Liz Kendall, Author at Liz Kendall

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A better, fairer future for people in Leicester West

12/04/2010

I know lots of people haven’t made up their minds about how to vote at the general election on May 6th, and many others might not vote at all because they’re fed up with politics and politicians. But this election matters. It’s about the future of local jobs and businesses; […]

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Let’s go to it!

06/04/2010

Gordon Brown has fired the official starting gun: the general election will be on Thursday May 6th. This election matters. It’s a choice between Labour, who is fighting hard to secure the recovery and to protect jobs and frontline services, and the Tories – whose plans to cut support for […]

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Holiday magic

02/04/2010

Everyone loves being on holiday, but one of the things parents often struggle with is finding enough things for the kids to do during the school break. Well…this week and next, Leicester has the answer: the Community Easter Games. The games are funded by the Government, through its Connecting Communities […]

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Dimblebys watch out!

01/04/2010

Had a great time being interviewed by Mairi-Frances and Rory at Takeover Radio, Leicester’s Youth Radio Station. They gave me a ‘Question Time’ style grilling, over everything from who inspired me to go into politics and what I’d do to help young people, to my views about the Monarchy and […]

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A Budget for growth, a Budget for the future

24/03/2010

Today’s Budget is good news for the economy, good news for businesses and jobs, and good news for families and pensioners here in Leicester West. This is a budget for growth, which is what we need. Life is still really difficult: too many people are worried about the future and […]

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Learning from the past, building for the future

22/03/2010

On Tuesday 23rd March, a film about a great project called ‘Learning from the past, building for the future’ will be shown at Phoenix Square in Leicester. This project has helped more than 70 people living in the Braunstone area explore the history of their local community, by getting involved […]

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Liz calls for High Speed Rail link in Leicester

19/03/2010

Liz recently met Paul Clark MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, to discuss the Government’s announcement of a new high speed rail network. Liz said “I welcome Labour’s commitment to a new high speed rail network, which will be good for jobs, good for passengers […]

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A Leicester Evening with Arthur Smith

19/03/2010

HOT OFF THE PRESS Celebrated stand-up comedian and Grumpy Old Man Arthur Smith is doing a gig to help raise funds for my campaign. ‘A Leicester Evening with Arthur Smith’ is on Wednesday 7th April, from 8pm at The Y theatre. Tickets are £10 and available from: Box Office Y […]

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New trees for Stocking Farm

02/03/2010

On Saturday 27th February I helped plant Leicester’s 7,500th new tree at Stocking Farm Community Centre. Young people from the local area, youth workers, and staff from the local Council and Primary Care Trust all joined in to get the flowering cherry tress in the ground (not as easy as […]

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Young people start work in New Parks

02/03/2010

I wish I could take every single person who thinks political parties are all the same, and that there’s no difference between Labour and the Tories, to meet the young people who’ve got work through Labour’s Future Jobs Fund. Like the 17 young men who’ve just started work with Leicester […]

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“Liz Kendall: just what the constituents of Leicester West need” says New Parks Boxing Gym

27/02/2010

Serina Leeane, who runs New Parks Community Boxing Gym, has blogged about Liz’s recent visit. “Liz has a very passionate and energetic attitude, which is just what the constituents of Leicester West need. Our members really enjoyed Liz visiting the gym, and thought it was great that she joined in […]

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Learning from the past to build a fairer future

22/02/2010

Political pundits had a field day when Labour announced its election campaign slogan, ‘A future fair for all’, this weekend. The blogosphere tweeted for several hours with criticisms (unpronounceable, old hat, banal) and general mickey-taking (free dodgems and wurlitzers anyone?) OK, so the phrase is a little bit of a […]

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