Campaigns
Edward campaigning to re-zone Kingston and Surbiton stations into Zone 5
Save our Post Offices!
FIVE local post offices are to close in Kingston and Surbiton.
Station re-zoning
Annual rail tickets from Kingston and Surbiton could go up by over £400, unless a new campaign to re-zone the two stations succeeds.
A Fair Deal for Kingston
Blair and Brown are starving Kingston of money and forcing your Council Tax up.
Stop
the NHS Cuts
Kingston NHS is facing its worst budget crisis. Please sign the
petition against the NHS cuts.
Fares
Unfair
Please sign the petition against the whopping 33%-36% fare increases
into London.
More
NHS Dentists
I am calling for the Government to take urgent action to increase the
number of NHS dentists in our area. Sign the petition.
Save
Surbiton Hospital
Surbiton Hospital is threatened with permanent closure.
Battle
for Waterloo
The 'Trains not Shops' campaign was successful! But we still want to
ensure that the platforms at Waterloo are going to be used for domestic
services for southwest London and beyond.
Trains
not Shops
When Eurostar moves to St Pancras the five platforms at Waterloo should
be used to improve train services, not for shops.
Say
No to Council Tax Revaluation
I'm asking Ministers to halt plans to revalue all our homes for council
tax purposes.
Scrap
Council Tax
I am heading a national campaign to scrap the unfair Council Tax.
Save
Kingston's Family Panel
I am opposing the proposal to force families to attend new Family
Courts in North London instead of Family Panels held in Kingston.
Save
the pension book
I want the Government to halt plans to scrap pension books.
Save
our pharmacies
Community pharmacies could shut down if the Government allows
supermarkets to open pharmacies.
Kingston
First
Kingston First is the campaign to make Kingston Town the UK's first
Business Improvement District.
Kingston's
Magistrates' courts
Success!! The local campaign has resulted in the decision to keep the
courts open.
Stop the
Grant Cut
We're trying to stop national Government from taking £13.6
million out of Kingston Council's budget. Read all the background
information then join the campaign.
Real
Nappies
If people can use real nappies instead of disposables, even just some
of the time, I would strongly encourage them to do so.
Care
Homes
Read the very worrying results of my recent survey into the future of
care homes in Kingston.
Save our
Social Clubs
Read about the success of our campaign opposing Government plans to ban
large prize money gaming machines from all private social clubs
London Tube
Campaigning against the Government's proposals to use a Public Private
Partnership (PPP) to split up the Underground
Wembley
campaign
Tell me your views on the proposals for a new National Stadium
K4 Bus
London Transport Buses are proposing that the K4 bus from Chessington
should no longer go to Kingston Hospital
Making MPs
work for our money
My pamphlet, published by the Centre for Reform, argues that MPs should
be given access to information so that they can scrutinise Budget
proposals more effectively.
Guide dogs
Important victory for blind people which gives them the right to take
their guide dogs in minicabs.
Abandoned
cars
Real success to report - the Government acted as a result of my
questions in Parliament
Graffiti
My latest action in the Commons on this issue, and a disappointing
response from the Government.
Kingston
NHS Challenge
I have published the results of my survey of residents' views about the
NHS. Read my recommendations to the Secretary of State.
Police
campaign
Join the thousands of residents who support my campaign for more police
around the Borough, and to restore New Malden and Surbiton Police
stations to full service.
Safer
Stations
Success! - Kingston and Surbiton Stations are accredited as Safer
Stations. Chessington branch stations should be next.
Teacher
shortage
50 classes in Kingston were without a permanent teacher last year. Read
my action on this and Liberal Democrat policies on Education.
Scrap tuition
fees
Visit the site that is campaigning to remove tuition fees from Higher
Education
Pensioner
poverty
Pensions and pensioner poverty are now top political issues. Read about
the Liberal Democrat proposals and let me know your views.
Ofsted
and Moor Lane School
Charles Kennedy joins with me to support the school following its
unexpectedly critical Ofsted report
Shortlisted
for the Yell Awards
Although this is not really a campaign, you may be interested to hear
about the success of my web site.
Improvements
to Train Services
This is your opportunity to say what improvements there should be to
services. Your comments will be passed on to the Strategic Rail
Authority as it considers the new franchise bids.
Pensioners
and the Inland Revenue
Help me in my parliamentary campaign to improve the way in which the
Inland Revenue treats pensioners
Spending
priorities
The country is rich, but must spend its wealth carefully. What are your
spending priorities?
School
nurses
Why are school nurses underfunded in Kingston? I find out what they do
and campaign in Parliament for more school nurses.
Volunteers
Could time banks work in Kingston? Tell me what you think.
Floods
briefing
Were you affected by the flooding 1999? Read all about the background
to it and the action taken.
Thames Water carry out a
major study as a result of my campaign.
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