Phil Bloomer Quotations

Manifesto commitments mean nothing unless they are followed by action to deliver them. Despite progress at the EU and the Commonwealth last year, the UK is failing to use its influence at the UN to push for tighter controls on the international arms trade. The UK started out as one of the leaders behind the idea of the treaty but has since failed to show leadership at the UN to make it a reality.

There are a lot of pieces of this legislation that go a long way in protecting the interest of students, parents and taxpayers.

The public will be shocked that so many rich governments have given so little.

An important aspect of this act is what they call the single holder rule. When students tend to consolidate loans at the end of their college career the current law requires them to do so with the original loan holder.

This is a profoundly disappointing text and a betrayal of development promises. Rich countries interests have prevailed yet again and poor countries have had to fight a rearguard action simply to keep some of their issues on the table.

This is a profoundly disappointing text and a betrayal of development promises by rich countries whose interests have prevailed yet again.

It's a broad piece of legislation that covers grants, loans, oversight of colleges and universities.

Students who graduated in 2004 with loans had an average of $17,600 out in loans. That's money they are going to be paying back into their 30s.

It takes everyone doing their part to get these types of competitive grants that other airports were trying to get.

The lack of international controls on the arms trade is making a mockery of national arms laws.

Governments meeting in Geneva today must put their hands in their pockets and pay their fair share. The public will be shocked that so many rich governments have given so little.

The logistical nightmare in Pakistan is bad enough without having to worry about funding shortfalls as well,