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Most recent annotations on things by Eric Martlew

  • Pauline Walton: Dear Eric Martlew, Your comment is gratefully received. As the Chair of Norwich Leaseholders' Association, I have been part of the Digital Switchover project in Norwich which will affect... (29 January 2008)
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  • mick angel: Is this the usual level of courtesy during these debates? (27 June 2007)
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  • Chris Beazer: What's wrong with campaigning against an unproven safety device? There is no evidence that helmet wearing has lowered head injuries in any countries where helmets have been made compulsory - they... (5 March 2007)
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  • Chris Beazer: What's wrong with campaigning against an unproven safety device? There is no evidence that helmet wearing has lowered head injuries in any countries where helmets have been made compulsory - they... (5 March 2007)
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  • Della Petch: Isn't this the person who refused to apply for EU assistance when Carlisle was flooded? You can't get more arrogant than that, can you? Exactly HOW does he think McKenna & Co are capable of... (29 January 2007)
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  • Hywel Thomas: It would be more beneficial for car passengers to wear cycling helmets than for cyclists to wear cycling helmets. Has Mr Martlew made that proposal yet ? The biggest problem with cycle... (9 March 2006)
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  • Mike Hartley: Why does the Department for Transport always turn its >face against that sensible proposal? Probably because it's not a sensible proposal, as the previous debate on Mertlew's private member's... (9 March 2006)
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  • Gareth Rees: It looks to me as though Eric Martlew and his supporters are trying to characterise the debate as one of pro-helmet versus anti-helmet. I think that cyclists will lose the debate if we respond in... (10 June 2004)
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  • Alison Scott: CTC is right; areas that have enacted helmet laws have seen reductions in cycling -- whereas we know that regular cycling even in urban areas has a large positive effect on life expectancy. Plus... (9 June 2004)
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  • Chris Lightfoot: Well, there is a legitimate argument about risk compensation here. (9 June 2004)
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  • Simon Cozens: I could not understand why an organisation which is supposed to represent cyclists is so opposed to devices to keep their brains inside their skulls, so I asked a friend who is a member. ... (8 June 2004)
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  • Carlton Reid: He may be well meaning, but Eric Martlew MP isn't terribly good at getting basic facts right. His Bill is 10th on the list on 18th June so won't get another airing. But he's pledged to keep... (8 June 2004)
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