UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced an open attack from within his Cabinet yesterday for the “lamentable” failure by his Government to communicate with voters. Hazel Blears (pictured above), the Blairite Secretary of State for Communities, said New Labour’s reputation had suffered a “titanic battering” in recent weeks and warned of “dire consequences” if it did not reconnect with the public. Ms Blears also ridiculed the PM’s uncomfortable performance on the internet last week by saying...Read Full Story
by johnofgwent. Ah, Sunday Morning again, and a May Bank Holiday too. A pity the planned BNP stall in the street a little way up the road had to be called off, but resources were needed elsewhere. But it's on the matter of the stalls and leaflets that I want to speak. They must be working because they are clearly giving our opposition a run for their money as can be seen from the outpourings of the delightful Hazel Blears. To look at the unflattering images and news coverage Hazel gets these...Read Full Story
Hazel Blears promised to pay back £13,332 which she would have paid in capital gains tax when she sold one of her homes. She said it was her wish to rebuild trust with the British people. She declared a flat in Kennington South London as her primary residence so that she was able to avoid paying capital gains tax on the £45,000 profit she made on the sale of the property however she told the commons authorities it was her second home entitling her to claim hundreds of pounds in expenses. She...Read Full Story
Hazel Blears attacks political bloggers BBC NEWS | Politics | Blears attacks political bloggers (Taken from the BBC article) According to Communities Secretary Hazel Blears "Political blogs are fuelling a culture of cynicism about politics", and a "spreading corrosive cynicism" in political discussion, accusing them of fuelling disengagement by focusing on "unearthing scandals, conspiracies and perceived hypocrisy" and of being written by "people with disdain for the political system and...Read Full Story
"I wonder what foot this one goes on." Doh! This will be the only article I will be posting today as I do not wish to detract from the excellent article posted by Mister Fox that precedes this post. Communities Minister Hazel Blears made a speech yesterday to the Hansard Society in which she criticised political bloggers in the UK. "Political blogs are written by people with disdain for the political system and politicians, who see their function as unearthing scandals, conspiracies and...Read Full Story
Hazel Blears describes figures showing a tiny number of her constituents got jobs at MediaCity as 'incredibly disappointing' Hazel Blears, the MP for Salford, is seeking an urgent meeting with the director of BBC North after it emerged that a tiny proportion of her constituents secured jobs at MediaCity. Of the 3,172 people from Salford, Greater Manchester, who applied for jobs at MediaCity ...
Miss Blears, who as Communities Secretary is responsible for housing policy, also spent time in one of London’s most fashionable hotels paid for from public funds. In March, 2004, Miss Blears stated that her second home was the property she owned in her ...
MP Hazel Blears has called for an urgent meeting with BBC bosses after it emerged only 24 out of 3,172 people from Salford who applied for new jobs at MediaCity were hired.
Former cabinet minister, Hazel Blears, has called on the BBC to rethink their recruitment process for their new MediaCity in Salford, to make sure that more local people secure jobs there. Ms Blears said she was “shocked” to hear that of 680 new jobs created at the flagship media centre, just 26 of them went to people from the surrounding area. The majority of the 1,846 roles within the centre are being filled by existing BBC employees who...
Labour MPs calling for Gordon Brown's head are allies of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. She agrees the PM lacks 'emotional intelligence', but wants to get through this crisis without a bloodbath. No wonder she's blushing ...
Hazel Anne Blears, MP (born May 14, 1956) is a British politician and is the Labour Member of Parliament for Salford. She was Minister without Portfolio and Labour Party Chair ...