Writing this letter is overshadowed by more sadness as we grieve the loss of life in Reading this week-end. We wish the police well with discovering who was involved and why, so prosecution can follow. There is some good new… read more
I was shocked to learn from the news today that one of the people senselessly murdered in Reading this week-end was James Furlong. I see that James was widely admired as an inspirational teacher at the Holt School. It adds even more poignancy to our… read more
I send my condolences to the families of the three people murdered yesterday evening in a series of senseless stabbings. It is difficult to find words to console in such a dreadful circumstance.I am glad many others evaded the planned mass slaughter a… read more
The civil service seems ever keen to implement every last rule and regulation from the EU before we leave properly at the end of the year. For many years now there has been a large official legislative programme routed from Brussels by eager officials… read more
UK energy policy has always had three aims. There is the need to ensure sufficient capacity to keep the lights on at all times. There is the need to keep prices down so energy is affordable for families and competitive for businesses. There a… read more