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CATCHING UP WITH ROBERT HALFON

Rob was born with a walking

disability, but managed to

overcome it with the help

of loving parents. His father -

thankfully - refused to believe

doctors who told him that it would

be hard to lead a normal life.

These experiences growing up

have given him an understanding

of the difficulties people facetogether with a strong sense of

determination and a passionate

desire not to give in or accept that

things can't be changed for the

better.

Rob came into local politics to

make a difference. That is why

he wants to serve as Harlows MP.

Whenever he speak to residentsthey say the same thing again and

again: We have paid our taxes so

why are there no police on the

streets? Why is our local NHS

under threat? Why does Gordon

Brown take away 13 million of our

communitys housing money every

year? Why is our countryside and

green belt threatened by

overdevelopment? Why is our

immigration system in chaos?

Why can't we have better discipline

in our schools.?

No wonder people are fed up

with politics. They are fed up

with repeated promises and grand

announcements that don't amount

to very much.

That's why if you decide to elect

Rob as your MP, he says he won't

promise that he can change things

overnight. Rob does guarantee one

thing: Ill work hard for the valuesall of us share: decency, integrity,

duty, compassion for those in need,

and doing the right thing. Let's

give people a fair deal.

Who isRobert Halfon?

2 Robert Halfons campaignupdateWe catch up with our local Conservative

candidate

3 Living and campaigning locally

Juggling everyday life and standing forParliament

3 60 seconds with RobertThe change we need after 13 years of

Labour

4 Improving our NHS for everyoneDavid Cameron will cut the deficit, not

the NHS

6 Local news

7 Exclusive interview with

David CameronThe man with a plan for change

8 Working for youA record of action in our community

Four ways to contactRobert Halfon

Useful numbers

Harlow Police (non-emergency):

01279 641212

Princess Alexandra Hospital:

01279 444 555

Harlow Council:

01279 446 655

Buses: 0870 608 2603

Advice Centre

01279 446 622:

Crimestoppers:

(0800) 555111

NHS Direct: (0845) 4647

NHS Walk in Centre:

01279 694 775

Gas Leaks: 0800 111 999 Three Valleys Water

0845 782 3333

email:

[email protected]

phone: 01279 429 251

post: Harlow Conservatives,

Latton Bush Centre, Harlow,CM18 7BL

websites:

www.roberthalfon.blogspot.com

www.roberthalfon.org.uk


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How would you solve the traffic

problems in Harlow?

If elected Harlow's MP, Id doeverything I can to get an extra

bypass on the M11 - a 'Junction

7A'. Traffic in Harlow has

reached a standstill. Labour

has done nothing in Government

to make it happen. We need

another entrance and exit for

the town. See:

(www.fedupwithharlowtraffic.com)

How can we improve Harlow's

housing?

Harlow Housing Money for

Harlow people. Make sure Harlow

Housing Money goes to Harlow

residents. Stop Gordon Brown

taking over 13 million of our

housing money to be spent

elsewhere.

What should we do about

education and skills in Harlow?

Under Labour, 19% of all

adults in Harlow are without

functional numeracy, with 12%

without functional literacy.

Vocational education and

apprenticeships are the answer.

Locally, Essex County Council

Conservatives are offering 1,000

extra training places and David

Cameron has pledged 100,000

extra places nationally.

What do you like most about

Harlow?

Harlow is a great place to live.

We have everything here. A

history and heritage, great shops

and restaurants and countrysideall around us. Parndon Mill is

not only picturesque but is also

one of the most romantic

places in Essex .

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locally60Rob, living andcampaigning locally

Rob was brought up in NorthLondon and loves living in

Harlow Town. His cousin

owned the Harlow 'John Walton

Clothes Shop' that was opened

by Arthur Askey in the 1950s.

Like many residents, Rob loves

football and goes to Harlow F.C.

occasionally, although he's a

staunch Chelsea supporter.

His Grandad took him to C.F.C.

when he was a child.Rob collects watches. He often

goes to Eversden family shop in

the Harvey Centre!

He can't resist a good curry - Harlow

has plenty of great curry houses.

He likes books & adores the

countryside.

Rob enjoys travel and recently

went to Rwanda to teach English

- a moving experience.

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Robs diet withHarlow Mind

Rob with Vanda at Chelsea

Rob in classroom in Rwanda

Rob with Sha un,Landlord, Drinker Moth


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IMPROVING OURNHS FOR EVERYONEA Conservative Government would increase spending on the NHS andmake sure the money reaches the front line where its needed most.

Our National Health Service is a

fantastic institution there for

all of us when we need it,

regardless of our background or our

ability to pay. Thats why the

Conservative Party has made the NHS

its number one priority and promisedto improve it for everyone.

But there are huge challenges facing

the NHS in the years ahead, say the

Tories. Britains population is growing

and getting older, and new advances in

treatment often prove expensive.

Thats why, even as the country

struggles to pay down Gordon Brownsdebts, the Conservatives have promised

to protect the NHS with real terms

increases in spending a promise

Labour have refused to match.

Too much waste

But its not just a question of throwing

more money at the Health Service the

last 12 years have shown thats not

enough. Reform is needed too. Sincethey came to power in 1997, Labour

have almost tripled spending on the

NHS. Yet much of the additional

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funding has been eaten

up in waste and

bureaucracy and

patient care has not

improved as it should

have done.

Much of the waste

has occurred becauseLabour have been

obsessed with

micromanaging our health

service, says the Conservative

Shadow Health Secretary, Andrew

Lansley. Instead of trusting doctors

and nurses to do what they do best,

Labour have made it more difficult for

them to do their job as a result of their

box-ticking and paperwork.This has meant the NHS has not

been able to focus on what really

matters providing world-class

healthcare to every patient in this

country.

To achieve that goal and close the

gap between the UK and other

countries on things like cancer survival

rates, says Lansley, taxpayers money

has to get where its needed most: to ourdoctors and nurses on the front line.

And patients should have more say

over the treatment they receive a

Conservative Government would let

them choose their GP, their hospital and

even the consultant responsible for their

healthcare.

Only the Conservatives have the

reform programme that the NHS

needs, he says. By trusting

professionals and putting patient choice

at the heart of the NHS, we will deliver

the change we need.

Find out more online at

www.conservatives.com

Helping people

in care keep their

family home

TheConservativecommitmenttotheNHSDavidCameronspartyhaspromisedto:

makesuretheNHSfocusesontheresultsofyourtreatment,notbox-tickingandtargets.

putpatientsinthedrivingseatyouwillhavetherighttochooseyourGP,yourhospitalandeventheconsultantresponsibleforyourca

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stopthespreadofhospitalinfectionsandendthescandalofmixed-sexwards bybuilding45,000moresingleroomsintheNHS.

giveyoutheoptionofpayingaflatfeeonretirementsoallyourcostswillbecoveredifyouhavetogointoacarehomeinthefuture.

reformthewaytheNHSpayspharmaceuticalcompaniesfordrugssothatalleffectivenewdrugsandtreatmentsa

reavailableontheNHS.

restoreaccesstoanNHSdentisttoamillionpeopleandreintroducedentalchecksforschoolchildren.

Each year, around

45,000 elderly people

are forced to sell their

home to pay for

residential care fees.

Conservatives would

give people the option of

paying a one-off fee on

retirement, in return for

which all their fees would

be waived for life. People already over 65

would also be able to

take advantage of the

scheme.

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6 LOCAL NEWS

Robert Halfon is campaigning for

action to improve Harlow's literacy

and numeracy standards.

The campaign follows an investigation

which showed that 19 per cent of all

adults in Harlow are without functionalnumeracy with 12 per cent without

functional literacy.

Rob is combining forces with Essex

County Council leader, Lord

Hanningfield, expressing his

concerns that there is a skillsdeficit in Harlows successful town

which has been caused by Labours

failure in education.

Rob is calling for change that would

open up vocational training and

apprenticeships, targeting youngerpeople looking for work, and older

people looking to retrain.

Peopletalk!

Improving

Education

and Skills

in Harlow

Rob at Construction Industry Training Partnership

Campaigning for anextra bypass on the M11Prospective Harlow Conservative

MP Robert Halfon has stepped up

the campaign for action on a

northern relief road, having

secured the promise of support

from Essex County Council.

Rob says: Ive been campaigning

for a northern relief road for

many years (see my website:

www.fedupwithharlowtraffic.com),

but the situation is reaching breaking

point. We've waited 13 years for

Labour, but they are all talk.

I'm very pleased to have secured a

pledge from Lord Hanningfield, Leader

of Essex County Council, to underwrite

a comprehensive feasibility study for

delivering the road. He has also

recently stepped up the pressure on

the government, by asking questions

in Parliament about the scheme on

my behalf.

Rob has also secured the backing of

Harlow Council Leader, Andrew

Johnson and hes fighting for

extra investment into highways

monitoring to make a strong case

to the government.

Rob and Senior

Conservative TransportSpokeswoman,Theresa Villiers.


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Everyones talking about the

debt crisis. What are you going

to do about it?

Lets be clear. This country is sitting on a

mountain of debt and we cannot ignore it. If

we do, well be left with higher taxes and

higher interest rates and could easily slip

back into recession. Thats why the

Conservative Party has been honest about

the need

for spending cuts. The real question is

where those cuts should come. There

are some easy choices here like

getting rid of ID cards but there are

more difficult choices to make too, and

weve started to set them out. So, for

example, we will freeze public sector

pay for all but the one million lowestpaid

public sector workers for one year

to help protect jobs.

Does that mean youll cut

frontline services?

No. Were making these cuts now to government waste, bureaucracy and

those luxuries we cannot afford so

that we can protect frontline services

now and for the future. In fact we have

made a commitment to ring-fencing

spending on the NHS because we

believe nothing is more important.

Were all in this together and bringing

down our debt must not mean pushing

down the poor and vulnerable whodepend on these services. Were all in this

together and bringing

down our debt must not mean pushing

down the poor and vulnerable who

depend on these services.

Boris has made real progress

for Londoners in tackling

crime on public transport. How

would a ConservativeGovernment help to tackle the

worrying issue of crime and

anti-social behaviour?

Boris has shown the difference that

new leadership can make. From the

very start of a Conservative

Government we will send out the

strongest signals that if someone

commits a crime, they will get caught

and theyll be punished properly. Theywill get caught because were going to

free the police from all those targets

that waste their time so they can get

out on the streets. And they will be

punished properly because we will

overhaul sentencing so that offenders

serve their full time in prison. But we

also understand that well only ever get

to grips with crime if we confront its

causes too. That means strengthening

families, reforming schools and getting

people back into work.

With the economic crisis

dominating the political

agenda will you be putting

environmental issues on the

backburner?

Absolutely not. I dont see it as a

choice between green issues or

economic growth its about both. If

we ignore the planet now, well pay

later. Floods will bring devastation

which well have to repair at great

expense. With the age of cheap oil

coming to an end, unless we cleaner

sources of energy well all be paying ahigh price at the petrol pumps for years

to come. And above all, there will be a

multi-trillion pound global market for

green goods in the years to come. To

get a slice of that pie and the jobs that

come with it then Britain has to start

investing in new green technologies

and industries today, not tomorrow.

Absolutely not. I dont see it as a

choice between green issues oreconomic growth its about both. If

we ignore the planet now, well pay

later. Floods will bring devastation

The next general election will be the most important one for a generation. The

country is crying out for change change that DAVID CAMERON says the

Conservative Party can deliver.

EXCLUSIVE 7

Talking honestly about

the change we need

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