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MEDIA RELEASES
27 September 2008: Condemning Nick Clegg's call to set a minimum price for alcohol.
1 August 2008: Opposing a windfall tax on energy companies.
22 July 2008: Opposing calls for further regulation of drinks industry.
16 July 2008: Opposing increase banking regulations.
9 July 2008: Call for an end to "affordable homes" and stamp duty.
7 July 2008: Responding to the BMA's complaint that the NHS is being run like a “shoddy supermarket war”.
1 July 2008: Calling for irresponsible drinkers to pay the costs of their behaviour.
1 July 2008: Calling for less regulation in financial sector.
30 June 2008: Pointing out that the NHS is not "the envy of the world".
26 June 2008: Opposing the Government's "equalities" plan.
24 June 2008: Calling upon politicians not to scape goat energy companies.
19 June 2008: Opposition to Liberal Democrat policy to "incentivise" businesses to become environmentally friendly.
14 June 2008: A call for barriers to house building to be removed.
11 June 2008: Criticism of the governments centralising threat to close "failing" schools.
22 May 2008: Calling for people who alcohol related illness or injuries to pay for their medical care.
9 May 2008: Criticising Gordon Ramsay's proposals on fining restaurants
6 May 2008: Calling for privatisation of Royal Mail
25 April 2008: Opposing measures to restrict advertising of "junk food".
24 April 2008: Responding to more poor MRSA statistics from NHS.
23 April 2008: Arguing that centralised nature of the educations system was to blame for teachers' strike.
18 April 2008: Calling for action against RMT to prevent the union holding London Underground hostage.
24 March 2008: Opposing calls for bans of cigarette displays by retailers.
20 March 2008: Demanding the BBC makes public the cost of the rights to broadcast Formula One motor racing.
19 March 2008: Calling for privatisation of the Post Office network.
11 March 2008: Criticising plans for school-leavers to take an oath of allegiance.
4 March 2008: Calling for more drinking freedom for adults.
4 March 2008: Commenting on reports of increased waiting lists since 1997.
28 February 2008: Calling for reform of the NHS following rise of 72 per cent in fatal Clostridium difficile infections.
27 February 2008: Responding to the European Commission’s fine of $1.4 billion against Microsoft.
26 February 2008: Criticism of the cancelation of the Manchester super casino.
21 February 2008: Opposing calls for limits on sale of alcohol.
19 February 2008: Response to TUC and Chartered Management Institute complaint at working hours for senior managers.
14 February 2008: Criticism of the government's proposal for student's to be involved in five hours of "culture" per week.
11 February 2008: Opposing further regulation of mobile telephone industry.
4 February 2008: Supporting the rights of individuals to choose the cars they drive.
31 January 2008: Calling on government to charge patients for obesity drugs.
25 January 2008: Defending taxpayers from state funding of political parties.
22 January 2008: Comment on the Liberal Democrat's Health policy proposal.
22 January 2008: Criticism of the Government's directive for schools to teach cooking lessons.
17 January 2008: Opposition to the Home Secretary’s proposals to clamp down on extremist websites.
17 January 2008: Criticism of proposals to reduce NHS's drug bill.
14 January 2008: Opposition to increased retail banking regulation.
14 January 2008: Highlighting the failure of the Government's centralised "deep clean" directive for NHS hospitals.
10 January 2008: Support for nuclear power to be permitted as a clean source of energy generation.
11 December 2007: Call for pharmaceutical companies to be given control over their supply chains.
11 December 2007: Call for politicians to not increase regulation on private equity industry.
10 December 2007: Call for 2012 London Olympics to be abandoned.
6 December 2007: Defence of discounting of alcohol by supermarkets.
6 November 2007: Response to Queen's Speech.
31 October 2007: Response to calls for increased regulation of supermarkets.
29 October 2007: Response to report on failing NHS out-of-hours care.
26 October 2007: Response to report predicting housing crisis.
17 October 2007: Call for government to abandon attempts to control obesity.
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