Michael visited the Lichfield Brewhouse and Kitchen on Saturday 6th July for a brewery experience and to meet head brewer Mike Mason and the rest of the team. “I visited Lichfield’s Brewhouse and Kitchen because I wanted to support the independent pub chain and because of their apprenticeship scheme, which is in its second year running. It […]
Michael Fabricant joined Horn Dancers from Abbots Bromley to celebrate a new series of postal stamps issued on 9th July by the Royal Mail. Michael says “The Royal Mail has today launched eight colourful and engaging illustrations, depicting and capturing the spirit of well-known, and some not so well-known, annual customs that take place around […]
Washington Examiner July 9th, 2019 In 1980, the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher exclaimed to the EEC (the forerunner of the EU) “I want my money back” when she thought Britain was paying too much and threatened to withhold membership payments or even leave the trading bloc altogether. A BBC camera crew crouching low […]
Michael Fabricant joined a community Speedwatch Team in Burntwood and in Hammerwich on Friday 5th July 2019. “I clocked one car travelling at 54mph along Milestone Way which has a 30mph limit” says Michael. “They will now be reported to Staffordshire Police. “I hope it wasn’t one of my constituents” Michael adds. He joined Cllr […]
The Telegraph June 28th, 2019 The extent of the murder of LGBT Iranians is almost unimaginable Fifty years ago in the face of harassment and corruption from the New York Police Department, a riot broke out one June evening following a raid on the Stonewall Bar by the NYPD. The gay community was not […]
Michael Fabricant is “truly delighted” that the Westgate GP Practice in Lichfield has been named regional champion in a prestigious competition to celebrate excellence in health and care in England The NHS Parliamentary Awards, supported by Fuji Film, recognise the massive contribution made by the individuals who work in and alongside the NHS. Launched in […]
Michael Fabricant visited the vast Bombardier facility near Barton under Needwood on Friday 21st June. “Every night, the sidings and rail sheds at Bombardier are packed with Virgin West Coast and Arriva Cross Country trains being maintained, refuelled and repaired” says Michael. “I was astonished to see a rail shed which trains go through at […]
Michael Fabricant gave publicity today (20th June) to an initiative that will boost tourism to English Cathedrals next year. The Year of Cathedrals 2020. Michael says “2020 will see the launch of the ‘Year of Cathedrals’ and will commemorate a number of notable events including the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim Fathers establishing a colony […]
Michael Fabricant has met with Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, and Jeremy Hunt to discuss the future of HS2 if they were to become Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. “Both Boris Johnson and Michael Gove are highly sceptical of HS2 and the benefits it will provide compared with the […]
Michael Fabricant asked the Prime Minister questions today about the West Midlands Industrial Strategy. “As well as receiving a very full answer from her, I also got surprise birthday good wishes from her as did Andy Street, the Mayor of the West Midlands, whose birthday it was yesterday” Michael says. The full Hansard text is […]