"I have received hundreds of emails and letters from local people concerned about the future of the British pub and I am seeking ways to protect our unique institution which is so under threat" Michael Fabricant says. "I am well aware of the recent pub closures in Lichfield and throughout the midlands and I have […]
As of today, Michael Fabricant now has 1,000 Facebook Friends and says "This is a landmark! Most are from Lichfield and the surrounding area though I suspect a few are London journalists and Labour Party apparatchiks monitoring the site. I still have a little way to go though to catch up with Obama – apparently […]
Michael Fabricant opened the new offices of the National Farmers’ Union in Burntwood at lunchtime today (Saturday 31st January). In his opening remarks, Michael said: "The NFU is over 100 years old and it seems as if the offices in Market Street in Lichfield have been there as long. In fact it has been over […]
Michael Fabricant met up with Member of the Youth Parliament, James Greenhalgh, 18, in the House of Commons yesterday (Wednesday 29th January) to celebrate James’ award. James, who lives in Alrewas and in Michael’s constituency, won the UK Youth Parliament Award for Campaigns. Meanwhile Joe Sullivan, 16, from Leek in Staffordshire won the prestigious Andrew […]
Opinion by Michael Fabricant MP. PM?s ARROGANCE IS MISPLACED Are we ?Reykjavik-on-Thames?? The British economy officially sank into recession on Friday. We all knew it was coming. The political narrative repeated by Gordon Brown and his ministers is that this is ?a global problem?, that Britain is best placed to recover from it due to […]
Michael Fabricant initiated a debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday 27th January with Geoff Hoon MP, the Secretary of State for Transport, over the reliability of the new West Coast Mainline Service during January and took the opportunity to invite the Secretary of State to the next dinner of the Lichfield Commuters Club […]
Commenting on the attack on Michael John Eccles in Lichfield on Sunday evening, Michael Fabricant says: "The murder of Michael John Eccles is a tragedy of the worst proportions. People are stunned. How could this have happened in our Lichfield? I never met Michael, but he was a Facebook friend of mine and we had […]