Labour MEP for our region Brian Simpson has written on our behalf to Bob Ainsworth at the MoD to protest the selling of Kentigern House.You can see a copy of his letter here.
Conservative MEP Jacqueline Foster like Brian points out that it is a national rather than European matter, but she has suggested we refer the matter the Dr Liam Fox, Shadow Defence, which we have done.
We will keep you informed of further developments.
Update: The UKIP MEP Paul Nuttall's agent wrote "This is clearly a domestic matter for the British Government to sort out and as such it does not fall within the remit of Paul Nuttall as an MEP. However, UKIP do support the efforts to sustain your jobs in these difficult times, much of it made worse by the financial mismanagement by the Labour Government.
The Government has a poor track record when it comes to public spending and has wasted billions of pounds of taxpayers money. UKIP would seek to reform Government, introducing a lighter touch and reducing waste (on projects such as the E.U. or the Millenium Dome). This would allow proper funding of jobs for workers in this country."
So, no joy from them, we are offered is the usual meaningless rattle... I mean, the Millenium Dome? Please, that was 9 years ago!
