MP View: We need to target support where it is needed 10th August 2022 Last week’s news from the Bank of England has certainly cast a damp mood over the country. The half percent hike in interest rates has heed introduced to... Local News
MP View: Both candidates have proven track records, but Sunak’s ideas are right for the time 26th July 2022 There really is a lot going on. Holiday chaos at Dover and international airports, cost of living crises, war in Ukraine, NHS under pressure, inequalities in... Local News
MP View: Leadership contest down to final two 20th July 2022 This week, we finish the MPs’ rounds of voting for leader, and hand the process over to the wider Conservative Party membership. The final two candidates, Liz... Local News
MP View: Full steam ahead on a leadership race 13th July 2022 A week on from my last column, the psychodrama of the ministerial resignations is all behind us and the Conservative Party is now full steam ahead on a... Local News
MP View: Prime Minister is in trouble again 6th July 2022 It won’t have escaped readers’ attention that the Prime Minister is in trouble again. The resignation last week of Government Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher... Local News
MP View: Brexit and the Trade Remedies Authority 29th June 2022 One of the more technical and, possibly, obscure organisations to have come out of Brexit is the Trade Remedies Authority. Back in the old days of EU membership... Local News
MP View: Fighting to protect bus routes in Worcestershire 22nd June 2022 It looks like we are going to lose all our busses. Diamond Bus, a familiar sight across the county, has written to the County Council, and to all MPs, stating... Local News
MP View: Rail strikes and the unions 15th June 2022 Growing up in the 1970s, I got a first-hand opportunity to see the true havoc trade unions can inflict on our lives. Homework by candlelight, exams in the hot... Local News
MP View: Looking ahead past the Prime Minister's confidence vote 8th June 2022 Who on earth would want to be Prime Minister? Permanently in the public eye, and endlessly scrutinised by your own back benchers and ministers. Monday’s vote of... Local News