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Michael Moore’s Westminster Notes

Every week Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore writes a column for newspapers in his Borders constituency. Here’s this week’s edition.

David Steel book launch

Last week I attended the launch of the latest biography of David Steel in Westminster, this one written by David Torrance.  At the event I was pleased to be able to thank David publicly for the support and inspiration he has been to me over the years.

The book, to which I contributed the foreword (but otherwise none of the writing or research!) is certainly a testament to all David has achieved in his political career and, as his successor as Borders MP, I owe him a significant debt of gratitude. This new biography reflects on what I believe to be one of the most important and diverse political careers of recent times and I would encourage everyone to get a copy and give it a read!

Grocery Code Adjudicator

In my constituency, farming is an extremely important industry and as local MP I have been campaigning for fair prices for our farmers in a market which, for too long, has been balanced in favour of big supermarkets.  This is why last week I welcomed further progress on the Government’s Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill which received its Second Reading in the House of Commons.

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Michael Moore’s Westminster Notes

Every week, Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Scotland writes a column for newspapers in his Borders constituency. Here’s this week’s edition.

Energy prices

Rising energy continue to be a huge for concern for Borderers and I was pleased to meet with the Lib Dem Energy Secretary Ed Davey last week to discuss the Government’s plans to help people reduce their energy bills through the Green Deal, the most ambitious home insulation programme the UK has ever seen.

With the Green Deal, Borderers will be able to pay for some or all of the insulation work done with the savings they make on …

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  • User AvatarRoland 20th Jun - 8:57am
    "Over the last five years there have been more than 50 appeals of regulatory and competition decisions." I suspect that these cases need to be...
  • User AvatarDavid Wilkinson 20th Jun - 8:46am
    Clegg's new policies Get rid of the triple lock Squeeze richer pensioners Then he can really do over everone else on benefits
  • User AvatarAlistair 20th Jun - 8:19am
    Maybe the rules can be changed so that lawyers fees for businesses are not tax deductible.
  • User AvatarMiranda Whitehead 20th Jun - 8:05am
    Congratulations to another excellent woman PPC.
  • User AvatarMiranda Whitehead 20th Jun - 8:01am
    Thank you Steve Way. I read your informative piece with great interest. I chair the board of a professional theatre company.We have an excellent graduate...
  • User AvatarEd Shepherd 20th Jun - 7:29am
    An interesting perspective from Steve Way. He makes some very good points.
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