tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78284112024-03-09T00:51:23.219+00:00Keith Vaz, MPKeith Vaz is the Labour MP for Leicester East who is currently without his own website. Until he decides to interact with his constituents via this helpful new medium this unofficial blog will attempt to do some of that work for him.Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1134071008419202262005-12-08T19:31:00.000+00:002007-02-04T14:19:46.933+00:00Pre-emptive strikesVaz demands that 'bullying' video game be banned, Leicester Mercury.Although he has not seen the game, Keith Vaz, MP for Leicester East, read a preview of Bully on the website of its manufacturer Rockstar.He has now put forward a petition in the Commons demanding the game is banned.And the Mercury is continuing to allow them to bring Manhunt in to this:Mr Vaz has long campaigned against violent Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1132579034134241762005-11-21T11:48:00.000+00:002007-02-11T00:10:22.550+00:00Video game night, not to be held at Vaz'sMore news on the video game front... from MCV, Industry baulks at MP call for Government legislation. It's only a short read, but a good one. Highlights: Vaz is not convinced the tight regulations that already govern the industry are sufficient. āI want to see a statutory system, not a voluntary code drawn up by the industry itself,ā Mr Vaz explained. āIām introducing my own Bill to make sure Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1132573584706373332005-11-21T10:56:00.000+00:002007-02-23T03:15:21.056+00:00Keith Vaz in action'Speeches send commons to sleep' from the Leicester Mercury details some familiar MP-joshing between our own Vaz and Humfrey Malins, Tory frontbencher, concerning falling asleep in the Chamber and who might make the most snooze-worthy speeches.And how exactly does this fit in?Later, Mr Vaz said he had been determined to vote with the Conservatives on one of their amendments, "but having heard theFranceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1131575050831611302005-11-09T21:36:00.000+00:002007-04-11T11:56:28.543+01:00Why I keep saying on the blog I have created that you don't have a websiteDear Mr Vaz,Why I keep saying on the blog I have created that you don't have a websiteFirst, this is untrue. I have in fact referenced your Labour template site on the blog and followed the appearance of keithvazmp.com with excitement. I have not added a permanent link to this 'site' on the blog, for which I apologise and have amended.However I will maintain that you are currently without your Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1130872748098554142005-11-01T19:13:00.000+00:002005-11-01T19:19:08.106+00:00Leicester festivalsGreetings all and a Happy Diwali for today, followed in quick succession by a happy Bestu Varush tomorrow and Eid ul Fitr on Friday with bonfire night on Saturday. Quite the party week. Check the Leicester Mercury and Leicester City council site for events listings.Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1129063742858663752005-10-11T21:30:00.000+01:002005-10-11T21:49:02.896+01:00South Asia EarthquakeKeith Vaz was in on the debate in Parliament yesterday, check his comments or the debate itself.News from the Mercury: They need your help, Yaqub grieves as quake claims seven relatives, Muslim forum to buy supplies and Firefighters team saves three.Disasters Emergency Committee and Islamic Relief UK.Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1124543232509452742005-08-20T13:25:00.000+01:002005-08-20T14:07:12.536+01:00Multiculturalism, racism and Keith VazKeith Vaz has been writing about race relation issues in the Parliamentary Monitor magazine where he talks about the hate mail he receives and developments in attitudes to multiculturalism.Vaz reveals race-hate fears, ePolitix. Vaz and family are targets of hate-mail, Leicester Mercury.The Monitor is published by the Runnymede Trust but an online copy of the full article is not available.After Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1124540704416753582005-08-20T13:09:00.000+01:002005-08-20T13:25:04.423+01:00Vaz round upA more general look at Vaz's recess projects...Here he is weighing in over NHS (or not) dentists: The future's wide open as dentists seek new role in NHS and Dentists ready to drop NHS patients, both Leicester Mercury.And now NHS hospitals: 'People are being left on trolleys' and a letter, Time to improve, again both Leicester Mercury.Our Keith is also busy handing out IT skills qualifications, Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1124539762267745992005-08-20T12:52:00.000+01:002006-03-20T01:26:23.523+00:00More video games and VazThe video game controversy rumbles on with the arrival of a new game, Bully.Fury of victim's mother over computer game on bullying, The Guardian.Bully game 'is irresponsible', Leicester Mercury.Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1123929220023240862005-08-13T10:55:00.000+01:002005-08-13T11:33:41.096+01:00Rebrand this: rebranding, identity, profiling and... quangos? The solution to all Britain's problemsWith the walls of the internet closing in around me I struggled to find free / linkable content for you to read on this story.Hazel Blears has been put in charge of a government commission on racial integration. Yes, that would be the Hazel Blears that said Muslims should expect to be unjustly harrassed by the police, this back in March - one can only imagine the situation now.In an interview in Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1123925724132019732005-08-13T10:00:00.000+01:002007-02-04T14:04:58.023+00:00The parents aren't alrightBBC - Parents 'ignore game age ratings'. Found via Slashdot, discussion here. One for Keith Vaz's reading list perhaps?Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1122228305539692552005-07-24T18:30:00.000+01:002005-07-24T19:05:05.603+01:00Keith Vaz new round upFirstly Vaz's contributions to the recent London events: 'Communities must prevent attacks' from ePolitix covers Vaz's PMQ comments...Leicester MP Keith Vaz reported to the prime minister "over 100 reported race hate attacks on members of the British Asian community". He expressed concern that the attacks could "imperil the diverse and multicultural society that is Britain today and the envy of Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1122153002696438422005-07-23T22:09:00.000+01:002005-07-23T22:10:02.703+01:00Action NetworkThe BBC iCan site has been revamped and turned in to Action Network, with a better interface and a more commanding name. I would really recommend people signing up, particularly if they are running or want to run a group, a campaign, an organisation or the whatever. It's really important that everyone be able to find people, help out, get involved, communicate and collaborate. So get out there Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1119635456281474192005-06-24T18:30:00.000+01:002005-06-24T18:52:36.970+01:00Keith Vaz and TescoSome more detailed news that deserves its own post: Keith Vaz has been rounding on supermarkets, particularly Tesco in a debate on supermarkets that featured calls for there to be a 'Shopwatch' style industry regulator.Mr Vaz's comment in full, from They Work For You:To use the Minister's analogy, if he has a dog, it sometimes needs to be put on a lead. Companies such as Tesco are behaving like Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1119633545880994662005-06-24T18:03:00.000+01:002005-06-24T18:58:30.526+01:00Keith Vaz newsNational news first...Trial by jury? Leave it to lawyers - and a seminar by Simon Hoggart in the Guardian relates the debate about jury trials for fraud (read Vaz's contribution and the full debate here, from They Work For You) and included this on our Keith...Keith Vaz asked if it was right that a fundamental principle of justice should be removed because of - a seminar? We reflected that thingsFranceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1117727136040976242005-06-02T16:41:00.000+01:002005-06-02T16:45:36.046+01:00Keith Vaz new round upA few little bits for your enjoyment:Problems about a dangerous road near Belgrave schools: 'Act before it is too late' and Parents hit out at 'traffic chaos'.Also Parents urge head to leave. Both our Vaz and Patricia Hewitt are involved. Abbey school was covered some time ago about their failure to provide rooms for Gujarati lessons.And of course the European Constitution has been rejected by Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1117231357933726822005-05-27T22:54:00.000+01:002005-05-27T23:02:37.940+01:00Keith Vaz and Europe mattersAs we draw closer to a French and Netherlands vote Keith Vaz is indeed waking up on it: 'We need to sell value of EU to Brits' (Mercury). This debate, at much more amusing and interesting length is available via They Work For You. It includes the fascinating news that Lembit Opik's mother lives in Evington. And the tricky issue of what happens to a British referendum if the French reject the Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1117230860248120082005-05-27T22:48:00.000+01:002005-05-27T22:54:20.256+01:00Keith Vaz and health mattersOur Keith made the Telegraph Commons sketch, but it was really all about our Patricia. New plea on parking fees is the Mercury version. Read the exchange from They Work For You.Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1116760276948523362005-05-22T11:54:00.000+01:002005-05-22T12:11:16.956+01:00Gateway college move plansCollege move in jeopardy, Leicester Mercury.Now, I have a particular interest in all this. I was at Gateway only a few years ago and am wholeheartedly against it moving out to Rushey Meads. I believe a new campus is necessary but do not want to see the college leave the city centre. If people think the college needs to move then move it must. Development and improvement is vital. Being relocated Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1116614963436955402005-05-20T19:42:00.000+01:002006-07-19T16:33:25.883+01:00Euro referendumAs France draws closer to its referendum, tensions are mounting both there and here. The No Campaign is off and running. Straw signals Britain may abandon vote on EU treaty (Independent) if the French get a no. Keith Vaz has called for the referendum campaign to be geared up, EU speech (Mercury). More on what happens if the French say no from the BBC. I think Vaz still regards this in many ways Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1116438463221749762005-05-18T18:43:00.000+01:002005-05-18T18:47:43.226+01:00Queen's speech aftermathTwo big features in the Queen's speech, outlining the government's plans for the next year in Parliament that we might want to have a discussion about...Incitement to religious hatred and ID cards, outlined by the BBC. And an overview from Leicester Mercury: Blair promises 'bold reform'. Any comments?Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1116092768790768292005-05-14T18:43:00.000+01:002005-05-14T18:46:08.796+01:00No charisma bypass for our KeithSomething for Vaz to chuckle about from the Guardian, reporting on international reports on the elections...For its part, the Times of India was disappointed that the number of British Indian MPs remained unchanged, at six. It noted that, of the new MPs, "Except for [Keith] Vaz, they've all had a charisma bypass more or less."Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1115475092472901382005-05-07T15:10:00.000+01:002005-05-07T15:11:32.540+01:00Leicester East resultsHere are the results for Leicester East, from the BBC.Keith Vaz (Lab) - 24,015 - 58.1% (+0.5%)Suella Fernandes (Con) - 8,139 - 19.7% (-4.8%)Susan Cooper (Lib Dem) - 7,052 - 17.1% (+4.8%)Colin Brown (Veritas) - 1,666 - - 4.0% (+4.0%)Valerie Smalley (Socialist Labour) - 434 - 1.1% (-1.0%)Majority 15,876, 38.4%Turnout 41,306, 62.2% (+0.1%)And in the news:Tory arrested as postal-vote fraud inquiries Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1114856194996739862005-04-30T11:11:00.000+01:002005-04-30T11:16:34.996+01:00Keith Vaz election communicationHello Keith Vaz fans! Exciting scans of Keith Vaz's election communication (Evington and Thurncourt version) are being put up at the Leicester Election blog as we speak! Also news of Keithy's Labour-clone website. Check it out. All updates will go up there: Vote Leicester's Leicester Election 2005 site. I'll see you all back here after the election, to commiserate at the end of my Vaz proxy Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828411.post-1113733162991931862005-04-17T11:15:00.000+01:002005-04-17T11:19:22.993+01:00BME candidatesTories winning on Black representation is an interesting article from Black Information Link assessing the Black and ethnic minority candidates being fielded by the parties and their likelihoods of getting a seat. There is criticism of Labour's not shortlisting any Afro-Caribbean men in eight vacant London seats.Labour MP's Diane Abbott, Keith Vaz, Mark Hendrick, Piara Khabra, Ashok Kumar, KhalidFranceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195861546279781460noreply@blogger.com0