http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/articlearchive.php Recent Press Articles from John Vincent for Crawley en-GB John Vincent for Crawley http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 John Vincent for Crawley 2010-09-09T04:46+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/articles/000005/pupil_premium_is_a_real_liberal_democrat_achievement.html I came into politics to make a difference for the most disadvantaged in our society. It is over three years since I, as Liberal Democrat education spokesperson, championed the Pupil Premium as our flagship education policy and debated it at Conference. I never dared imagine a time when I would be unveiling it as Government policy and then actually implementing it. But this week, the Coalition Government announced that a Pupil Premium, funded from outside the schools budget, will be introduced next September. It will mean that from next year, schools taking disadvantaged children will get the additional money they need to provide them with the extra support they deserve, no matter where they are in the country. This could mean more individual tuition or catch-up classes, but it will be for the school to decide, we won't be telling headteachers how to spend the money. 2010-07-27T14:30+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/articles/000004/winning_fairer_votes_we_need_to_inspire_enthuse_and_persuade.html Today I announced that, for the first time, the British people will have a choice about the system they use to elect their MPs. On May 5th 2011, there will be a referendum on whether to adopt the Alternative Vote. 2010-07-06T10:07+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/articles/000003/building_standards_will_cut_energy_bills_and_emissions.html The European Parliament is a place for the countries of Europe to work together on issues that affect us all, and no issue is a bigger threat to our common long term security than climate change. This issue has no respect for borders and it can only be tackled if the world works together. 2010-05-19T15:00+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/articles/000001/lost_labours.html Today I launched my pamphlet, Lost labours, with Nick Clegg. As somebody who has a long involvement with the Labour party, including editing the New Statesman magazine, I have been able to give a frank and honest appraisal of a decade and a half of New Labour. And in it I explain why I can no longer support them, and am instead turning to the Liberal Democrats. 2010-03-09T18:47+00:00