Your MP: Taking the pressure off A&E services
GovernmentBetter A&E: With increased pressure on A&E services, Karl McCartney explains how the government plan to deal with these long standing problems.
Karl McCartney
Karl McCartney is the Conservative Lincoln MP. He is also involved in a number of Lincoln-based organisations, charities and voluntary sector groups.
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Wednesday, June 5
Your MP: Quality apprenticeships drive economic growth
ColumnsPositive learning: Karl McCartney makes the case for apprenticeships, and how well different schemes are working for students and businesses.
Wednesday, May 22
Your MP: Manufacturing is essential for a balanced economy
Columns GovernmentDriving innovation: A strong manufacturing base is essential for a balanced economy, where exports and investment drive growth, not debt and unsustainable government spending.
Wednesday, April 10
Your MP: Homelessness is unacceptable
ColumnsGetting shelter: In a civilized society it is unacceptable that some of the most vulnerable people should be living on the street, writes the Lincoln MP.
Wednesday, March 20
Your MP: Why I no longer support the RSPCA
ColumnsLost faith: Lincoln MP argues the RSPCA should limit its role to evidence gathering and allow the Crown Prosecution Service to consider if prosecution is needed.
Wednesday, March 6
Your MP: Why the new tuition fees system is better
Columns EducationAccess to education: Lincoln MP Karl McCartney argues the new student tuition fees system is a more progressive one and does more for those from poorer backgrounds.
Wednesday, February 20
Your MP: The vocational route is paying off
Columns GovernmentRecord apprenticeships: The Lincoln MP argues apprenticeships are a vital part of education reform and that the vocational route is paying off.
Wednesday, February 6
Your MP: Why we need an EU referendum
Columns GovernmentEU renegotiation: Lincoln MP Karl McCartney argues in his latest column that we need wholescale reform to make the EU work for us in a better way than it does now.
Wednesday, January 23
Your MP: Housing benefit and the under 25s
Columns GovernmentSetting it right: The cost of housing benefit doubled to £21 billion by 2010, and it’s not fair that those struggling also pay for those who can live at home, says Lincoln MP Karl McCartney.
Wednesday, January 9
Your MP: Reducing youth unemployment is absolutely imperative
ColumnsYouth Contract: Times are challenging and youth unemployment has been rising steadily even over the last 14 years, explains the Lincoln MP.
