Region Must Have Clout in Government ; Your Analysis (June 15) of the Seismic Shift in the Political Map of the Westcountry and Your Re-Affirmation That the Wmn has No Party Political Allegiances Beyond Campaigning for What You Believe Is the Best for the Region, Is Both Clear and Refreshing. As You Also Say, a Serious Debate Over Competing Policies Will Be Welcome and Beneficial.

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Your analysis (June 15) of the seismic shift in the political map of the Westcountry and your re-affirmation that the WMN has no party political allegiances beyond campaigning for what you believe is the best for the region, is both clear and refreshing. As you also say, a serious debate over competing policies will be welcome and beneficial.

So the WMN's resident Europhile, Kate Ironside, hopes the Irish will vote for the Lisbon Treaty this time around - why?

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Region Must Have Clout in Government ; Your Analysis (June 15) of the Seismic Shift in the Political Map of the Westcountry and Your Re-Affirmation That the Wmn has No Party Political Allegiances Beyond Campaigning for What You Believe Is the Best for the Region, Is Both Clear and Refreshing. As You Also Say, a Serious Debate Over Competing Policies Will Be Welcome and Beneficial.

There can be no doubt that during the past 12 years of Labour Government, the region has fallen to the bottom of the list in funding for both education and health as money has been siphoned off to the Labour heartlands, l...

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