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John Cowan

John CowanJohn Cowan is Labour's Parliamentary candidate in South East Cambridgeshire. John is also a member of the Labour East Regional Board and a Local Councillor. He has worked for seven years as Chief Executive of a Sports Marketing Company, dealing with racing drivers and teams at all levels of motorsport up to and including Formula 1. He has passion for innovative engineering solutions and very strong commitment to the UK's ecomonic development as a World Leader in modern manufacturing. John is a trustee of the charity Norfolk Rural Community Council.

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Posted on Mar 12, 2009 at 06:06pm

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Drinkers' Licences: A radical new way to curb drinking excess?

9:46 am, Fri 2nd Oct 2009
Drinkers' Licences: A radical new way to curb drinking excess? By John Cowan Down in Brighton for Labour Party Conference one thing that was noticeable was the large amounts of alcohol consumed over the weekend - and not just by...
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It's time to embed pre-nuptials into our marriage law

12:13 pm, Mon 6th Jul 2009
It's time to embed pre-nuptials into our marriage law By John Cowan Recently a friend of mine went through a painful and costly divorce. This caused me to think about the need for an urgent update of marriage law...
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It's time to reboot our creative industrial spirit

9:14 am, Thu 25th Jun 2009
It's time to reboot our creative industrial spirit By John Cowan A number of manufacturing companies are currently struggling. Look at LDV: it's tragic for the workers and their familes, who depend on LDV for their living. It's...
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It’s 48 hours for a reason

10:26 am, Mon 30th Mar 2009
It’s 48 hours for a reason By John Cowan The other night on my way back from yet another Labour Party meeting, I made a number of silly errors on the road - nothing major, but...
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The upcoming inquiry into MPs allowances and expenses is very welcome if it restores the public's confidence in politicians

10:34 am, Tue 24th Mar 2009
The upcoming inquiry into MPs allowances and expenses is very welcome if it restores the public's confidence in politicians By John Cowan There was a time when MPs did not receive payment or expenses and the House of Commons was made up entirely of wealthy landowners. In the 1970s...
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Parents in poverty need extra financial support during school holidays

11:42 am, Fri 13th Mar 2009
Parents in poverty need extra financial support during school holidays By John Cowan With the Easter Holidays coming up, my thoughts turn to the problems faced by parents on low incomes over holiday periods. Children are expensive enough at any...
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