http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from David Ward en-GB David Ward http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 David Ward 2010-09-10T15:19+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000103/david_ward_fighting_for_culture_fusion.html David Ward is fighting for an innovative youth centre in Bradford to be built. Culture Fusion was granted a £5 million grant by the then Labour government in March, and Bradford East's MP is pressing for that commitment to be honoured in the forthcoming spending review. 2010-07-15T10:39+01:00 http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000102/a_chance_to_rethink_the_odeon.html David Ward has called for the council to think again about the future of the Odeon in the city centre following the closure of Yorkshire Forward. 2010-07-09T10:00+01:00 http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000101/incommunities_tenant_told_to_get_real_and_get_on_with_his_life.html Bradford East MP David Ward has told a constituent that ran up a £60,000 legal aid bill trying to stay in a house that is too big for him to "get real and get on with his life". 2010-07-08T10:00+01:00 http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000100/david_ward_to_speak_for_working_mens_clubs_in_parliament.html David Ward has been nominated as vice-chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Non-Profit Making Members Clubs. A member of Idle Working Men's Club, he will work to support and improve clubs across the country. 2010-07-07T14:29+01:00 http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000099/david_ward_reacts_to_changes_in_development_funding.html David Ward has cautiously welcomed the scrapping of Yorkshire Forward, the regional development quango, and it's replacement with local enterprise partnerships. 2010-07-02T10:00+01:00 http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000098/david_ward_secures_debate_on_links_between_deprivation_and_educational_attainment.html Bradford East's MP secured a debate in Parliament to raise the links between deprivation and low educational attainment, an issue he highlighted in his first speech in the House of Commons. Many educational measures, he argued, start far too late in life. 2010-07-01T10:00+01:00 http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000097/david_ward_open_to_debate_on_prostitution_laws.html Labour MP Gerry Sutcliffe has called for a debate regarding the legalisation of prostitution, proposing a number "controlled zones" where sex workers could operate more safely in the wake of the killings of three vice girls in the city. 2010-06-15T17:00+01:00 http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000096/deprivation_is_the_largest_indicator_of_educational_achievement.html David Ward has used his maiden speech in Parliament to warn against the erroneous view that the cycle of deprivation could be broken by improving the educational outcome of children in deprived communities. 2010-06-05T15:20+01:00 http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000095/david_ward_wants_world_cup_games_screened_in_the_city_centre.html Bradford Council has come under criticism for refusing to show World Cup games on the big screen in Centenary Square. 2010-05-24T09:00+01:00 http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000094/david_ward_speaks_out_against_food_ban.html David Ward MP has spoken out against a junk food ban. 2010-05-20T09:36+01:00 http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000093/david_ward_begins_work_in_london.html David Ward has begun working for Bradford in Westminster, following a week long induction course. 2010-05-16T15:17+01:00 http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000092/liberal_democrats_enter_into_conservative_coalition.html In a historic event in British politics the Liberal Democrats entered into government, alongside the Conservative party in the first coalition government since the Second World War. 2010-05-13T15:00+01:00 http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000091/david_ward_wins.html David Ward has become the new MP for Bradford East, winning a momentous election. 2010-05-07T12:00+01:00 http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000087/labour_mp_as_useful_as_a_concrete_kite.html It is hardly surprising that nine out of ten Bradford East residents can't even name their MP given his woeful record. 2010-05-05T08:00+01:00 http://www.davidward4bradford.org.uk/news/000086/david_on_track_to_win.html David Ward looks set to win on Thursday as across Bradford East more and more local people are backing him to beat Labour's little-known London-based MP. 2010-05-04T17:00+01:00