Results tagged “Jim Fitzpatrick”

Jim Thornton wants you to think independently.

The property manager and former Conservative broke away from the Blues in 2007, and wants Poplar and Limehouse voters to consider alternatives to the party machines this summer.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

I've been recovering from the operation I underwent in December, and getting back in the swing of things.

Anyone who has had a similar experience will know it takes time to climb back to full health, and I appreciate the understanding of all those who've contacted me since the operation.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

Happy New Year and all the best for 2010. This is my first week back after the Christmas break and my operation. Thanks to everyone who sent get well wishes.

I'm only doing part-time this week, but have made a good start back, and my team has dealt with most of the business while I've been absent.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

Canary Wharf's Community Christmas Reception is always an enjoyable event at which the Group invites along local community organisations and their representatives for a seasonal social get-together.

Everyone has a great evening, partaking of some Canary Wharf hospitality.

Poplar and Canning Town MP Jim Fitzpatrick will be swapping his advice surgery for a medical one when he goes into hospital just before Christmas.

Mr Fitzpatrick is scheduled to have a neurosurgical operation for a condition called trigeminal neuralgia on December 15, which will put him out of action for several weeks.

MP Jim Fitzpatrick held a press conference in Canary Wharf this week to refute allegations of Islamophobia. The Wharf reports from the East Wintergarden

The press conference was for Bangladeshi media only, but a small group of politicians were outside anyway.

Some were taking pictures against the window, hands outstretched in a show of mock confusion. One pushed away the blocking arm of a man at the door, and strode into the doorway.

Farming minister Jim Fitzpatrick believes that an international agreement in Copenhagen holds the key to combating climate change.

The Poplar and Canning Town MP is part of the Government's drive to engage British farmers in pursuing efficiency savings and carbon reductions.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

The local Conservative Party recently attacked me over Labour's housing record.

I thought they had a cheek: this from the party that sold off the best council properties and refused to allow them to be replaced, by forcing councils to use the monies raised elsewhere. Breathtaking!

By Jim Fitzpatrick

A local newspaper's front page says I've been accused of fanning the flames of Islamophobia, because I challenged an organisation called the Islamic Forum of Europe (IFE).

There are many people concerned about the role of the IFE, not just me.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

At Defra I've been focusing on questions such as "when is a Cornish pasty not a Cornish pasty?"; when is it OK to eat it? And when is it time to discard it? Foods with Protected Name status are given legal protection against imitation throughout the EU, and I've been reminding farmers, producers and consumers that the scheme guarantees the authenticity of regional and traditional foods.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

Parliament has begun its 82-day summer recess - and the campaign group, 38 Degrees, is asking: "What do MPs do in that time?"

Parliament's 82-day recess does not translate into an 82-day holiday for me. I take a standard fortnight's holiday, with the rest of the time spent working.

When Jim Fitzpatrick first became an MP for Poplar and Canning Town in 1997, he was representing a new constituency and a new Labour government.

More than a decade later, his constituency is changing again, and many speculate the Government will again change with it.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

It was a real pleasure to be in the chamber to support a private member's bill on driving instructors. This is a minor but important change to further improve the protection of vulnerable individuals who are learning to drive from the tiny minority of driving instructors who have been convicted of a sexual or a violent criminal offence.

Corporate support is crucial to the well-being of Tower Hamlets residents and a leading charitable organisation plans to continue providing it.

The Isle of Dogs Community Foundation (IDCF) held its fourth annual corporate breakfast at Clifford Chance's Bank Street headquarters this month and its message was clear - despite the recession, corporate support will still be offered.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

We're living through amazing times in the political arena at the moment. MPs' expenses and ministerial resignations have dominated the news.

I've redoubled my efforts to show my constituents that my main motivation is their welfare and quality of life. Other MPs share that sentiment.

Poplar and Canning Town MP Jim Fitzpatrick has moved from transport to agriculture.

The former firefighter arrives at DEFRA following the resignation of Jane Kennedy, who left after she was unable to confirm her support for embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

I've always thought of this column as being an opportunity to convey a sense of the work and experiences of a local MP.

Certainly, I've not used the column for political point-scoring. Perhaps I've got it wrong, having read the Conservative councillor's column in last week's Wharf.

By Victoria Clayton

A signed letter from polar explorer Captain Robert Scott is on display at the Museum of London Docklands to mark 100 hundred years of history on the River Thames.

The Port of London Authority (PLA) celebrated its centenary with an exhibition, featuring Captain Scott's letter that granted permission to moor his ship in London.

Can you believe it’s nearly December?

At the time of writing, the weather report for the next few days was wintry indeed.

If it was nearer Christmas, I think we’d be looking at a white one.

Jim Fitzpatrick is the Labout MP for Poplar and Canning Town

This weekend we’ll have Remembrance Sunday. There are ceremonies all over the country.

I’ll be marching with the Poplar British Legion, from Arcadia Street at 10.30am, to the memorial in St Leonard’s Road, for the open-air service at 11am.