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All rights reserved.5Boarding school offers neglected children hopeAn underclass has been established in this country.http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/articles/news.aspx?p=102510Wed, 25Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTFrank Field calls on the government to focus on tackling modern slaveryFrank Field spoke at the launch of an exhibition on modern slavery opened by the Prime Minister in Parliament which aims to highlight the hidden nature of modern slavery and open politicians’ eyes tohttp://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/press-releases/news.aspx?p=102516Sun, 22Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTThese reforms cannot stop the welfare treadmillIt is against a background of embedded dependency that the government’s latest set of welfare reforms need to be judged.http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/articles/news.aspx?p=102515Sat, 21Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTWhat would Thatcher do today about . . . the richThe affluent and the multinationals are not behaving as she would have.http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/articles/news.aspx?p=102514Wed, 18Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTReclaiming welfareLabour's answer to the problem of how to make work pay cannot be yet more tax creditshttp://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/articles/news.aspx?p=102511Wed, 11Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTBritain can’t afford this level of immigrationThe Coalition is making headway in tackling large-scale immigration, but it needs to do far more.http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/articles/news.aspx?p=102512Wed, 28Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTFrank calls on the Government to lead an effort at the UN to secure an in-depth investigation into human rights violations in North KoreaFrank has today called on the Government to lead an effort at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva later this month to secure an in-depth investigation into human rights violations in North Korea.http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/press-releases/news.aspx?p=102509Mon, 5Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTI have always voted the way I thought was rightSometimes a letter from one of my constituents stops me in my tracks. I guessed that voting for gay marriage would cost votes. And so it should be if some voters believe this to be a determining...http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/articles/news.aspx?p=102508Sun, 4Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTBringing an end to something-for-nothing welfare.Britain must abolish its needs-based benefits system and return to the ideal of claimants paying for what they get through insurance.http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/articles/news.aspx?p=102513Sat, 3Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTBringing an end to something-for-nothing welfare‘It is so unfair. Our welfare state is a soft touch for anyone who cares to claim benefit. Does it always have to be like this?” These are the cries of my constituents who value being respectable andhttp://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/articles/news.aspx?p=102507Sat, 3Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTRemembering Gladstone at SeaforthOne of the last things my mother said to me before she died was “Are not memories wonderful? “http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/articles/news.aspx?p=102506Sun, 25Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTFrank demands assurances that government welfare changes will not jeopardise women’s refuge servicesFrank Field has demanded firm assurances that the government’s benefit cap will not hit women escaping violent partners.http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/press-releases/news.aspx?p=102505Mon, 12Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTFrank has complained to Merseytravel over “discrimination” against Wirral bus users Frank Field has complained to Merseytravel over “discrimination” against Wirral bus users due to Arriva’s current pricing policy.http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/press-releases/news.aspx?p=102504Wed, 7Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTBritain needs to change Europe – from the inside A week ago, the Prime Minister made what may be the most important statement of this Parliament. He promised a referendum on UK membership if the Conservatives win the next election.http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/articles/news.aspx?p=102503Sun, 28Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTBanking giant shows true colours in bonuses rowThis week saw Goldman Sachs step back from trying to minimise tax on their extraordinary package of bonuses.http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/articles/news.aspx?p=102499Sun, 21Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTWe need to take the politics out of pensionsBritain must find a sustainable plan to fund retirement that breaks free from political short-termism.http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/articles/news.aspx?p=102496Sun, 14Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTVivienne Westwood's visit to the Amazon with Cool EarthVivienne Westwood, a key supporter of Cool Earth, a charity that Frank co-founded in 2007, recently spent a week in the Peruvian Amazon visiting the area of rainforest that her support is helping to...http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/articles/news.aspx?p=102497Sun, 14Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTFrank was part of the panel for this week's edition of Any Questions?Jonathan Dimbleby presented the topical debate programme from Haddenham in Buckinghamshire. Also on the panel were Green Party leader Natalie Bennett, Daily Mail columnist Max Hastings and the...http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/lectures/news.aspx?p=102495Thu, 21Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTFrank calls for an independent UK rapporteur on human traffickingDuring a Westminster Hall debate Frank called on the Government to appoint an independent rapporteur on human trafficking.http://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/press-releases/news.aspx?p=102498Wed, 20Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTMaking better use of the CommonwealthIn the 19th century 40% of the world’s trade was passing through Liverpool’s docks. Whilst it is now common to lament that our best days are behind us, we are still a great trading nation – currentlyhttp://www.frankfield.com/latest-news/articles/news.aspx?p=102494Sun, 17Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT