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MPs debate use of social media by the under 16s
Today in Parliament the ‘e-petition 700086’ will be discussed ‘relating to a minimum age for social media’ arranged by Tony Vaughan, the Labour MP for Folkestone and Hythe. It is described as ‘Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media’ set up by Kim Campbell with about 128,000 signatures. In Sussex the two largest signatures are Mid Sussex, Hove and Portslade. Kim Campbell…
MP grills minister on carers' overpayments
On Monday last week in Parliament there were two debates with significant contributions from Sussex MPs. The first, “Topical Questions, Work and Pensions” and second, was “Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]”. Alison Griffiths, the Conservative for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, opened the debate to the Minister, Liz Kendall ‘The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions’ and the…
MPs debate new bill on workers' rights
Last week the Government opened the process for “e-Petitions” allowing everyone to raise issues to the Government. Sussex MPs continue their work in Parliament including the current plan for the final Friday in November when the “Football (Gender Inequality) Bill: Second Reading” raised by James MacCleary, the Lewes Liberal Democrat MP. Since July, MPs have participated in “Divisions” the formal…
Ministers are grilled in the House of Commons
The opening of Parliament allows eleven weeks for new members of Parliament to emphasise the views of their constituents. Last Monday two important debates took place with considerable contributions from Sussex MP’s. The first involved, two MPs, and was named, “Vulnerable People: Support into Work”. Meg Hillier, the Labour MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch in London, began with “What steps is…
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Raw sewage spills on the agenda once again
Today is the second day of the Conservative conference in Birmingham which finishes on Wednesday. Last week the Labour conference met in Liverpool and included contributions from Beccy Cooper, the Worthing West MP, she stated “It’s been an amazing day at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool today despite the torrential downpour. I’ve been speaking with campaigns and organisations about what…
Minister grilled about dropping 'levelling up'
The Government website, TheyWorkForYou, indicates that Parliament will be closed at the end of Tuesday opening again in September. On Thursday 18th July two MPs made contributions. Kieran Mullan the Conservative member for Bexhill and Battle previously been the MP for Crewe and Nantwich. He spoke five times on that day with the second item ‘Business of the House’. Lucy Powell the ‘Lord President’…
Comments from Nick Gibb before he retires Parliament
The West Sussex Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Conservatives were first created back in 1997 and the only MP so far has been the Conservative MP Nick Gibb. He has had continued success up until to this year. However, he has now retired and creates a space for a new MP this year. The Conservatives have proposed Ali(son) Griffiths who won the seat and Ali is the new MP!. The Labour vote has been…
The 1987 book, Fleecing the Lamb: The Inside Story of the Vancouver Stock Exchange, opens with a cute anecdote by authors David Cruise and Alison Griffiths.
When the VSE opened its doors in 1907, the exchange’s first president received three, small, individually wrapped packages. They contained figurines of a bull, a bear and a lamb. The bull represents a rising market, the bear a plunging one, and the lamb the hapless investor who gets fleeced whatever direction the market goes.
There were a lot of lambs over the course of the VSE’s 92-year history. In 1989, Forbes magazine labelled the exchange the "scam capital of the world."
Shady moments didn’t deter investors. It saw roughly $4 billion in annual trading in 1991. Cruise and Griffiths described the VSE as the largest exchange in the world dealing almost exclusively in speculative stocks.
VSE began its rollercoaster run at 849 West Pender, then moved to 475 Howe just in time for the 1929 crash, and then to 609 Granville in time for the 1981 recession. In 1999 the VSE was merged into the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) (now known as the TSX Venture Exchange), along with the Alberta Stock Exchange (ASE) and the minor-cap stocks from the Bourse de Montréal (MSE).
Province photographer John Denniston captured great images like this one before the exchange moved to its Granville Street (Canaccord Tower) location. His photo essay is available as a print on demand, 11×13-inch, hard cover book from Blurb Book Publishing.
