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Frank Field: Traditions maintained if we all work at them

THE BIG Society in Birkenhead is not only alive but thriving, whatever the Government thinks. Tranmere Community Project celebrated its brilliant 20 years on Friday.Read

Esther McVey: We must provide our youth with best chances to succeed

PART OF my job as an MP, even as an MP for the Government, is to hold the Government to account.Read

Alison McGovern: What do you want from the NHS

I’VE written before in this column about the NHS, and why it matters to me. Not only do we all rely on the care we receive, but hundreds of people all over the Wirral are part of the NHS workforce that make up this unique organisation.Read

Angela Eagle: Put jobs and growth first before it’s too late

ONE year on from a General Election – which Labour lost but where David Cameron failed to gain a majority from the people – we have a Tory-led government which is pursuing reckless and badly thought-out policies for which it does not have permission.Read

Angela Eagle: The people of Wirral punished the government for failing to protect public services

LAST Thursday's local elections saw Wirral provide a microcosm for a potential future general election. Read

Frank Field: The importance of giving Birkenhead babies a safe start in life

WHAT it means to give Birkenhead babies a safe start in life was spelt out to me last Thursday. Read

Alison McGovern: Being a local councillor is a huge honour, but it’s not an easy job

HAVING previously served as a local councillor, I know how stressful it can be to stand in a local election. Read

Esther McVey: Community engagment, the arts - and no signs of election apathy in Wirral West

WHAT a week of voting and campaigning it’s been, culminating with the rejection of AV (on Wirral 7 out of 10 people said No) as well as the selection of local councillors. Read

Alison McGovern: A succesful future won’t happen by chance

AS WE get to spring, and hopefully a continuation of some nicer weather, WE all hope the economy does better over the coming months and year ahead.Read

Angela Eagle: I’ll continue to campaign against police cuts

ALTHOUGH crime has fallen, people in our area always tell me it’s still too high.Read

Frank Field: My objective is for young people's needs to triumph

THE MAJORITY of young people in Birkenhead are only going to lead more fulfilling lives if schools in the town can help improve their performance.Read

Esther McVey: Wirral Enterprise Club is step in the right direction

LAST Wednesday saw the launch of Wirral’s Enterprise Club (WEC) set up by Wirral’s Chamber of Commerce and Invest Wirral at Egerton House.Read

Frank Field: Big boys in banking shown they are not to be trusted

A GOOD old British compromise is once again being served up to voters.Read

Esther McVey: Lottery funding workshop held in Hoylake

A FEW months back I, along with every MP, met with Big Lottery organisers who explained how much money had been allocated to each constituency, what projects had been funded, as well as to explain how successful an area was in competing for lottery money.Read

Alison McGovern: Council to act at New Ferry centre

JUST OVER a month ago I wrote about the plight of our local shopping centres, and how we had formed traders’ associations in Bromborough and New Ferry to tackle the problems that they faced, together.Read

Angela Eagle: NHS was one of reasons I came into politics

ONE OF the reasons I came into politics was to stand up for the NHS.Read

Frank Field: Leading debate on animal experimentation

I HOPE before Parliament rises for Easter, to lead a debate on the number of licences the Home Office and the Animal Procedure Committee issue for experimentation on animals.Read

Esther McVey: Biggest back-to-work programme of its kind ever seen

FOR the past decade this country has constantly had around five million people on out of work benefits. That’s nearly four million workless households in the UK, and one in four households on the Wirral – and this was despite a ‘boom period’.Read

Alison McGovern: We need to maintain investment in Merseyside Police

WHEN I was growing up in Bromborough in the 1980s, it felt like burglaries were pretty common.Read

Angela Eagle: Campaigning hard to save Burton’s

EARLIER this year, I warned bosses at Burton’s Foods that the workforce would not roll over and accept the closure of the biscuit factory in Moreton.Read