continues-in-town/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2011/07/01/52832-leader-disabled-driving-nightmare-continues-in-town/ Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Comment EVEN those people who cannot stand football must surely be aware that a rather important match is taking place at Wembley Stadium on Bank Holiday Monday. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2011/06/26/52341-leader-feelgood-factor-cash-cant-buy/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2011/06/26/52341-leader-feelgood-factor-cash-cant-buy/ Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Comment The longer we are in Government the easier it becomes to expose how useless the last Labour Government was - it's quite difficult for the public to comprehend just how awful it all was. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/06/24/52731-rob-wilsons-westminster-diary-230611/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/06/24/52731-rob-wilsons-westminster-diary-230611/ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Blogs ONCE upon a time when gunboat diplomacy was in vogue, accusing someone's prime minister of "mediocrity bordering on stupidity" would have had everyone hurriedly pulling on their tin hats. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/06/24/52730-how-do-we-save-las-malvinas-now-dave/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/06/24/52730-how-do-we-save-las-malvinas-now-dave/ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Blogs THAMES Water's plans to make bill payers across Reading and Berkshire pick up the tab for London's sewer problems have created a bit of a stink. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2011/06/24/52729-leader-flush-out-sewer-charges/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/comment/articles/2011/06/24/52729-leader-flush-out-sewer-charges/ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Comment It's the second year of the Coalition Government and we are having to make some very difficult decisions to fix the financial mess and record deficit Labour left behind. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/06/16/52609-alok-sharmas-westminster-diary-june-16-2011/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/06/16/52609-alok-sharmas-westminster-diary-june-16-2011/ Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Blogs IT WAS like old times. Tremor in the voice, glottals stopping like an intricate passage from Riverdance, that weird Anglo-Scottish hooray accent, mellowed with a mid-Atlantic tinge, and even a hint of the Middle East picked up from visitors spirited up in the private lift to the all-expenses- paid floor he occupies at Jerusalem's American Colony Hotel. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/06/16/52608-blairs-old-gloss-cant-paint-over-the-middle-east-cracks/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/06/16/52608-blairs-old-gloss-cant-paint-over-the-middle-east-cracks/ Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Blogs Along with the Mayor of Reading and other local folk, I was lucky enough to be invited by Reading Football Club to watch the big match at Wembley on Monday. http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/06/03/52413-alok-sharmas-westminster-diary-june-2-2011/ http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/opinion/blogs/articles/2011/06/03/52413-alok-sharmas-westminster-diary-june-2-2011/ Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:30:00 +0100 Opinion Blogs