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  • Labour hypocrisy on bankers' bonuses "astounding"
    Article: Feb 9, 2012

    The finger pointing and hypocrisy on bankers' bonuses witnessed in the opposition debate on Tuesday 7th was quite astounding. Labour presided over the biggest boom in bonuses this country has ever seen, from £3.1bn in 2001 to £11.5 billion in 2007. The calls from the opposition benches are hard to believe when you read that under the last 10 years of Labour bankers received £65bn in bonuses. The bonus payments in the two years leading up to the crash in 2008, topped £11bn each year and all the while they sat back and knighted the financial speculators who led this country to the brink of economic collapse.

  • Shared ownership can boost housing market in Bath - Foster
    Article: Jan 30, 2012

    Don Foster MP joined a host of South West MPs and housing experts from across the region to discuss the role shared ownership can play in boosting the local housing market.

    Over the last 10 years house prices have risen three times faster than incomes in the South West region and now stand at almost 12 times local incomes. With reduced mortgage availability and the need for huge deposits, more and more average and lower income earners are being priced out of the market.

  • Live music red tape likely to be relaxed
    Article: Jan 20, 2012
    By BBC in BBC News

    Legislation which will make it easier for small venues to host live music has been cleared in the House of Commons.

    The private member's bill, introduced by Liberal Democrat Don Foster, will lift some of the bureaucracy imposed on gigs by the 2003 Licensing Act.

    It means many venues will no longer need to pay for a licence to host live music between 08:00 and 23:00.

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    Don Foster pressures government to promote Arts in school curriculum
    Article: Jan 19, 2012

    Speaking in the House of Commons on January 16, Don Foster strongly voiced his concerns that preserving arts and creative education in schools.

    Questioning John Hayes, Minister of State at the Department for Education, Don Foster asked:

    "What steps he is taking to promote arts and creative education in schools."

  • ALMR urges MPs to back final stages of Live Music Bill
    Article: Jan 19, 2012
    By Neil Gerrard in Caterer Search

    The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has urged MPs to back the final stages of a bill which will make it easier for pubs to host music gigs.

    The Live Music Bill is expected to reach the report stage, due to take place in the House of Commons on Friday 20 January, and the ALMR called on MPs to support it.

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