News

  • Unemployment benefits

    We hear so much about the shortage of jobs, you would imagine people would jump at the chance of employment. Not so, if a recent story is anything to go by. You may have heard about the local employer who was expecting seven new recruits to join his company – only to find that not [...]

  • Sack Bingley Court clampers

    Julian Brazier has written to the landlord of Bingley Court, the Rheims Way (Canterbury) Management Company, demanding the private clamping firm Parking Control Services (PCS) is sacked. PCS have been issuing huge fines, unfairly clamping residents and acts outside the professional guidelines of the clamping industry code of conduct. One resident was clamped while he [...]

  • Safeguarding children on the internet

    Life without the internet has become almost unimaginable. Many of us turn to it for almost everything from news and weather to recipes, games and health advice. Mostly, it is a force for good. There is one area, however, which continues to cause a great deal of concern – the ease with which children can access violent and sexual material.

  • Dangerous driving

    The temptation to pick up a call on a mobile when driving can be irresistible. Of course, today mobile phones are not just for making calls, you can surf the internet and use the GPS system to find directions. Although the explosion in smartphone technology has many positive applications in modern life, it can also be a serious distraction to drivers.

  • Excessive clamping at Bingley Court

    Julian Brazier raises clamping company’s purge of Bingley Court with Minister, following three separate complaints regarding clamping by Parking Control Services, hired by DMG Management, where property owners and visiting friends were targeted in a parking purge.