ONE OFF PAYMENT BRIBE WILL NOT FOOL PENSIONERS
Don has warned Bath’s pensioners not to be fooled by the extra £100 promised to pensioners in today’s budget.

This cash billed as helping pensioners cope with their council tax will disappear after 2004/5.

Commenting Don said:

“This is an election bribe of the worst sort.

CHANCELLOR HAS DUCKED TOUGH CHOICES
Responding to the Budget, Bath’s MP, Don Foster said:

"This Budget has a hole right at its heart as the Chancellor has postponed the tough decisions until after the next election.

DON CONDEMNS MADRID TERRORIST ATTACKS
Commenting on the Terrorist Attacks in Spain, Bath’s MP, Don Foster said,

"This is a grievous atrocity.

“All our thoughts are with the victims and the families of those killed in this savage and cowardly attack.

“We must all stand united against such terrible acts of terrorism.”

"But we must also avoid a rush to judgement simply because of the scale of the casualties. Painstaking analysis is required before blame can validly be attributed to any group or movement."

LIB DEMS GAIN FROM TORIES
Commenting on last nights council by-election results which saw the Liberal Democrats achieve a significant victory in Essex in winning the Hedingham and Maplestead ward from the Conservatives, Don said:

Don comments on return of British Guantanamo detainees to UK
Commenting on the return to the UK of five of the detainees from the US military base in Guantanamo Bay, Don said: