Lincoln’s Member of Parliament and campaigner against fraudulent whiplash claims, Karl McCartney MP, has echoed LV=’s call1 for a quick and comprehensive response to the latest findings from LV= Motor Insurance which suggests that the UK is world capital for whiplash claims – beating the USA
Karl has welcomed new proposals to crackdown on disruption caused by roadworks on local roads, with new rules being considered that would reduce disruption for families and businesses in the City of Lincoln who rely on our local roads to move around the City quickly.
‘The Beginning of that Freedome’, which formed part of the 2015 anniversaries programme to commemorate 750 years since the Simon de Montfort parliament (1265) and 800 years since the sealing of Magna Carta (1215), the artworks will be gifted to organisations across the UK. Lincoln Castle has been selected to receive the ‘1771 Wilkes: Freedom of Speech and Parliament’ banner.
Lincoln’s Member of Parliament, Karl McCartney MP, held a Magna Carta 800 Thankyou Reception at The Judges’ Lodgings in Castle Square, Lincoln on the evening of Thursday, 21 January 2016.
Karl has welcomed new figures showing 6,190 new apprenticeships have been started by people in Lincoln since 2010. This means more young people earning and learning, acquiring the skills they need for a successful and secure future.
The Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial Trust (LBCM), in partnership with the University of Lincoln, has been awarded Round 2 funding of £3 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the creation of the exhibition, community engagement and education programmes and digital archive for the International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC), it was announced today.
new figures show the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance and Out-of-work Universal Credit in the constituency has more than halved since May 2010.
Karl compared the Leader of the Labour Party’s belief that it was credible for the nation’s nuclear submarines to not actually be equipped with nuclear missiles with the Beatles’ song Yellow Submarine.
Karl has welcomed the decentralising local government financial settlement which marks the dawn of long-term financial certainty for councils. The settlement transforms local government, making Local Government in Lincolnshire more answerable to local people rather than Central Government.
Over the last few weeks, various Lincoln primary school children have been busy drawing Christmas puddings, Christmas trees, snowmen, angels, reindeers, sleighs, stars, robins, stockings, bells and all-things-Christmassy for Karl McCartney MP’s annual Christmas Card competition.
