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Most recent annotations on things by James Purnell
- Rosemary : Its about time Mr Purnell and co stopped ' looking at these issues'.They have been looking for far too long.Action is needed NOW. Carers are 1st class citizens that get a 2nd class treatment.... (12 May 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Martin Stevenson: The Secretary of State obviously does not understand the real world. Searching for a job demands instant availability and / or contactability and I found that it is extremely difficult and time... (4 February 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - John Ellis: Purnell's answer is very frustrating as his first paragraph doesn't cover the subject - what do pensions have to do with it? (26 November 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Alec Yates: In other words if there are ways in which he thinks that we should improve the service in his area, I shall be happy to listen to them because I haven't a clue. (26 November 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Raymond Bray: What I think this government has done is re-arrange the figures to look as good as possible. This has been the way with all government issued figures. It is all smoke and mirrors. We have seen... (21 October 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Tom Knott: Employment may be high, but are all these employed people doing jobs that are useful to us, or that we really want done? How many jobs exist only by Government edict - either new, and not... (8 October 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - john thorman: Disabled people on incapacity benefit are already seen as scroungers and work shy malingers. They will be forced to work for benefits, as are criminals on community service; guilt by... (22 July 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - stephen squires: The vital point so frequently overlooked is that many rural dwellers are simply unable to get to a place of work! Here on Dartmoor there is no reliable public transport and without a car or motor... (22 July 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Gina Loxam: How is this going to get the millions of single parents with lots of children back to work. A lot of young girls get pregnant on purpose and carry on getting pregnant so they can stay in a home... (22 July 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Donald Richards: As ever, government statistics are designed to prove a point, they should not be confused with reality. If all those out of work and on schemes were properely included in the figures then... (5 June 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Alex Robinson: Not quite an answer to the question. (1 April 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Daniel Watkins: Is it me, or is this not actually "The answer to the question"? (19 March 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Daniel Watkins: That said, in an earlier comment[0] the Secretary of State claimed that "When the Tories were in a similar position in the early '90s they had debt of more than 8 per cent" whereas "It is now... (19 March 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Christine Deas: It has always been my impression that the Conservatives had made a rather good fist of the economy, in spite of occasonal blips, before 1997. The incoming Blair government certainly were able to... (15 March 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Mike Ward: PS, Sorry about the punctuation. This site strips out MS Word punctuation, and my hurried attempts to perform fixes have gone wrong in some places. In particular, the Ofcom representative is: Mr... (18 January 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Mike Ward: Following this exchange, I note that Mr Purnell has been in touch with Ofcom (www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/prsinquiry/prsl etter.pdf) – executive summary of Ofcom's response: 1) the TV networks were... (18 January 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Dennis Holdroyd: John Grogan m.p. would be for the Olympics and the ripping off of the lottery fund to pay the set up costs. The main costs and taxes will be paid for by the population that come after the failed... (17 January 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - Michael Bourne: Just a little aside to help the Secretary of State on a point he made in his reply. Mr Purnell may remember that back in December, 2001 he believed that cricket was a particularly good way of... (28 December 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Chris Beazer: But cycling is now NOT a sport, as defined by the government, so where is the money coming from to increase cycling which the government said was imperative, both for combating obesity and... (12 December 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Ian Seale: Why try and bask in someone else's reflected glory? How crass. Only people personally involved in developing, supporting and assisting these boxers can claim any sort of credit at all. This... (11 December 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Ian Seale: Increasing spending is not enough. How many areas can the government, or indeed the general public at large, state that they have increased spending but to little effect. No, it is policy,... (11 December 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Mike Ward: How can Mr Purnell possibly suggest that we should have "confidence in Ofcom and the way in which it is tackling the issue proactively"? Ofcom and PhonePayPlus (ICSTIS as was) knew for years that... (22 November 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - leslie dalton: This has not answered the question, it is merely a political sidestep. If ministers don't answer questions what is the point of presenting themselves to the house? (6 June 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Liz Kwantes: I noticed in Hansard (col 329 18 April) that James Purnell stated "I have great respect for Ros Altmann, but as far as I know she never worked as an adviser to No. 10 or No. 11, as is often... (23 April 2007)
Read annotation | All by this user - Peter Lapinskas: The minister is not being strictly accurate in his correction. Mr Justice Bean was not able to find that the Government leaflets caused the losses in *all* 125,000 cases where pension rights... (14 March 2007)
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