Let me know what you think
Posted by Andrew Murrison, MP for South West Wiltshire, at 17:42, Thu 17 June 2010:
Hello. I'd be delighted to hear from people in Trowbridge, Westbury, Warminster, Mere and Tisbury and surrounding villages on any issues. Best, Andrew Andrew Murrison MP (South West Wiltshire)
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Posted by Matthew Turner, 17:15, Sun 27 June 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #
Dear Dr Murrison,
Thank you for your e-mail and many congratulations on your re-election for our constituency. I was also glad to hear of your appointment into looking after the welfare of our service men & women once they return from active duty. With respect to local issues, two things currently concern my wife and I. One is the future of the Lafarge site in Westbury as it has been suggested on many occasions that it could be re purposed as an incinerator. We have only just got rid of the emissions from the cement works, the last thing that Westbury & the surrounding area needs is further pollution. The other item is speed ing through our village of Dilton Marsh which is getting increasingly worse. We have been in contact with the Police who are looking into this but a simple a more straightforward measure would surely be more speed humps or constrictions in the road. The council have with their usual bureaucratic response said that this may not be practical. I would be interested in hearing your views on these points.
Kind Regards
Matthew Turner Dilton Marsh
Posted by Andrew Murrison, 15:41, Tue 6 July 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #
Thank you. I don't think there are any proposals to use Lafarge for incineration but we should keep a close eye on it. I represent a number of villages that are long and straight and am used to asking for speed data which sometimes comes back as unremarkable since most traffic will tend to comply with speed limits. I have not had any complaints recently about traffic in Dilton Marsh but will write to the highways people with your report and ask what work they're planning.
Best, Andrew
Posted by V.Sidford, 07:00, Wed 11 August 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #
Dear Andrew I am appaled at the idea of speed cameras being abandoned on cost grounds. I thought the financing issue had been resolved. Good examples of how they reduce speed are the villges of South Newton, and Winterbourne Stoke in these two villages traffic keeps to the limit. Victor Sidford
Posted by Andrew Murrison, 12:46, Mon 23 August 2010: (Is this post abusive?) #
Cost-effectiveness is important and I regret that the reputation of speed cameras has suffered because people have come to see them as a way of fleecing motorists. When judiciously sited I am sure they have a place in changing drivers' behaviour for the better. I have written to the minister for his views. Best, Andrew
Posted by Adrian Fox, 17:49, Wed 16 February 2011: (Is this post abusive?) #
Dear David,
I doubt that I am alone in becoming increasingly worried about the rhetoric coming from government in challenging and condemning judicial decisions, whether from the European Court of Human Rights or from our own Supreme Court.
The central principle of any democracy is the division of powers and the independence of the judiciary from executive interference.
When both the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary call decisions with which they don't agree "appalling" and hit out at our courts, I worry considerably that they will seek to interfere in the administration of justice. Legislators should seek to amend laws where judicial decisions run counter to the intended wishes of Parliament, not pillory the courts for doing their job in objectively evaluating the law as it stands.
Politicians should not be undermining the Supreme Court or trying to alter its judgements. Moreover, we should most certainly not be seeking to withdraw from the European Court or Convention on Human Rights. It would set a terrible example in Europe, and it is only a few decades ago that so many European countries had autocratic or military regimes where human rights were denied to all citizens.
I hope you agree with me that there are important principles at stake here and that we undermine our judicial system at our peril.
Yours sincerely,
Adrian Fox
Posted by Andrew Murrison, 10:09, Thu 17 February 2011: (Is this post abusive?) #
Thank you. I think the frustration expressed reflects that of the bulk of the population. To my knowledge there has been no interference, as you put it, with the judiciary but Westminster is where the will of the people is expressed and where laws are made. It would be remarkable if it and its senior practitioners remained mute on issues of this sort. One would then begin to wonder at the point of it.