ROBERT STURDY MEP CHRISTMAS 2009
Firstly, I would just like to say a big thank you to all those who turned out at the polls in June and voted for the Conservative Party. It has always been a great honour to serve in the European Parliament and I must thank all those who kept [...]
Banana agreement welcomed
Long-standing trade dispute brought to an end
Strasbourg 15 December 2009. The EU’s move to end the banana war with Latin America has been broadly welcomed by Robert Sturdy MEP, international trade spokesman of the European Conservatives and Reformists group, but the money promised to compensate African, Caribbean and Pacific countries must reach the [...]
While I have never been the biggest fan of The Beatles, (I always preferred The Rolling Stones) I have a huge amount of respect for Sir Paul McCartney the musical genius. And after hearing his speech in the European Parliament, I think he should stick to writing songs. Sir Paul’s address was massively over simplified [...]
2 December 2009
ROBERT STURDY TAKES PAUL MCCARTNEY TO TASK OVER HIS MEAT REDUCTION CAMPAIGN
Eating less meat does not mean less climate change, said Eastern Region MEP Robert Sturdy, in response to a “Meat Free Monday” campaign which Sir Paul McCartney is taking to Brussels tomorrow.
Sir Paul’s campaign calls for everyone to avoid eating meat one [...]
View from Strasbourg, November 2009
In the end it was all a bit of a damp squib. After weeks of feverous speculation in which just about everyone short of Shergar was mentioned, Baroness Ashton was appointed Foreign Minister and former Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (much to the delight of headline writers at The Sun) [...]
