I have received the enclosed letter from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Today, I will be laying the Universal Credit Managed Migration regulations before the House. These positive regulations provide a range of additional support for cl… read more
One of the reasons many people now do not listen to mainstream media news and commentary is the way that factual reporting coupled with expert and insightful balanced analysis has been replaced by a kind of campaign based activity. The BBC in particul… read more
I will be laying wreaths at St Mary’s Church Burghfield at 11am on Sunday and at the War Memorial in Wokingham Town Hall after the service in All Saints on Sunday afternoon. read more
Today we remember the Gunpowder plot. This planned terrorist attack on the British establishment 413 years ago was fortunately thwarted, unlike the one in 1984 which I lived through. It is curious that we still commemorate the former. What was it abou… read more
Versions of a possible deal for the UK with the EU have today been denied by the government. That’s sensible of them. All the versions I have seen are not Brexit. Let’s just leave, spend our own money, and negotiate a free trade deal once the EU has r… read more