My job is to keep an eye on Government (26 Jan 2012)

As a member of the Public Administration Select Committee in Parliament, Charlie sees at firsthand how the Government operates and how public money is spent. Charlie explains why the way Government works matters to everyone.

"This helps me in my casework and constituency campaigns. And, I hope, helps to ensure that Government is a bit better and more effective in serving us all."

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The nuisance that blights communities (19 Jan 2012)

Charlie talks about some of the cases from his inbox and surgeries that he has helped local residents with recently.

"Quite often the problems are sorted out and it's with a real sense of satisfaction that the lives of people of thus improved."

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Recovery from firm's sinking will take time (12 Jan 2012)

Charlie comments on the news that SeaFrance is to be liquidated.

"We want to see a future for all the excellent SeaFrance workers who are based in the UK. This is the case I am making to DFDS."

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Border control is a profitable service for all (05 Jan 2012)

On the day of his visit to Dover Border Controls with Immigration Minister Damian Green MP, Charlie makes the case for why reducing smuggling at our borders is in all of our best interests.

"Looking through the sheets of how much smuggling had been stopped and tax revenue protected, I could see there was a case to make the controls pay for themselves and should be seen as a profit centre.

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Look ahead to progress and fairness (29 Dec 2011)

In his final article of the year Charlie takes a positive look ahead to 2012.

"Our community is a great community. We need to make the most of our national fame and our brand.

"In Parliament I  bang the drum shamelessly for our needs." 

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The year has seen people unite in town (22 Dec 2011)

Charlie reflects on some of the big local issues of 2011, including the campaign for a new Dover hospital, the new enterprise zone, and the continuing efforts to bring the port into community ownership.

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Protecting the child's right to both parents (15 Dec 2011)

Charlie recently secured a debate in Parliament regarding a child's right to both parents following a separation.

In this week's article, Charlie discusses the significance of this issue and why he is pressing for a change in the law.

"Too often parents sink their children's rights in a sea of acrimony when they split up. That is flat wrong."

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Grilled about the future by Dover's clever youngsters (08 Dec 2011)

"The key is to work harder to regenerate our area and get more businesses to move in and create jobs. That's the best way to do justice by the children of Vale View and our community as a whole."

Reflecting on his recent visit to Vale View Primary School in Dover, Charlie highlights the importance of building a better future for our area by attracting more investment, jobs and infrastructure.

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Public sector has to share nation's pain (01 Dec 2011)

Charlie discusses the need to rebalance the public sector pensions scheme to help get the country's deficit under control.

"Controlling pensions is important for the national finances. Yet it is also important in terms of fairness", says Charlie.

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We want to make Britain strong again (24 Nov 2011)

Ahead of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, Charlie discusses ideas to help encourage growth and to bring more jobs and money into our economy.

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