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		<title>By ignoring the IMF George Osborne puts political pride before the national interest &#8211; my Guardian article</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 07:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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The International Monetary Fund is not usually known for racy language and dramatic press releases. When IMF chiefs come to national capitals, diplomacy is normally the order of the day. So no one should be surprised that in London this week there was no public repeat of the IMF&#8217;s previous comments that George Osborne&#8217;s policies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labour’s five steps to tackle tax avoidance &#8211; my New Statesman article with Catherine McKinnell MP</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 10:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Labour’s five steps to tackle tax avoidance
In tough times it’s more important than ever that everyone plays their part and pays their fair share of tax.
People and businesses who pay their fair share have been shocked by how little tax some companies seem to pay in Britain. Sometimes there are good reasons why, such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save our Surgery Outwood coffee morning</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 09:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The campaign to save the Leeds Children’s Heart Unit continues. Last weekend I joined Hazel and her team for a great coffee morning event to raise funds for the Save our Surgery campaign. ]]></description>
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		<title>Concern in Wrenthorpe over childcare changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday I joined the Director of the Pre School Learning Alliance and staff and parents at Wrenthorpe Pre-School to hear their concerns about the Government's proposed changes to childcare ratios for the under 5s.
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		<title>The Queen&#8217;s Speech ducks the long-term economic challenges &#8211; my Independent on Sunday article</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 10:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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A flatlining economy, falling living standards, declining business  investment and almost a million young people out of work. With this  backdrop, Britain deserved a Queen’s Speech focused on growth and jobs.  But the Government has no answers and nothing to offer.
First, on our long-term infrastructure, not only has the Government  invested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview on Sky News&#8217; Murnaghan programme</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 10:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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DERMOT MURNAGHAN: Wednesday’s Queen’s Speech was criticised for being too thin so what was missing? Well a long term plan for jobs and growth according to Labour. In a moment I’ll speak to the Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, about all that… So we’ll say a very good morning then to the Shadow Chancellor, Mr Balls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Politically Speaking in the Wakefield Express</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 09:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“There needs to be a more help for people like us who’ve worked hard and done our bit.” That’s what one pensioner in Outwood told me last week.

I was out with local Councillors and campaigners to promote Community Energy Switch - which could save households money on their fuel bills. The switch is a co-operative initiative, backed by our West Yorkshire Councils. The plan is to get local residents to sign up and then negotiate a better deal for customers from the energy companies.

Already thousands have joined in the first wave – and all those who’ve signed up are now being told how much they could save. They’ll be new opportunities for other households to sign up and save later in the year too. I will keep you in touch.

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		<title>New parking success at Morley Station</title>
		<link>http://www.edballs.co.uk/blog/?p=4119</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some really good news following our campaign for Morley Train Station. Improvements have now been made. I was there on Friday to see the changes for myself.
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		<title>Morley Jobs Summit with Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna MP</title>
		<link>http://www.edballs.co.uk/blog/?p=4115</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday Labour's Shadow Business Secretary, Chuka Umunna and I joined local businesses from Morley Chamber for a jobs summit to hear the concerns of local businesses. ]]></description>
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		<title>Last few days to back Community Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.edballs.co.uk/blog/?p=4104</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In difficult times in the economy, people are really interested in finding out how they could save a bit of money. I've been out with local Councillors in Outwood and East Ardlsey to promote a new initiative that could save households money on their fuel bills. 

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