Brutal cuts hit the poorest and the NHS The sight of Tory MPs cheering the Chancellor’s Comprehensive spending review statement in Parliament was a sickening sight. George Osborne had just...
more...Prioritising Trade over Human Rights monitoring costs lives The Coalition government’s cuts will be the dominant political focus for the next 4-5 years and will impact across all areas including...
more...Reckless reforms will end NHS as we know it The ConDem coalition government after coming to power wasted no time in making radical announcements about the future organisation of the...
more...One month on and you could argue the dust has begun to settle after the elections. The thank you parties are over and I along with other MPs have been...
more...VIRENDRA SHARMA MP Horror of the Con Dem axe If anybody was in any doubt about the damage to local frontline services of the Con Dem coalition’s cuts,...
more...Gazette Article – Virendra Sharma MP Local Tories collude with Tory Mayor to approve Southall Gasworks development On a wet Thursday evening in late March Tory...
more...Ealing Times Article – August 2007 Conference Matters After a busy week in Bournemouth at the Labour Party conference I thought it would be interesting to let you know how my first conference...
more...Ealing Times Article-September 2007 A milestone for independence CELEBRATIONS of India's independence this year are taking place throughout the year due to the fact that India has now reached the grand old age of...
more...Ealing Times Article –November 2007 Virendra Sharma’s Maiden Speech When Parliament returned after the summer recess in early October I decided to take the plunge and give my maiden speech on what was only...
more...Ealing Times Article – December 2007 Supporting Skills Training One of the more pleasant duties of being a Member of Parliament is to get away from Parliament into the real world and meet dedicated...
more...Ealing Times Article January 2008 Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year! New Year resolutions can have a very short shelf life but hopefully for those of you determined to make a change in...
more...Ealing Times Article February 2008 Stop Heathrow Expansion The time for local people to make their views known to the government about proposals to expand Heathrow Airport with a third runway and sixth terminal is running out....
more...Ealing Times Article March 2008 Post Office Closures The Post Office’s proposals to close 8 branches in the Borough and 169 across London has prompted fierce opposition from local people and publicly elected representatives including myself and...
more...Ealing Times Article May 2008 Tackling Domestic Violence Conservative Ealing Council are pressing ahead with a grants commissioning process that will halt Council funding to Southall Black Sisters (SBS). This is a serious mistake by the Council,...
more...Ealing Times Article April 2008 Labour for London Your vote for London on May 1st is important as these elections will affect every single one of us in Ealing Southall, which is part of the...
more...Ealing Times Article July 2008 Knife Crime Knife crime especially amongst young people is at the top of the country’s political agenda and sadly it has blighted our own local area. Only this week a 16 year...
more...Ealing Times Article August 2008 Southall Black Sisters High Court Victory Last month Southall Black Sisters (SBS) won a dramatic victory in the High Court when after two days of proceedings Ealing Council withdrew from the...
more...Ealing Times Article September 2008 Housing and Energy Bill Help The current economic climate is challenging to say the least but it is certainly not as bad as the economic slumps under the Tories in...
more...Ealing Times Article October 2008 Diwali & the Credit Crunch Since I last wrote this column the financial crisis has certainly got worse, with HBOS taken over by LloydsTSB and Bradford & Bingley nationalised and large...
more...Ealing Times Article June 2008 Contrasting reactions to disaster During the past month the world has witnessed two terrible natural disasters, the earthquake in Sichuan Province, China, and Cyclone Nargis in Burma. The...
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