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Politicians must learn lessons from history

11:58am Wednesday 1st May 2013

THIS parliamentary session was marked by the death of Baroness Thatcher and I felt very privileged to attend the parliamentary church service in her honour.

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I welcome welfare reform

1:13pm Wednesday 3rd April 2013

I AM proud of Britain’s welfare state. I am proud of our National Health Service.

An important month for Wiltshire

2:44pm Wednesday 13th March 2013

THIS was a very important month for Wiltshire.

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Morale high in Afghanistan

8:57am Thursday 14th February 2013

IT was a busy January which kicked off with a private trip to Gunjur in the Gambia, a village which has been twinned with Marlborough for more than 30 years.

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Getting on with the job

11:30am Wednesday 9th January 2013

A HAPPY new year to all my constituents. I hope Christmas passed peacefully.

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Ensure your voice is heard on crime

11:27am Thursday 15th November 2012

DID you know that there is an election today?

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A lot of human intelligence goes into mail process

3:07pm Thursday 25th October 2012

THE letter is not dead. That was the message I received during my visit to the Royal Mail Delivery Office in Devizes this month to see the changes being taken to improve efficiency across the postal service.

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Coffee with Claire is a success

1:01pm Wednesday 19th September 2012

I TOOK advantage of the summer recess to get out and about across the large expanse that makes up the Devizes constituency on my caffeine-fuelled Coffee with Claire tour.

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Great summer of sport is not over yet

10:53am Thursday 23rd August 2012

THIS has been a magical few weeks, as the whole country came together in support of Team GB and the sheer audacious scale of the Olympic events and achievements took our collective breath away.

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Standing up for this great country

12:56pm Thursday 26th July 2012

BEFORE the recess, Parliament was locked in debate over Lords Reform which is important in the Westminster bubble but not so much in the real world. However I would rather a focus on what the country needs rather than spend hours debating constitutional matters so I have continued to focus on three things.

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