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The Local Care Board has made their recommendation to the Isle of Wight NHS and CCG about the future for NHS services on the Island. OnTheWight has initial responses from some IW politicians.
Julian Critchley
Julian Critchley is the Isle of Wight Labour Party’s prospective parliamentary candidate in the 2017 snap General Election.
He attracted a whopping 17,121 votes – nearly doubling the number of votes from the 2015 general election.
Below are some of the articles mentioned Julian.
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Local politicians urge Islanders to take part in the consultation "which begins tomorrow" and to take part in Saturday's march - from the hospital into Newport - fighting to protect health services on the Isle of Wight
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The Isle of Wight Labour Party is condemning plans by the Isle of Wight Council to cut fire services on the Island, criticising the lack of a full public consultation.
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Isle of Wight Conservative MP, Bob Seely, was one of those who voted down a Labour Party bid to stop more than one million children (of future Universal Credit claimants) lose their entitlement to free school meals. IW Labour responds.
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The Isle of Wight Labour Party are outraged at AET's chief executive, Julian Drinkall, for accusing Islanders of “nimbyism” for not agreeing to AETs demands to close down Sandown Bay Academy.
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Figures produced by the National Education Union show that the Isle of Wight is the third worst local authority in the country for staff cuts in secondary schools.
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Bob Seely welcomed "at least £115,000 in extra government money" for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) yesterday. However, IW Labour's spokesperson says it is not new money, but instead "the most cynical kind of spin".
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Ryde Town Councillor, Julian Critchley, has asked for a meeting with Wightlink as a matter of urgency to help them understand the impact of the planned 20 minute waiting time on the pier.
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Many OnTheWight readers had questions when Wightlink announced they were cutting the Ryde Pier car waiting time from an hour to 20 mins. Here are the answers including when the 20 mins start - and the size of Fines.
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Last week’s Isle of Wight Labour Party AGM saw a number of new members elected to help with the running of the party, including former Parliamentary candidate Julian Critchley as Chairman.
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Investigative journalist David Hencke wrote earlier this year that WASPI women have the power at the ballot box to unseat their Conservative MPs, citing the Isle of Wight as the biggest voter power of this group.
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Following the visit of Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South's Labour MP), Julian Critchley reveals that the Isle of Wight is fast rising up Labour's target seat list.
