Ben Bradshaw MP has accused the Conservatives of “demonising” young people in claiming that British society is “broken”, reports Exeter’s Express and Echo: The Culture Secretary hit out at Tory leader David Cameron’s use of isolated incidents to brand all young people bad. Mr Bradshaw, speaking to a group of students, said: “I think there
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LabourMatters on 10th Feb 2010 (via labourmatters.com)
Ben Bradshaw the Culture Secretary has been criticised for an online "tweet" in which he attacked David Cameron's praise for the NHS care his late son received before his death.
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Telegraph on 9th Oct 2009 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Ben Bradshaw, Labour's Health Minister, said today on the Tories' attempts to stop more evening and weekend GP opening hours and polyclinics: "David Cameron's Tory Party haven't learnt the lessons of their last health service blunder. Once again, their claims...
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LabourParty on 29th Jun 2008 (via labour.org.uk)
Looks like Ed Balls isn't the only one who's trying out Brownies based on Tory spending commitments at the moment. Health Minister Ben Bradshaw is doing his best to spread the idea that the Tories would cut health spending, despite Cameron's commitment to "protect" real terms increases in the health budget. He tried to push the Brownie in a ...
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Spectator on 14th Jan 2009 (via spectator.co.uk)
Ben Bradshaw the Culture Secretary has accused the BBC for being ''biased'' towards the Conservatives through Twitter the microblogging service.
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Telegraph on 7th Oct 2009 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Ben Bradshaw MP made a number of unusual statements on Question Time on Thursday this week, including the rather wonderful: Ben Bradshaw on Question Time, 'I always vote for reform, check theyworkforyou. It says "Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament" This is rather wonderful if true. Unfortunately it is not true. Ben Bradshaw didn't even register any votes on "Transparency" in t...
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TheWardmanWire on 25th May 2009 (via mattwardman.com)
Gary Titley MEP fires a broadside at Cameron’s Conservatives in Europe: “…Tories are still Tories. David Cameron might claim they have changed, but we see the real face of the Conservatives in the European parliament. In the last year alone Tory MEPs voted against fighting the trafficking of women, energy efficiency, the Fundamental Rights Agency and
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LabourMatters on 25th Sep 2008 (via labourmatters.com)
2 Big Stories Is homphobia still rife on the Tory benches? That’s the allegation from Labour cabinet minister Ben Bradshaw: Ben Bradshaw has said “a deep strain of homophobia still exists on the Conservative benches”. Mr Bradshaw, one of three gay men currently in the cabinet, made the comments as a new poll suggested more gay people were
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 3rd Jul 2009 (via libdemvoice.org)
Ben Bradshaw has told PinkNews.co.uk that the Daily Telegraph's expose was homophobic Mr Bradshaw told PinkNews.co.uk: "I have clearly been singled out because my partner is a man. My circumstances are the same as David Cameron yet he was described as 'Mr Clean'. In fact, I claimed less than him.
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Labourhome on 11th May 2009 (via labourhome.org)
Ben Bradshaw There was widespread relief in the NHS today when it was announced that Ben Bradshaw has given up his health portfolio to become Commissar for Kulture. Bradshaw was second only to Patricia Hewitt in terms of the hatred he engendered amongst those of us who work in the NHS. He was unsympathetic. He did not listen. He was consistently economic with the truth. The Guardian reports t...
The grousy voices from disappointed Tories are already being heard. Both the Observer and the Independent report - rather gleefully - on dissension in the Conservative Party about the way David Cameron ran the campaign. We should have had a majority, go the siren voices of discontent; how did Cameron throw this away? Only the Conservative right could be quite so self-deluded. The only person stand...
