John and Stephen Kinnock talk about the launch of the cross-party Institute for Prosperity, which aims to increase prosperity, growth and equality by putting a more successful economic future at the heart of British political discourse.
The Institute for Prosperity announced its nine-person board chaired by former Labour minister Caroline Flint. Founded by economist John Mills, who will also sit on the board, the group aims to influence economic policy and support a revival in manufacturing. Ms Flint said: “Our economic future has never been so…
Local MP John Penrose has welcomed this weekend’s announcement of fresh Government moves to deal with ‘holiday hunger’. John had previously pointed out that traditional criticisms of food voucher schemes, that they can create stigma and don’t work as well as a properly-designed benefits scheme including cash and direct help,…
John says that North Somerset has taken an enormous number of houses over the years and are prepared to take more, but they must be in the right places.