Tag: Ed Murphy

Pensioners Could Swing It for Labour

08:25 Thursday 21st April 2011
Peterborough Breakfast Show
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Edited 20:05 hrs.

PAUL STAINTON: Earlier in the show we heard how the Labour Party in Huntingdon was expecting a big increase in the amount of votes in the upcoming elections. They say it’s down to public backlash against the Coalition Government… Let’s speak to Ed Murphy. He was the Labour Party Parliamentary Party candidate at the last election in the city of Peterborough. Morning Ed. Continue reading “Pensioners Could Swing It for Labour”

The Mysteries of AV

07:35 Thursday 31st March 2011
Peterborough Breakfast Show
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

PAUL STAINTON: To AV, or not to AV, that is the question. On May 5th we’ll be asked to vote in a referendum on changing the way we elect MPs. The choice is between keeping the current system, or switching to Alternative Vote, where you can rank candidates in order of preference, rather than just putting one cross in one box, the old traditional way. A series of TV and radio adverts to promote the referendum is launched on Friday, and from next week all of us will get an information pack posted to us. But we’re going to give you the low-down first, starting with these five facts from our political reporter Alan Soady. Continue reading “The Mysteries of AV”

Peterborough News 23rd November 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 06:00 to 09:00 on Tuesday 23rd November 2010.

Topics:
Labour man Ed Murphy has heard a whisper that renovation works on Cathedral Square could run on until Easter. Council are unable to deny this.
The proposed trimming of migrant numbers from non-EU countries is currently being being sold as an immigration cap to appease disgruntled voters: various locals offer their considered opinions such as British workers don’t have the right attitude, and it’s too hard to import family members for Asian weddings.
A non-story about cyclists in Cowgate turns into a rant against cyclists, motorists and traffic in general. A well-meaning spokesman for Peterborough City Council says of course they care, but what can you do except encourage road users to be nice to each other. When will that be, say the bells of Stepney?
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Peterborough News 2nd November 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 06:00 to 09:00 on Tuesday 2nd November 2010.

Topics:
Peterborough City Council have agreed to pay £175,000 to refurbish the Woolworths Building in order to encourage TK-Maxx to lease the property from the private landlords some time next year.
As it becomes apparent that Council budget cuts are affecting those least able to cope, questions are being raised about why the councillors themselves and the top earners at the Council have not offered to accept any cuts to their income.
The BBC Peterborough studio is afflicted by equipment failures for a second day in a row.
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Peterborough News 22nd October 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 06:00 to 09:00 on Friday 22nd October 2010.

Topics:
Many local environmental groups are pinning their hopes on access to the funding promised by Government through the Green Investment Bank. Details are still sketchy at this time.
There will be a protest at lunchtime today in Laxton Square against the cuts to public services. Unite union estimates 1500 public service jobs could go in Peterborough, one third of the workforce.
Peterborough City Council is looking at the idea of reviving the sightseeing bus. Early indications are that the route could lead out of Peterborough and towards Barnack and Stamford.
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Peterborough News 30th September 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Thursday 30th September 2010.

Topics:
Unison supporters gathered outside the Town Hall yesterday, to protest against planned cuts to the public sector.
NHS Cambridgeshire has launched its pilot scheme to hand budgets over to GPs and scrap Strategic Health Authorities. A new NHS Commissioning Board will oversee the regime.
Peterborough raises £60,000 for the victims of the Pakistan floods.
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Peterborough News 1st September 2010

A summary of the Peterborough Breakfast Show from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast from 07:00 to 09:00 on Wednesday 1st September 2010.

Topics:
The recent increase in rural thefts is generally being blamed on high scrap metal prices. Police cannot be everywhere and there are no simple answers.
There are various intitiatives locally to promote electricity generation on a small scale using renewables. The jury is still out on wind turbines hearing criticism about alleged noise and efficiency issues, but a company called Hereward Solar Solutions has opened an branch in-store at Notcutts on Oundle Road aiming for domestic customers.
A round of Neighbourhood Meetings are starting this evening at the Millennium Centre, for people to come and discuss the future of Peterborough.
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