The solution to gun crime?

Written by Gavin Webb on 24 July, 2008 – 10:46 am -

A little tongue-in-cheek sketch on creating Gun Free Zones and reducing gun crime.

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Lib Dem tax cut commitment welcomed

Written by Gavin Webb on 19 July, 2008 – 3:33 pm -

It is good to see the Liberal Democrats returning to the liberal fold of low taxation and less government spending with its paper, Make It Happen. Nick Clegg, Leader of the Party says:

Every family is tightening their belt at the moment. Government must tighten theirs, too. So we’ll get wasteful government spending under control and look for ways to cut the overall tax burden.

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Now not the time to decide on councillors allowances

Written by Gavin Webb on 19 July, 2008 – 12:45 pm -

At the Full Council meeting yesterday, an increase in councillors’ allowances was agreed with the support of the Labour, Conservative Independent Alliance, Liberal Democrats and, if I can recall, from the Potteries Alliance Groups.

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The solution to gun crime?

24 July, 2008 – 10:46 am

A little tongue-in-cheek sketch on creating Gun Free Zones and ...

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Lib Dem tax cut commitment welcomed

19 July, 2008 – 3:33 pm

It is good to see the Liberal Democrats returning to ...

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Most councillors think they and public own you

19 July, 2008 – 11:41 am

I loathe Full City Council meetings largely because they are ...

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Governance Debate - get your tickets

13 July, 2008 – 10:19 pm

BBC Radio Stoke will be holding a local governance debate ...

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Suspension update

6 July, 2008 – 10:25 pm

With a little over two weeks to go until the ...

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We should leave the EU

5 July, 2008 – 5:01 pm

As a libertarian - often referred to as a classical ...

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Forced to pay for their bureaucracy

5 July, 2008 – 3:44 pm

I received a letter in the post this morning: Dear Councillor Data ...

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It’s official - there are too many CRB checks!

27 June, 2008 – 5:59 pm

If any ordinary bloke sticks his neck out and stands ...

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Smoking ban kills yet another pub

10 June, 2008 – 6:38 pm

Today's Sentinel highlights the difficulties of the pub trade following ...

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