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evenhand asked Lynne Featherstone: "Foot care for the elderly would probably improve a million lives very cheaply and create employment, as you mentioned in your blog. Do your fellow MPs pay as much attention to detail as you do? If so,..." Show more »"Foot care for the elderly would probably improve a million lives very cheaply and create employment, as you mentioned in your blog. Do your fellow MPs pay as much attention to detail as you do? If so, examples please- if not, why not?!" Show less »
Lynne Featherstone answers: "Thanks for your question evenhand. My decision to campaign on getting decent foot care for the elderly initially came from casework, but as I have spent a lot of time locally visiting old people's homes..." Show more»" Thanks for your question evenhand. My decision to campaign on getting decent foot care for the elderly initially came from casework, but as I have spent a lot of time locally visiting old people's homes this summer, I see that this is an issue that affect so many people, and is quite easy to rectify. But despite this, basic foot care is not widely available. It's outrageous and it matters to people, so it matters to me. And Lib Dems I think are particularly good at acting on and caring about these local issues. I think the best way to show you what I mean is to have a look at some fellow Lib Dem MPs websites, and in particular the news section: http://www.vincentcable.org.uk/ http://www.susankramer.org.uk http://www.tauntonlibdems.org.uk/newslist.php
http://www.juliagoldsworthy.org . "Show less«
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Sep 30 2008 10:43:44 AM
evenhand asked Lynne Featherstone: "Lynne, the price of food and heating is rocketing well beyond the government's control- is this no longer a question of politics and in need a cross party solution, based on prgamatism and long term planning?..." Show more »"Lynne, the price of food and heating is rocketing well beyond the government's control- is this no longer a question of politics and in need a cross party solution, based on prgamatism and long term planning? We can't put up pensions by 15% can we?" Show less »
Lynne Featherstone answers: "I think it's a bit of a myth that taking "politics" out a difficult situation will lead to a better solution. As a Liberal Democrat I do believe more in consensus and political systems that force compromise...." Show more»" I think it's a bit of a myth that taking "politics" out a difficult situation will lead to a better solution. As a Liberal Democrat I do believe more in consensus and political systems that force compromise. But, and this is a big but, you can have as many pragmatic quango councils as you like, but they will amount to nothing until someone has the courage of conviction to follow it through. The New Deal and the setting up of the State Pension are good example where politicians have succeed in making difficult long term decisions in very political situations. The government ignores the plight of pensioners struggling with bumper rise in energy and food at its own peril. I have little doubt people will not be backwards in coming forwards when it comes to the ballot box and punishing anyone who fails to respond to their needs. "Show less«
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Sep 30 2008 10:39:22 AM
arsenite asked Keith Halstead: "In your opinion, what is the value of having a Director of Football?"
Keith Halstead answers: "If the Director of Football has been chosen by the Manager and the Manager has expressed a desire to work with a Director of Football, then undoubtedly such a person could help to ease the workload of..." Show more»" If the Director of Football has been chosen by the Manager and the Manager has expressed a desire to work with a Director of Football, then undoubtedly such a person could help to ease the workload of a Manager and reduce some of the pressure placed on him.
If the Director of Football doesn't have the complete support of the Manager though - his value is zero. "Show less«
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0 comment | Topic: Media | Email to friends | Sep 12 2008 4:29:56 AM
footiefan asked Keith Halstead: "The Director of Football role has been used successfully in Europe for several years now - isn't this something that English football is just going to have to come to terms with?"
Keith Halstead answers: "But has this new role been used successfully in Europe - how are we gauging success? Three of the teams which reached the Champions League semi finals were British and none of them employs a Director ..." Show more»" But has this new role been used successfully in Europe - how are we gauging success? Three of the teams which reached the Champions League semi finals were British and none of them employs a Director of Football. So maybe Europe should be looking at how clubs like Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool operate? "Show less«
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0 comment | Topic: Media | Email to friends | Sep 12 2008 4:27:20 AM
Beebadmin asked Keith Halstead: "Isn't Keegan resigning from Newcastle just another case of him jumping ship when the pressure gets too much - as he has done before with England, Newcastle and Man city?"
Keith Halstead answers: "Yes, this may well be another case of the pressure getting to Keegan but his first departure from Newcastle was in different circumstances and it does appear this time that he has grounds for leaving ..." Show more»" Yes, this may well be another case of the pressure getting to Keegan but his first departure from Newcastle was in different circumstances and it does appear this time that he has grounds for leaving - if, as he says, he was told he would have full control over which players were brought in and which players sold and then Dennis Wise was given the job of doing that. "Show less«
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0 comment | Topic: Media | Email to friends | Sep 12 2008 4:25:09 AM