GRIMSBY MP'S PLEA TO MEDIA: ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE, ELIMINATE THE NEGATIVE!

                                              

Lia Nici - no interest in scaling 'greasy pole'

HAS Great Grimsby MP Lia Nici lost patience with her local newspaper?

That is certainly the impression given by her latest statement on Facebook.

She writes: "I always work positively to get Grimsby on the map both politically and industrially, yet I do not think our local newspaper reflects the huge amount of positive things happening in the area. 

"In my role, I see so much hard work and so many great things happening, but reading our local Press you’d sometimes think we lived in a war zone.

"Perhaps good news doesn’t sell…

Ms Nici continues: "I attended the Conservative Party conference in Manchester.

Although most just see speeches being made on television, the main events are a multitude of meetings, debates and panels.

"I spoke at debates about housing and the ‘red wall’ (those seats that became Conservative at the last General Election) debates. 

"I also met with businesses such as Velocys (who recycle plastic into aviation fuel) and Sunbelt Rentals (who hire out construction machinery and work on large construction projects) to discuss their plans to develop their businesses in Grimsby and the surrounding area.

"Within the constituency, I have been out and about talking with local residents in East and West Marsh.

"It’s great to hear people’s thoughts and views so I can feed back to the council and lobby in Parliament for what we need here.

"I’ve also had meetings with the Care Commissioning Group  about some constituents not being able to see their GP. 

"There are two surgeries which seem to be the main problem, and I am talking with them to make sure people can get to see their doctor face-to-face when they need to."

On the end of the £20 uplift in Universal Credit, the MP says: "The Government is keeping a careful watch on costs this winter and there is assistance available if people need it. 

"The honest truth is that we need as many people as possible working full time and to start thinking about studying to get higher skills. 

"Every employer I meet - without exception - is telling me they are desperate for workers. 

"They all want to employ British people, and if we don’t all rise to that challenge we will end up with more economic migrants coming to the UK.

"Last year we, the tax payer, paid out over £100bn (yes, billion) in UC and 60 per cent of that was paying benefits to jobseekers (people who have no job at all).

"Just think how much more money the country could have to spend on other public services if we could get more people into good jobs. 

"That is a challenge set to all of us.

"On the supply-chain snarl-up, Ms Nici says the lorry driver shortage situation is not being helped by officers  workers at the DVLA being on strike, causing a huge backlog in HGV licences being issued." 

"However, she points out that Grimsby Institute provides lorry driver training at the Modal centre in Immingham." 

The MP ends by insisting that she is not motivated by ambition to become a minister but by working hard for the constituency.

She concludes: "I didn’t stand for election to sit quietly, to play the system or to  climb the greasy pole - I stood forward to do this job to help change Grimsby for the better."