Michael Fabricant guested on The Wright Stuff for 2 hours on Channel 5 yesterday morning (16th May 2018) alongside host Matthew Wright and Jordan Peterson (author and a Canadian professor of psychology) and Sophie Walker (leader of the Women’s Equality Party). “This was a great opportunity to promote the Lichfield constituency on the national […]
Michael Fabricant today (25th April 2018) met officers and men of the Royal Navy and was met with a challenge: “Can a team from southern Staffordshire design a vessel that can rescue 1,000 people from the sea?” Michael explains “Students, individually or in small teams, should be allowed one month to complete the challenge, and must then submit an A3 poster with […]
Fabricant challenges Transport Secretary Michael Fabricant sought reassurance from the Secretary of State for Transport yesterday (19th April) in the House of Commons regarding the future for train services on the West Coast Mainline once HS2 is completed. “I and commuters have been worried with talk about more freight traffic being shifted onto the West […]
“I am relieved that the Fire Authority has decided not to waste even more taxpayers’ money by challenging the Home Secretary’s decision to merge the governance of the police and fire services” says Michael Fabricant. “They had been planning to call a judicial review into the decision which would have been very costly. “I have […]
Michael Fabricant awarded long service awards today (24th March 2018) to members of the Lichfield Society of Artists which was founded in 1945. Michael, who is Patron of the Society, presented certificates to Susan Price, Brian Ebrey (shown in photo) and John Wood. Michael says “Once again, the Lichfield Society of Artists have demonstrated the huge […]
Michael Fabricant joined in with English Tourism Week (17th-25th March) with gusto touring some of the wonderful tourist sites in Lichfield and meeting tourism minister, Michael Ellis, to tell him all about the Cathedral City. “Lichfield is still a hidden gem which partly gives it its charm, but I am keen that it become just […]
“Both the monarchy in general and King Edward VI in particular won out on Friday night” (16th March 2018) says Michael Fabricant. “This year’s Michael Fabricant – Arthur Price of England Schools’ Speaking Competition which is run on Parliamentary lines in conjunction with the Rotary Club of St Chad and the City of Lichfield was […]
This is the highly controversial motion that will be proposed and opposed at the Michael Fabricant – Arthur Price of England Schools Speaking Competition that will be held in the Guildhall, Bore Street, Lichfield at 6.30pm for 7pm on Friday 16th March. Everyone welcome and refreshments will be served. “The debate was meant to happen […]
Michael Fabricant says “Figures just released from the Pensions Regulator show 1,410 businesses in the Lichfield constituency, which includes Burntwood, have enrolled in the scheme since it started in 2012, and 17,000 workers are benefitting. Employers must now enrol staff aged 22 and over who earn more than £10,000 into a pension. “Local businesses are […]
Michael Fabricant raised the case of his Burntwood constituent Vicky Clarke who is suffering from advanced multiple sclerosis and needs cannabis to help relieve her acute and stabbing pain. No other treatment works. Michael says “This is a tragic case. Vicky is currently receiving pain management at St Giles Hospice in Whittington near Lichfield. They […]