View from Westminster 10th November 2017 10th November 2017 The Wyre Forest District Council local plan is, as many residents are aware, under public consultation. For many residents, they face the prospect of their... Westminster News
View from Westminster November 6th 2017 6th November 2017 The latest focus on Westminster rekindles an issue that I have argued about for years: the care of MPs’ members of staff and how they are employed. Currently... Westminster News
View from Westminster 27th October 2017 27th October 2017 I met recently with the Trussell Trust, the charity that is behind the majority of food banks in the UK. We have one Trussell Trust food bank in Kidderminster... Westminster News
View from Westminster 20th October 2017 20th October 2017 Ensuring we have good health services locally is a key part of an MPs role. Core to the checks and balances is the Care Quality Commission (CQC), ensuring... Westminster News
View from Westminster 13th October 2017 13th October 2017 Making sure that we give all children a top quality education is no small challenge. On the whole, we do well at educating through our schools and universities... Westminster News
View from Westminster 6th October 2017 6th October 2017 During the referendum campaign, I met a bloke who argued that Britain could be entirely self-sufficient. He claimed that we could manufacture everything we... Westminster News
View from Westminster 29th September 2017 29th September 2017 Recent press is dominated by stories about Uber, the ground breaking new taxi service. At its heart is the decision by Labour’s Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to... Westminster News
View from Westminster 15th September 2017 15th September 2017 The big event this week has been the passing of the first stage of the Great Repeal Bill – the bill that’s starts the technical process of exiting the EU and... Westminster News
View from Westminster 25th August 2017 25th August 2017 I was once told by an American state governor that in politics, if you stray too far from the middle of the road, you end up in the gutter of politics. I passed... Westminster News