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1st December 2008
National News
Fighting Talk. Alan Duncan is the Shadow Secretary of BERR and will be a prominent member of the next Conservative cabinet, assuming the Tories have what it takes to deny Labour a fourth term. As Nick Peters discovered, Duncan is one of the few top Tories who appears to have the stomach for the fight.
28th November 2008
Local News
Firm defies recession with new Uppingham offices.
A Rutland business has defied the credit crunch and moved to new purpose-built offices in Uppingham. MMT Digital opened the offices at Uppingham Gate on Ayston Road on Friday with the help of Rutland MP Alan Duncan.
25th November 2008
Alan on CNBC responding to the Pre-Budget Report.
CNBC's Guy Johnson spoke to Alan Duncan MP, shadow secretary of state for Business & Enterprise, at the Confederation of British Industry's annual conference in London Monday.
21st November 2008
Fairtrade petition handed to MP. A campaign group has handed a petition to Rutland MP Alan Duncan calling for fairer treatment of food suppliers.
20th November 2008
Speeches
Alan’s speech to the Chemical Industries Association. It’s a huge pleasure to be speaking at the Chemicals Industries Association annual dinner. I’m glad to be able to pay tribute to the fantastic work that the Chemicals Industry Association does.
14th November 2008
Relief at Post Offices decision. Rural communities were celebrating this week after the Government made an about turn on Post Offices.
13th November 2008
POCA decision is a triumph for the campaigners, not the Government After months of dithering and delay, the Government today finally caved in to pressure from campaigners and MPs from both sides of the House and re-awarded the contract for the Post Office Card Account to the Post Office.
8th November 2008
Why Gordon Brown must give the Post Office Card Account to Royal Mail Around 2,500 branches have shut since Christmas. When Labour came to power there were about 19,000 post offices in the UK but there are now just 11,500
27th October 2008
Fury over rail service proposal Uproar in Bottesford has forced a multi-million pound rail firm to rethink its timetable. Commuters in the village were left fuming when East Midlands Trains announced plans to axe the 5.50pm train from Nottingham
15th October 2008
Ideas for future chancellors The National Federation of Sub-Postmasters has warned that a further 3,000 post offices could be forced to close if the government does not award the Poca contract to Post Office Ltd..
10th October 2008
Conservative shadow secretary visits Stourport CONSERVATIVE shadow cabinet member, Alan Duncan MP, visited a Stourport ceramics company today to talk about the economy and business.
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