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Jon Cronshaw: Politics: Tory MP's Savile tweet sparks internet backlash
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Jon Cronshaw, PhD, is the political reporter at the Halifax Courier. Friday, 8 May 2015. Politics: Tory MP's Savile tweet sparks internet backlash. The Conservative candidate for the Calder Valley in today’s General Election has sparked anger after sharing a joke comparing the Labour Party to paedophile Jimmy Savile. I’d rather trust Jimmy Savile to babysit.”. He was also criticised by charities including the Care Leavers’ Association and the Who Cares? Twitter user Ruth Kennedy wrote: “Really quit...
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Jon Cronshaw: Politics: UKIP candidate 'voting for a hung parliament'
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Jon Cronshaw, PhD, is the political reporter at the Halifax Courier. Thursday, 7 May 2015. Politics: UKIP candidate 'voting for a hung parliament'. A UKIP candidate has said a hung Parliament is what’s best for democracy. Paul Rogan, UKIP PPC for Calder Valley, has said that the public will be better served by politicians if neither the Labour nor Conservative parties gain a majority in next week’s General Election. 8220;A hung Parliament is more democratic and better for long-termism,” he said. Listen t...
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Jon Cronshaw: Art: Interview with Neil Stevens
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Jon Cronshaw, PhD, is the political reporter at the Halifax Courier. Saturday, 15 September 2012. Art: Interview with Neil Stevens. Here at Art Fist, we are interested the many ways in which artists can take advantage of their talents in ways which may not be considered the 'traditional' route for a creative talent. Neil Stevens of DeadStanceFX is a Wolverhampton-based special effects artist who has utilised his talents to carve a career in FX. What is it that you do? How did you get into FX? Interview: ...
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Jon Cronshaw: Politics: It's Holly for Halifax!
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Jon Cronshaw, PhD, is the political reporter at the Halifax Courier. Friday, 8 May 2015. Politics: It's Holly for Halifax! The Labour Party held onto the key marginal seat of Halifax. but only just. Holly Lynch held onto the seat in a close contest between herself and the Conservative Philip Allott. Labour’s majority was reduced by 61 per cent from 1,472 votes in 2010 to 428 in 2015. Ms Lynch was selected only six weeks prior to the election following the decision by former MP Linda Riordan to stand down.
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Jon Cronshaw: Music: Keep or Cull No.14: Alice in Chains - Dirt (1992)
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Jon Cronshaw, PhD, is the political reporter at the Halifax Courier. Thursday, 20 September 2012. Music: Keep or Cull No.14: Alice in Chains - Dirt (1992). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Interview: Keeping the momentum of the Paralympics. Eight months since the Paralympic Games came to a close, it seems that Paralympic sport is growing from strength to strength, with a new gen. Art: 'This work has never been commissioned at all' - Jacob Epstein's Madonna and Child (1950-52). Podcasts: Interview with...
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Jon Cronshaw: Politics: Tory business boost pledge
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Jon Cronshaw, PhD, is the political reporter at the Halifax Courier. Thursday, 7 May 2015. Politics: Tory business boost pledge. The Conservatives have committed to create an enterprise zone in Halifax within the first 100 days of the new parliament. Business Secretary Matthew Hancock told the Courier exclusively that if the Tories gain a majority government after the General Election, he will establish an enterprise zone in Halifax to give a boost to local industries. Mr Hancock said: “We’ve...Mr Hancoc...
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Jon Cronshaw: Politics: Party wants to put Yorkshire First
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Jon Cronshaw, PhD, is the political reporter at the Halifax Courier. Friday, 1 May 2015. Politics: Party wants to put Yorkshire First. Rod Sutcliffe has said that Yorkshire has a comparable population to Scotland, yet doesn’t have the same powers to make decisions on a regional level. 8220;Yorkshire is big enough to manage itself. Yorkshire has five million people - Scotland has five million people,” he said. 8220;What we get here is we get funding and then we’re more or less told how to spend it. 8220;T...
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Jon Cronshaw: Politics: Tories pushed all the way
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Jon Cronshaw, PhD, is the political reporter at the Halifax Courier. Sunday, 10 May 2015. Politics: Tories pushed all the way. The Conservatives held onto to Calder Valley, but saw Labour cut their majority by almost a third. Craig Whittaker held onto the seat for a second term, but saw his majority reduced by more than 31 per cent to Labour’s Josh Fenton-Glynn from a majority of 6,431 in 2010 to 4,427 in 2015. The Green Party saw their share of the vote more than double compared to 2010, with Jenny Shep...
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Jon Cronshaw: Politics: Lib Dems needed 'to keep other parties in-check'
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Jon Cronshaw, PhD, is the political reporter at the Halifax Courier. Tuesday, 5 May 2015. Politics: Lib Dems needed 'to keep other parties in-check'. A Liberal Democrat candidate has said it is important that his party is part of a coalition after the election to keep the other parties in line. 8220;Labour need someone to hold their hand to say ‘you’ve got to keep the economy on track’ and the Tories need someone to hold them back to say ‘you can’t cut that’.”. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The wor...
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Jon Cronshaw: Music: Interview with Suede
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Jon Cronshaw, PhD, is the political reporter at the Halifax Courier. Sunday, 13 October 2013. Music: Interview with Suede. Formed in London in 1989, Suede brought a much-needed shot of drama and imagination to an indie scene that had become drab and uninspired. By the time Suede released their debut single The Drowners in 1992, they had already been declared ‘The Best New Band in Britain’ on the front cover of Melody Maker magazine. 8220;The scene in London was very dull, and far removed from real life,&...
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