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Mark Alcock
Welcome to my personal website.
The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community, and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.
Keeping in touch ... Reporting back ... All year round ... Year after year ... Not just at election time...
Dear friend,
Thank you for visiting my website and for your interest in learning more about my work in Oldham West & Royton, which covers the wards of Royton, Chadderton, Coldhurst, Medlock Vale, Werneth and Hollinwood.
I think it is important to keep in touch all year round. On my website you will find all the latest news.
Please do feel free to contact me if there are any issues you want me to pursue on your behalf.
Can Mark help you with an issue?
If you have any issues you would like to raise or any questions you want to ask me please get in touch.
By email: mark@markalcock4our-mp.org.uk
By telephone: 01706 880018
By Mobile 07545 545060
Best wishes
Mark Alcock Shadow Liberal Democrat MP for Oldham West & Royton, including Chadderton.
Latest Chadderton Prison News
Quote from MEN 6th November 2009, full article below...
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Please click on image above to sign our petition against Labours Chadderton Prison Plan.
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STOP THE 100,000 TONNE A YEAR INCINERATOR IN CHADDERTON
Cllr Mark Alcock has sent a letter and petition form to all the houses in the South and Central Chadderton wards alerting people to the potential plan for an 100,000 tonne a year 'Energy from Waste Plant' (incinerator) behind Lidl and McDonalds off Broadway on the site of the Rugby Mill and surrounding land.
Today 13th October 2009 at a meeting of the Joint Committee today members were advised that a revised plan has now been submitted by the landowners.
The site has been reinstated in consultation proposals put forward as part of the Greater Manchester Waste Joint Development Plan.
Legal advice had also been received stating that it would be inconsistent with established procedures to refuse to seek public views on the proposal.
A formal consultation period is now set to run from November 13, 2009, until January 8, 2010.
if you have not signed the petition yet,
click here to sign petition.
Picture of an Incinerator
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Thu 27th May 2010
The Liberal Democrats have campaigned against the introduction of ID cards since they were first announced by the previous Labour Government.
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Tue 25th May 2010
Mark Alcock is proud the Liberal Democrats have a large number of Liberal Democrat policies that we campaigned on in the General Election included in today's Queen's Speech, including the party's major priorities:
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Mon 17th May 2010
Local Shadow MP for Oldham West & Royton including Chadderton, Mark Alcock has today welcomed a new era for British politics.
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Mon 17th May 2010
Chadderton Central
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.
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Wed 28th Apr 2010
On Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday.
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Fri 23rd Apr 2010
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.
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Wed 21st Apr 2010
The second Party Leaders Debate is taking place this Thursday starting at 8pm on Sky News. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in a TV debate in the run up to the General Election on May 6th, this time leading on Foreign Affairs.
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Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Thu 15th Apr 2010
Tonight on ITV, Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will be going head to head in a TV debate. This is the first of three debates that will be taking place in the run up to the General Election on May 6th.
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Wed 14th Apr 2010
Nick Clegg has launched the Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto. The manifesto sets out four clear priorities of fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair economy, and a fair deal by cleaning up politics.
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Mon 12th Apr 2010
With the General Election on 6th May, there is still time to arrange a postal vote. Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station on polling day - for any reason.
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Thu 8th Apr 2010
Local Shadow MP for Oldham West & Royton including Chadderton, Mark Alcock said, "I would put Oldham West & Royton including Chadderton first if elected on May 6th".
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Tue 6th Apr 2010
Gordon Brown has finally called the General Election for May 6th. This election is a chance for real change in Oldham West & Royton including Chadderton.
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Mon 29th Mar 2010
The first ever TV debate between the three candidates to be the next Chancellor has seen Lib Dem Vince Cable win a clear victory. In a Channel 4 on-line poll carried out immediately after the debate, Vince out-polled both Alistair Darling and George Osborne.
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Sun 28th Mar 2010
At 8pm on Monday 29th March, Channel 4 will stage a live debate between the would-be Chancellors, Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, Labour's Alistair Darling and Conservative George Osborne. Krishnan Guru-Murthy will be asking the questions.
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Thu 4th Mar 2010
Local Shadow MP for Oldham West & Royton including Chadderton, Mark Alcock has promised to lend his voice, and his vote, to a student led campaign against future tuition fee hikes.
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Thu 4th Mar 2010
Local Shadow MP for Oldham West & Royton including Chadderton, Mark Alcock has joined hundreds of MPs across the country in signing up to Cancer Research UK's Cancer Commitment, aiming to make UK cancer outcomes among the best in Europe in the next ten years.
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Tue 2nd Mar 2010
Local shadow MP Mark Alcock joined forces with Breakthrough Breast Cancer on 2nd March, as the charity launched the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Every Chance campaign to tackle the barriers that limit equal access for older patients to breast cancer treatments and care.
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Mon 15th Feb 2010
Latest figures reveal that last year there were more than 3,300 [1] cases of children in England admitted to accident and emergency departments with a potentially fatal diabetic complication, warns leading health charity Diabetes UK.
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| North West England European Election Result |
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Turnout: 2105162 (41%)
27.4%
Labour: 576388 (−7.1%)
24.2%
Conservative: 509446 (−11.2%)
15.9%
Liberal Democrats: 335063 (+4.2%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"How can you possibly take on such a large financial commitment as Trident without considering the military and political implications? If fierce cuts are to be made in Britain's conventional forces, surely we have to consider whether replacing Trident can be justified. "
Sir Menzies Campbell
Response to announcement that the Ministry of Defence will be responsible for the cost of replacing Trident - 30 July
"With most of their leadership contenders claiming to back AV for a fairer voting system, it is astonishing they now wish to block the legislation to make that happen. Each and every Labour MP campaigned on a manifesto committing to a referendum. Now they have the opportunity to make this happen but have chosen to say no for opposition's sake. "
Simon Hughes MP
Comment on Labour's decision to oppose legislation for a referendum on the alternative vote - 28 July
"With more than half of ASBOs breached in 2008, this was a policy more about posturing than effective policing. Local communities know that other measures, such as Acceptable Behaviour Contracts can nip problems in the bud before they escalate. "
Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Justice, Tom Brake MP
Commenting on speech by the Home Secretary in which she said it was 'time to move beyond Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) - 28 July
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