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A child born in Bourne is blessed
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Take pride in our farming industry
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Support your local shops
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On Monday 15th June, Nick Boles visited Robert Manning College and Bourne Grammar to address the schools' assemblies and meet the headmasters. At Bourne Grammar, Nick gave his enthusiastic backing for a move to foundation status. At Robert Manning, Nick met with a group of school council members and inspected the new classrooms and facilities with the head. At the end of his visits, Nick remarked, "A child who is born in Bourne is truly blessed. The town is served by two superb schools whose strengths complement each other perfectly."
Bourne-based supplier of pulses for peas and beans, Wherry & Sons, is a successful export business of which Lincolnshire can be proud. Father and son, James and Dan Wherry, received a visit from parliamentary candidate Nick Boles at their stand at this week's annual Cereals agricultural show near Royston. Nick also met with Tim Davies, the managing director of Colsterworth-based grain marketing business, Openfield, which is one of the largest employers in the area.
In tough economic times, we need to look out for each other. Supporting our local shops is one of the best ways we can all do our bit to support the local economy, preserve local jobs and cut down on petrol costs and carbon emissions too. That's why local Conservatives are saying: get it in Grantham, shop in Stamford or buy it in Bourne!The Shadow Foreign Secretary says the prospect of Embassy staff facing show trials is "utterly unacceptable".
George Osborne calls on the Government to take action after reports of the return of the City bonus culture.
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Chris Grayling says Alan Johnson's first speech as Home Secretary highlights Labour's complacency.
Michael Gove sets out radical new proposals to reform teacher training.
David Cameron says "thriving local government" is at the heart of his vision for the country.
Ken Clarke attacks Labour's decision to abandon the planned part-privatisation of Royal Mail.
Nick Boles
Not a Dad's Army any more
On Friday I visited the Prince William of Gloucester barracks outside Grantham which is the home of the Royal Logistics Corps Territorial Army and a major training centre for all TA regiments. It was a real eye-opener. I had no idea that the TA is now fully integrated into the regular Army and that deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan and Cyprus is something that many TA soldiers will experience. I am sure that this is a positive development, which must increase the flexibility of our military response. But, equally, we must not allow the improved readiness and training of the TA to be used as an excuse for further cuts in the numbers of regular forces.
Hi-tech farming
Although I come from a farming family, I know next to nothing about arable farming. So yesterday I went to the Cereals show for arable farmers at Royston. Although I was stunned by the scale of the event and the number of stands, what impressed me most was the technological specialisation on display, whether in varieties of seed and pulse, methods of fertilisation and pest control or types of machinery. Most people would laugh if you told them that British farming was a hyper-competitive hi-tech industry in which Britain excelled. But, in arable farming at least, it is clearly true. And that's why there were so many men and women in their 20s and 30s at the fair. This is an industry in which you can make a career. The only thing that puzzles me is why the farming industry isn't better at communicating its successes to the rest of us. Situation vacant: advocate and champion for 21st century hi-tech British farming.
