John Mann - Revision history

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Jewish Chronicle Power 100

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Riccardo Boscherini: /* Stance on fracking */

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 In 2008, The <i>Jewish Chronicle</i> declared 'the top spots' on their second annual list of those who 'wield the greatest influence on British Jewry'. Mann is listed at number 17<ref><i>The Jewish Chronicle</i> [http://www.thejc.com/home.aspx?ParentId=m11s18s186&SecId=186&AId=59976&ATypeId=1 JC Power 100: Sacks stays on top, as new names emerge]. 9th May 2008. Accessed 16th August 2008</ref>. The criteria for being listed is described as 'those with a vision for Jewish life in this country and who did their utmost to bring it about using either money; persuasion; religion; culture; political or social leadership; or simply inspiring through word and deed'. In order for someone to be listed in the top 20, it was generally necessary to demonstrate influence in more than one of the spheres<ref>The <i>Jewish Chronicle</i> [http://www.thejc.com/home.aspx?ParentId=m11s18s186&SecId=186&AId=59977&ATypeId=1 How we made our selection] 9th May 2008. Accessed 16th August 2008</ref>.
-Mann is described as 'one of the most powerful opinion influencers through his chairmanship of the The [[Parliamentary Committee against Antisemitism]]'.
+Mann is described as 'one of the most powerful opinion influencers through his chairmanship of the The [[Parliamentary Committee Against Antisemitism]]'.
 Others included in the list were [[Lord Levy]] (number 9), [[Ron Prosor]] (number 10), [[Daniel Finkelstein]] (number 11), [[Trevor Chinn]] (number 14), [[Jonathan Freedland]] (number 18), [[Julia Neuberger]] (number 19), [[Lord Janner]] (number 20), Prime Minister [[Gordon Brown]] (number 29) & [[Poju Zabludowicz]] (number 30)<ref><i>The Jewish Chronicle</i> [http://www.thejc.com/home.aspx?ParentId=m11s18s186&SecId=186&AId=59976&ATypeId=1 JC Power 100: Sacks stays on top, as new names emerge]. 9th May 2008. Accessed 16th August 2008</ref>.

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 *16 December 2015: voted against weakening regulations on fracking in protected areas and national parks.
-=Influencing Social Media==
+==Influencing Social Media==
 On the subject of social media, Mann suggested that 'The police and the Crown Prosecution Service, who have powers, need to issue what I call a Twitter or Facebook antisocial behaviour order to ban such people from the particular medium by which they are criminally abusing, bullying and intimidating people. [...] I do not think that the law needs changing: I think that it needs using inventively. I call on the Crown Prosecution Service and the police to use the internet equivalent of an ASBO to target some of these people and close them down. It is not free speech; it is criminal abuse. The sanction would be a criminal sanction agreed by a magistrate or judge and jury, so by definition, stopping such abusers would not be closing down free speech but protecting it'.<ref name=Hansard1214/>

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 [[Image:John Mann1.jpg|200px|right|thumb|John Mann]]
-'''John Mann''' is the [[Labour Party]] MP for Bassetlaw. He was elected in June 2001 and served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the former Labour Minister for the Olympics [[Tessa Jowell]], and for [[Richard Caborn]], then Minister for Sport.
+'''John Mann''' was the [[Labour Party]] MP for Bassetlaw. He was elected in June 2001 and served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the former Labour Minister for the Olympics [[Tessa Jowell]], and for [[Richard Caborn]], then Minister for Sport.
 He sat on the [[Treasury Committee]] from  from 2009 until 2015. <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/john-mann/1387 John Mann MP] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 18 May 2015 </ref>
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 ==Background==
 In 2012 Mann's biography on his website read as follows:
 :He is very much a “hands-on” Member of Parliament getting involved in issues that directly affect the day to day lives of his constituents.  The campaigns and the issues that he has raised in Parliament are in direct response to concerns that have been raised by Bassetlaw residents.  This has led to John running high profile campaigns on consumer debt, heroin and treatment for addiction, the overzealous staking of grave stones and the double charging by solicitors for miner compensation claims.  In 2003 he ran a successful campaign to keep Bassetlaw Hospital A&E open and in 2006 he won the campaign to stop Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust from being merged into a wider county-wide primary care trust.  In this current climate he continues to speak out on local health provision and the impact of the cuts on behalf of the people of Bassetlaw.
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 :John is currently chair of the Parliamentary Committee against Antisemitism.<ref>[http://www.example.com About John Mann], John Mann MP, accessed 17 April 2008.</ref>
 ==Jewish Chronicle Power 100==

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 *11 February 2015: voted against requiring more pre-conditions for where fracking can take place.
 *16 December 2015: voted against weakening regulations on fracking in protected areas and national parks.
 ==Attacks on the Left==

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 *11 February 2015: voted against requiring more pre-conditions for where fracking can take place.
 *16 December 2015: voted against weakening regulations on fracking in protected areas and national parks.
 ==Funding==
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 Looking at the donations made to Bassetlaw CLP for the period Mann was the constituency's MP, there is a clear pattern of cash donations being made by trade unions between May 2001 and November 2014. Then, on 7 November 2014, the CLP accepted a cash donation of £2,500 from Sir [[Trevor Chinn]]. This donation was repeated – and doubled in May 2017. At the same time, the CLP accepted £1,500 cash from Sir [[Trevor Pears]] to help Mann regain his seat; this combined total of £6,500 would have accounted for a sizeable proportion of funding for a snap general election (in the region of £15,000).<ref>Bassetlaw CLP [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Search/Donations?currentPage=1&rows=10&query=%22Bassetlaw%20CLP%22&sort=AcceptedDate&order=desc&tab=1&et=pp&et=ppm&et=tp&et=perpar&et=rd&isIrishSourceYes=true&isIrishSourceNo=true&prePoll=false&postPoll=true&register=gb&register=ni&register=none&optCols=Register&optCols=CampaigningName&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=IsIrishSource&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation] Donations, Electoral Commission.</ref>
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	==Stance on fracking==		==Stance on fracking==
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	In April 2014, Mann spoke out against [[Dart Energy]]'s plans to drill on the former site of a huge explosive factory - a decision he described as "beyond comprehension". <ref> Damian Carrington, [http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/apr/04/fracking-former-explosives-site-dart-energy Fracking firm to drill on former explosives site], The ''Guardian'', 4 April 2014 </ref>		In April 2014, Mann spoke out against [[Dart Energy]]'s plans to drill on the former site of a huge explosive factory - a decision he described as "beyond comprehension". <ref> Damian Carrington, [http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/apr/04/fracking-former-explosives-site-dart-energy Fracking firm to drill on former explosives site], The ''Guardian'', 4 April 2014 </ref>

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 In April 2014, Mann spoke out against [[Dart Energy]]'s plans to drill on the former site of a huge explosive factory - a decision he described as "beyond comprehension". <ref> Damian Carrington, [http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/apr/04/fracking-former-explosives-site-dart-energy  Fracking firm to drill on former explosives site], The ''Guardian'', 4 April 2014 </ref>
-[[IGas]] was awarded two licensing blocks in Mann's constituency by the [[Oil and Gas Authority]] under its 14th licensing round in 2015.<ref> [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/oil-and-gas-licensing-rounds Oil and gas: licensing rounds], ''GOV.uk'', accessed 14 November 2016. </ref> In January 2016, Nottinghamshire County Council approved an [[IGas]] application to drill up to 12 groundwater monitoring boreholes at a proposed shale gas at Misson, despite strong public opposition. <ref> [http://www.retfordtimes.co.uk/misson-borehole-drilling-plan-given-green-light/story-28561596-detail/story.html Misson borehole drilling plan given the green light], ''Retford Times'', 19 January 2016, accessed 13 September 2016</ref> At a council meeting prior to the decision, Mann had said the application was inappropriate because it would industrialise the countryside around Misson. In November 2016,  the council further approved application by the company to test drill for shale gas at the same site. <ref> Karolin Schaps, [http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-igas-energy-fracking-permit-idUKKBN13A1MB IGas receives approval for shale gas exploration permit], ''Reuters'', 15 November 2016, accessed 18 November 2016. </ref> On the decision, Mann said:
+[[IGas]] was awarded two licensing blocks in Mann's constituency by the [[Oil and Gas Authority]] under its 14th licensing round in 2015.<ref> [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/oil-and-gas-licensing-rounds Oil and gas: licensing rounds], ''GOV.uk'', accessed 14 November 2016. </ref> In January 2016, Nottinghamshire County Council approved an [[IGas]] application to drill up to 12 groundwater monitoring boreholes at a proposed shale gas at Misson, despite strong public opposition. <ref> [http://www.retfordtimes.co.uk/misson-borehole-drilling-plan-given-green-light/story-28561596-detail/story.html Misson borehole drilling plan given the green light], ''Retford Times'', 19 January 2016, accessed 13 September 2016</ref> At a council meeting prior to the decision, Mann had said the application was inappropriate because it would industrialise the countryside around Misson. In November 2016,  the council further approved an application by the company to test drill for shale gas at the same site. <ref> Karolin Schaps, [http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-igas-energy-fracking-permit-idUKKBN13A1MB IGas receives approval for shale gas exploration permit], ''Reuters'', 15 November 2016, accessed 18 November 2016. </ref> On the decision, Mann said:
 :'Whilst I am pleased that the arguments that I put forward about lorry movements have been addressed I am tremendously disappointed at this decision. The decision of where fracking takes place should be determined by local people.
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 :I still think that we should put a pause on fracking - whilst a full, independent assessment of the risks was undertaken. Most importantly, fracking should only go ahead with the full consent and involvement of local people, who should have the final say on any application and in securing any potential benefits or investment from fracking for their community.' <ref> [http://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/john-mann-we-should-press-pause-on-fracking/story-29924461-detail/story.html#AWPfK7Pg2gCQ6eIg.99 John Mann: "We should press pause on fracking"], ''Lincolnshire Live'', 22 November 2016, accessed 23 November 2016. </ref>
 Mann's constituency also includes four licensing blocks awarded to [[INEOS]], where there are a plans for a total of four shale wells, four hrz frac wells and 2D and 3D seismic surveying. No applications are currently underway.