Letter regarding the Post Office closures questioning the decisions of our local MPs to vote in favour of shutting essential local services.

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Forcing the local Labour party to select a female candidate is anti-democratic and unneccessary, much better to ensure training and encouragement is available and make sure the candidate selected is the best candidate for the job. Letter sent to the Evening Courier, full text below the fold:

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Chris McCafferty, sitting Calder Valley Labour MP, supported and voted for the Governments ID card and national identity database, following many scandals regarding Govt data retention problems, we call upon the scheme to be abandoned, press release follows.

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