26/09/2014 Look East - West

Hello and welcome to Look E`st. at Westminster.

After that Commons vote on military action in Iraq,

we seek the views of British Muslims on the streets of Luton.

Militantly action is needed because of the urgent threat to British

security. We do not want to get involved because that will bring

more violence to this country. We report on the race to spruce up

our war memorials in this cdntenary In tonight's special report,

it's back to college and it's back to the same old problems

for students with disabilithes. And Hope on the Horizon `

an award winning garden deshgn There's been a mixed response

from the region's British mtslims to the Commons vote backing air strikes

on ISIS forces in Iraq. RAF Tornados based in Norfolk

could be in action within hours Some Muslims have told Look East

they fear a backlash on the streets In Westminster parliament w`s

debating button's next move. The Prime Minister says joining action

against IS is in the best interests of the country. In return where

Muslims make up 20% of the population not everyone agrdes. It

is not helping. It is bringhng more anger. They should be concentrating

on our own security in this country. This local businessmen disagrees. He

thinks Britain should intervene If it is threatening innocent people 's

lives then militantly action is necessary. If there is anything that

button can do they should do it Today's debate has had little to do

with religion and everything to do with politics. This MP is against

intervention. 57% are against the action. They deserve a voicd in

Parliament. Other MPs found at a much tougher decision. I have been

knocking on doors. I asked people what their opinion is. Most people

think it is a tough call but mostly but think we should take action

Back in Luton views remain divided. Militantly action is needed because

there is an urgent threat to British security and the security of the

region. That needs to be de`lt with immediately. There are alre`dy 0

countries involved in this dra attack. Britain should not get

involved because that would bring more violence into this country

British air strikes against IS in Iraq could begin within days. The

Prime Minister has warned ddfeating the terrorists could take ydars

While many in Luton supports the UK's involvement for now, m`ny are

also concerned about where this might lead.

Well joining me now from our Luton newsroom, is Dr Sahib Bleher,

the founder of the Islamic Party of Britain,

What is your reaction to thd news of air strikes? It has been an

overwhelming vote in favour. It is disappointing. It does not reflect

the mood in the country necdssarily. We created this situation bx air

strikes, I arming local rebdls. We treat as destabilisation in the

Middle East. We created IS. Now we want to deal with the probldm with a

solution that has already bden found bankrupt. It will be the sale thing

again and it will get more dntangled and it will be more difficult to

solve the problem. This is going to be something even bigger. Wd might

be dragged into a war and Sxria We should not have got involved. But we

have heard that there are some Muslims who think this is a good

idea. They do not want to bd tied with the brush of Islamic State

Nobody wants that. This is ` self`declared Islamic State. There

is nothing Islamic about it. They kill people in the most an

acceptable way for no justifiable reason. The victims of them are

predominantly Muslims. Unfortunately because they have appropriated that

label other Muslims are associated with that. But this does not mean

you must support warmongering on the other side. Are you worried that

there will be a local reacthon to this, a backlash against Muslims in

Luton and Milton Keynes? Yes I am because the more irresponsible

elements of the media played towards that. Anybody who opposes w`r and

argues for peace is going to be labelled a potential terrorhst. And

then people take it out on others in the streets, on Muslims and Hindus.

It is dividing British socidty. You have had experience of backlash

yourself. Tell us about that. We have had an unhelpful policx in the

past and it is still being run through successive governments. It

is cold the Respect policy. People are encouraged to spy on each other.

People get asked the articld opinions rather than whether they

are carrying contraband. It is information gathering that hs going

on. I have experienced that myself. People who work for charitids are

kind of accused of collecting funds knots to help people in Irap or

Syria, but actually to fund terrorism. That is unhelpful and it

creates a climate of fear and suspicion. This is neither the way

forward in Britain nor is it the way forward abroad. Thank you for

joining us. It's been estimated that ond

in ten of the region's war lemorials There's been a rise in applhcations

for grant money to cover thd cost Towns and villages are keen to have

them looking their best for Remembrance Sunday in the cdntentary

year of the First World War. It was the war to end all w`rs. All

previous conflicts eclipsed by the scale of destruction. More than

700,000 British servicemen were killed. 100 years on from the

beginning of the First World War how we remember the fallen is more

poignant than ever. But somd war memorials like this one in

Cambridgeshire are in need of sprucing up. This memorial hs Grade

II listed and will be renov`ted with money from Cambridge Chty

Council. And a few miles aw`y in Cherry Hinton 44 of

these cherry trees were planted by women from the WI in the 1940s. One

to commemorate every man from the

village who lost his life dtring the First World War. Cherry Hinton's war

memorial is currently being revamped after

receiving more than ?13,000 from the city council and developers.

We have been asking for something to be done

is here for probably six or seven years. There was a memorial here but

it was so low to the ground a lot of people didn't realise we had one.

But now it is going to be going up by five or six feet, you will see

it, it will be a place to put poppies and

crosses and an area to stand on on the 11th of

the 11th where they can havd a service around the memorial.

22 men from Cherry Hinton lost thehr lives

in the Second World War and this 81`year`old veteran says thhs work

is vital. They gave their all for us

so why should they be forgotten I just can't give words to express how

I feel about it because thex gave so much. So they must be remembered.

Nationally there are more than 100,000 monuments. The War Lemorials

Trust say there's been a surge in funding applications to comlemorate

those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Hinchingbrooke hospital has been heavily criticised by the

In a letter leaked to the BBC inspectors reported medicind

cabinets left open to patients, poor hand`washing by staff

and high numbers of agency workers impacting on patient care.

The hospital says safety is a priority

A thousand jobs could be crdated at a new business park in Bedfordshire.

The site at Millbrook is currently a test track for cars,

Plans have been approved for a ?35 million technologx park.

A book lover from Wellingborough has fulfilled his lifelong dreal

of becoming a best selling `uthor at the age of 69.

Alan Davey's novel Autumn on Angel Street has sold 3,000 copies

and climbed to No 1 in the charts for the Internet site Kindld.

Its sequel has now entered the book charts too.

Alan Davie, a man who has loved words all his life. That he left

school with few qualifications, got a job in a bank, became a lhfe

coach, and then gave it all up to write. I devote a lot of tile to

doing this when I could havd been doing other things. It validates the

decision that all I ever wanted to do was write. This is the h`rdback

of the novel he first wrote 20 years ago. Now rereleased it has climbed

to number one. There is your book, a number one

bestseller. It is justification It is justification for everything I

have done in the past, all the time and effort devoted to it. There is

the sequel. That is currently 4 . This is the typewriter his dad gave

him as a boy. His novels first draft was written on it. A Victorhan love

story. Two families from different sides of the tracks. It was early

before dawn, but the rain would still have kept the Valley dark Not

that she needed weight to know what the Valley of the plate.

You become your own publishdr and your own agent. Write the book,

published, and sit back and see what happens.

His gene of becoming a succdssful writer has happened. His go`l is now

two novels a year. `` his albition of becoming a successful wrhter has

happened. They say we all have a beginners.

Well done. Later Alex has the weather

for the weekend. the sport with Tom and a very

special garden for our war heroes. The police will be

in the area this evening, shx months since Mr Attfield's body was

discovered in Lower Castle Park Still to come tonight ` Alex will be

looking ahead to a warm weekend Plus, as the Ryder Cup team get

going at Gleneagles, We talk to the young golfers

from Essex who hope to be following It is Freshers Week,

with thousands of new students settling into a new life

at university across the region But if you're

a student with disabilities, The number of disabled

undergraduates has increased in recent years, but campaigners

say much more needs to be done. Thousands and thousands of teenagers

across the UK have just left home for the very first time. Ovdr the

next three years at least, they will live and work in a new placd, filled

with strangers, often far away from their family and friends. K`te is

one of them. She is from Warrington, and has just st`rted at

the University of East Anglha in Norwich, 235 miles away. Kate has

muscular dystrophy, and reqtires 24`hour care. She was deterlined to

go to university, but admits she had her doubts. We never really said it

out loud, but we both sort of, it was a bit like, are we going to get

there? And if I get there, will I be able to hack it, or will I just come

home? I going to spend the rest of my life living at home with my

parents? Which I do not want. This is an induction run by the

University for students with disabilities, or who requird extra

help. One of the reasons Kate chose East Anglia was because of the

support it offers. We want students with disabilities, whatever their

disability, to be able to access the full range of what the univdrsity

has to offer, the learning `nd teaching, the social experidnce and

the opportunity to get involved in volunteering and all sorts of clubs

and societies. But many young people believe there are still too many

barriers preventing them from going to university. The figures have

improved ` up from 5.4% of the student population to 8.6%. But less

than 15% of disabled people have a degree.

The next three years will bd long and hard for Kate. Just getting here

was tough enough. But she is determined to succeed, no m`tter

what. Sport now, and it is

an important weekend for golf fans, Plenty of football, too,

with the battle at the top of Yes, potentially very excithng for

followers of Ipswich and Norwich. Ipswich today have signed former

West Ham midfielder Jack Collison on short`term deal

after a successful trial. Town have enjoyed

a stunning September. Tomorrow, they're

at home to Rotherham and looking at the table, a chance to move into the

top six with a fourth straight win. It gives an optimism around the

town, and at the ground tomorrow. That has to be to put slightly,

because Rotherham are no mugs, and it will be a tough game, as are all

games in the Championship. But it helps the spirit, and it helps

individually how you feel about yourself, and collectively `s a

team. The season so far couldn't have

gone much better for Norwich. Free`scoring, just the one league

defeat, second in the table. But a draw with Birmingham `nd a

surprise exit in the Capital One Cup Saying that,

victory at struggling Blackpool We do not have to go all guns

blazing, we have just got to win the game. It would be ironic and nice at

times if we could just win ` Game 1`0 and it is an awful game. We have

not had too many of those this season.

Now for all golfers out there, have a look at this.

Ian Poulter from Milton Keynes missing a tiddler

A heavy defeat meant he was dropped from this afternoon's foursomes

And from some of the world's best to the best juniors in the country

The Essex under`18s will have their own Ryder Cup hopes one day.

They've just been crowned national champions.

These guys at this level all have a natural ability, and our job has

been to home that ability. They all have the ability to go further. They

are good golfers individually, but put them together and they have

proved to be the best in thd country. The Essex U18s boys team

have been on quite a journex. We won the singles in the afternoon, we

never lost a game. Ryder Cup format? Similar, yes. Georgd is one

of seven golfers with a new, silver companion. They spent hours striking

balls at this course near M`ldon. But there was time today for a quick

look at the mother of all m`tchplay competitions, the Ryder Cup, a

tournament any aspiring golfer would love to be part of. Some of them

will perhaps become professhonals. Some will become touring pros. Some

will become citydwellers and play golf as a past time. But I would

like to think we give them the opportunity to fulfil their dream.

It is too early to say wherd golf will take these Essex boys, but in

the short term, a new piece of kit should help them on their w`y. Radar

tracks the ball, `information about speed, distance and accuracx. What

is next for you? This is my last year of juniors, so next ye`r I will

be going to play the amateur events. Then hopefully I will go to America

to play golf, with a scholarship. This victorious Essex boys team will

be broken up, as they each love on. The county coaches players from 12

years old, so there is more talent being developed.

Two of English rugby's biggdst beasts go head to head tomorrow

Champions Northampton host darly leaders Bath ` the form teal so far.

It is a game the Saints can't wait for, in front of a capacity crowd.

People are coming here to bdat us, and we know that, and we like that,

we want that. We want to make sure that every game we go into, we want

to win. We do not want to bd a trick pony, we want to get to the

finals again and again. We have got a settled squad. Pre`season was

good, and we have shown that in our first three games.

Finally cricket, and Northamptonshire's dismal sdason

After last year's promotion, they are relegated without winning

Better news for Essex today, after their promotion quest came up

just short ` Ravi Bopara has signed a new contract.

On a brighter note, cracking weekend ahead.

Previews to all the fixtures are on the website.

A garden dedicated to injurdd veterans has been officiallx

It is called Hope on the Horizon, and it won a prize at the

Chelsea Flower Show ` including a People's Choice Award

After the show, the garden had to be taken apart and put back together in

its permanent home. Moving `n award`winning garden from Chelsea to

Colchester has had its challenges. Simple things like trying to move

A40ft treat! It is not very straightforward! Just making sure

that everything is dealt with very delicately. For many injured in war,

the road to recovery is long. We Hope on the Horizon garden hs

designed to represent that journey, a journey more than 600 vetdrans

have made here at the Help for Heroes recovery centre. It hs about

convincing people they are safe it is an environment we have tried to

engender from the start, th`t when people arrive here, they fedl safe.

If they feel safe, they can forget about their concerns and st`rt

thinking about the future. Lark was diagnosed with post`traumathc stress

disorder a decade ago. Last year he left the services and spent four

months receiving treatment here You can hear the water, you can see what

the garden represents, but lore importantly, you are surrounded by

recovery. Yes, it is a warm blanket around you, but you have thd ability

to let that blanket go and be able to treat yourself. The hard

landscaping material I have used is's, to represent the physhcal

well`being of the soldiers. As you move through the space, it becomes

more and more refined, like the soldiers do in recovery. Out the

back, it is essentially finhshing recovery and using the spacd to go

on into their futures. The garden took 12 weeks to replant following

Chelsea. Now the garden has been officially opened, the healhng can

start ` a safe place for those to reflect, with a symbolic horizon

giving hope to the future. Back now to our lead story `

the decision by the House of Commons to approve plans for air strikes

in Iraq against Islamic State. Our political correspondent

Andrew Sinclair was in the Commons How did our MPs vote? As expected,

most of them voted for air strikes, but four voted against, the Essex MP

John Baron, Richard Bacon, the Cambridge MP Julian hump it and the

MP for Luton, Kelvin Hopkins. But the vote masked some real concerns

held by a number of our MPs about what exactly we are getting into

here. Peter bone, for Wellingborough, said today that he

questioned whether air strikes would really be enough. He feels ht is

only a matter of time beford we get involved in Syria as well. James

Pace, the Cambridgeshire MP, said he was worried about the lukew`rm

support of neighbouring Arab states. There is a sober feeling here that

we could be at the start of something very big, which whll go on

for a very long time. What struck me was how many of our MPs havd felt

the enormity of the decision they are taking. Many have consulted with

constituents, many have felt and thought long and hard about how they

will vote. This is an incredibly difficult decision, just like last

year, when we were asked to vote on Syria. The question is, are we going

to save lives or put more lhves at risk? I am new into Parliamdnt, I

look back at the lessons of things like Iraq, and it is clear that

these things are complex, there can be no more grave decision for an MP

and to send our Armed Forces into fight. This leaves the way open for

jets from RAF Marham to go hn? Yes, and it could happen as soon as

tonight. The Prime Minister paid tribute to what he called otr

inspirational Armed Forces, who will be putting themselves in harm's way.

He was talking about the personnel of RAF Marham. So, they havd decided

we are going in, and we now await to see what happens.

Let's have a look at the we`ther. It is going to be a pretty good weekend

of weather, feeling quite w`rm, but there will be quite a bit of cloud

around at times. Today was ` case in point. Some of us had beauthful

sunshine, others had quite ` lot of cloud. This front has not qtite

cleared through yet. It is where we get these breaks that we cotld get

some mist and fog patches overnight tonight. They are likely to be quite

patchy. In the early hours of tomorrow morning, the frog could be

quite dense in places. Therd is a real variation in temperatures

expected overnight tonight, depending on the cloud.