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  2. Facing the Cuts: Ask your Council about the Future of Services
    To supplement the BBC’s recent survey on local authorities’ plans for savings, Yoosk is running a series of public question and answers with a wide selection of Council Chief Executives, Leaders... Show more»
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  2. Ask the Chief Executive and Leader of Northumberland County Council
    As part of a series of features on how councils in England are managing finances and planning delivery of services, Yoosk is offering local people in Northumberland the chance to put their questions directly... Show more»
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  2. Ask the Chief Executive of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
    As part of a series of features on how councils in England are managing finances and planning delivery of services, Yoosk is offering local people in Windsor and Maidenhead the chance to put their questions... Show more»
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  2. Ask the Chief Executive of Milton Keynes Council
    As part of a series of features on how councils in England are managing finances and planning delivery of services, Yoosk is offering local people in Milton Keynes the chance to put their questions directly... Show more»
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"Why are hotels and country cottage holiday accommodations able to ignore the rights of disabled people wanting suitable accommodation - with impunity? In every holiday brochure my wife sends for (and ..." Show more »"Why are hotels and country cottage holiday accommodations able to ignore the rights of disabled people wanting suitable accommodation - with impunity? In every holiday brochure my wife sends for (and some are huge) - there are no cottages suitable ! I have been disabled for 55 years - and very little if nothing has improved in this field. It is shameful !! Surely a disabled person has a right to a holiday as a so-called healthy person ? We, the disabled, are treated as "second-class" citizens." Show less »
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"Why di you come down Newtown? You never done nothing for the community. All you're doing is sitting on your MP butt making big money while we are out here without money here and no youth clubs no nothing...." Show more »"Why di you come down Newtown? You never done nothing for the community. All you're doing is sitting on your MP butt making big money while we are out here without money here and no youth clubs no nothing.
How come you come round here bad-mouthing Newtown making it look worse than it is already? " Show less »
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"Has this experience changed your political ideas/priorities?"
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"You mentioned in the last episode that you think the public don't believe that any MP actually delivers. Do you believe that they deliver? Do you deliver?"
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"Morale is pretty low in the council right now- how will you make sure it doesn't get worse against a backdrop of cuts?"
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"At the end of last year we participated in the Sunday Times Best Companies Workforce Survey. We've just received initial results and they do not show any significant problem of staff morale. What we actually..." Show more»"At the end of last year we participated in the Sunday Times Best Companies Workforce Survey. We've just received initial results and they do not show any significant problem of staff morale. What we actually face, as an organisation, is a time of challenge that will require us all to find new ways of doing things - so I see it as an interesting and stimulating time to work in local government.

So far, despite reductions in some funding streams we have not had to make any significant cuts in services. Indeed, by achieving efficiency savings of over £10m for 2010/11 we have been able to invest nearly £6m in new or expanded services."Show less«
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"Before you came to Newtown, what was your perspective on it? Had you ever heard of Newtown before?"
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"You know when vyou found out you were going to Dagenham, what was your first thought, what did you think you were actually going to experience? I know that basically you knew that you were going to live..." Show more »"You know when vyou found out you were going to Dagenham, what was your first thought, what did you think you were actually going to experience? I know that basically you knew that you were going to live on an estate but what did you think actually was gonna happen? How did you think you were going to survive for the week?" Show less »
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AndrewM is asking David Miliband: "What exactly is the purpose of our being in Afghanistan? We always hear "it is to protect the UK", but..." Show more »"What exactly is the purpose of our being in Afghanistan? We always hear "it is to protect the UK", but I'm not aware that Afghanistan are about to invade the UK. We seem to be giving them good reason to make us a target for their terrorist activities!" Show less »
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Shah Mahmood is asking David Miliband: "Mr. Miliband, Afghans and the world are fighting a joint war in Afghanistan and we are talking about..." Show more »"Mr. Miliband,

Afghans and the world are fighting a joint war in Afghanistan and we are talking about winning the hearts and minds of Afghans. Can you please comment if the following might be useful to achieve the heart and mind goal:

1. Special Work Permits for the Afghan workers in UK, EU and US. (In Afghanistan 1 person works for the bread, butter and mental peace of 10-20 of his/her family members. So, if 50,000 such work permits are issued, it might mean winning the hearts and minds of 0.5-1 million Afghans). This wont cost UK,EU and US much as Afghans could be trained in thier homeland for the jobs that UK, EU or US needs employees for (Again creating further jobs in Afghanistan). Sure, you can carry out all background checks for security.

2. An Educated Afghanistan is mandatory for a peaceful Afghanistan and it resulting in a strong ally. Can't it be possible to consider the Afghan Students as Home Students in UK, EU and US. This will enable more Afghans to study in these countries and thus get further blendid with the western culture. The long-term results might be very beneficial for UK, EU and US." Show less »
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Mel1984 is asking Mark Oaten: "Good on you for doing this. Whose idea was it to make this series? C4 or the MPs? I'm guessing it was C4, which is a shame isn't it?"
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JAB is asking Douglas Alexander: "Does DFID consider security to be a service demanded by poor people and delivered - ideally - by government;..." Show more »"Does DFID consider security to be a service demanded by poor people and delivered - ideally - by government; and to what extent are the security needs of ordinary Afghan people met by current international security operations in Afghanistan?" Show less »
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brumgirl on Nominate Britain's Best MP: "Gisela Stuart MP for standing up for what she believes in even when others in her party try to shut ..." Show more »"Gisela Stuart MP for standing up for what she believes in even when others in her party try to shut her up. For continuing to work hard for her constituents even though the odds are stacked against her winning again (unlike other MPs who have just thrown in the towel)." Show less »
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AlexJones on Nominate Britain's Best MP: "Bob Russell (Lib Dem), came out spotless from the expense scandal, a fanatic about his town of Colchester,..." Show more »"Bob Russell (Lib Dem), came out spotless from the expense scandal, a fanatic about his town of Colchester, has one of the best attendance voting records in the country, seems to be involved in every issue in his town and nationally." Show less »
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TJH123 on Nominate Britain's Best MP: "Lynne Featherstone (Lib Dem) for being one of the 'saints' in the expenses scandal, for her intolerance of bureaucratic buck-passing and for her real empathy with the socially deprived in Haringey."
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Londontowner on Nominate Britain's Best MP: "Chris Mullin (Lab), for sharing his knowledge of how politics really works through great fiction and autobiography and for only having a black and white telly."
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NiklasSmith on Nominate Britain's Best MP: "I nominate David Howarth MP (Lib Dem, Cambridge). Since his election in 2005 he has been a principled..." Show more »"I nominate David Howarth MP (Lib Dem, Cambridge). Since his election in 2005 he has been a principled and honest MP, who has always stood up for the rights of not just his constituents but everyone in Britain. His defence of the right to protest and his exposure of the dangers of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 was sterling work. He has also been a model constituency MP, always listening to the people who elected him and gaining respect from many in Cambridge who don't share his political philosophy." Show less »
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BCampbell is asking Jeff Reid: "Is there something wrong when we in Felton report an area where council money is being wasted (in the..." Show more »"Is there something wrong when we in Felton report an area where council money is being wasted (in the excess use of grit) and we get no response from the council? Surely in these times of cuts every effort should be made to save money?" Show less »
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