I’m all in favour of clean air. The Clean Air Acts which removed the smogs from London and our leading industrial cities were great acts of progress. They did not damage our economy, whilst improving the quality of life and saving our lungs. Today mor… read more
I have to bring sad news. My Mother Amy had a severe stroke on Thursday evening, and died overnight in hospital. I will provide more details for her friends when things are sorted out. read more
The ONS had to admit today that it had overstated Public Sector Net Debt excluding banks by £18.5bn in past figures. £11bn of this was an error, and £7.5bn comes from updated figures. It is all part of a pattern of too much official gloom about our e… read more
I have asked my office to be fully compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation. We will pass information on to public bodies or other counterparties involved in a complaint or query when a constituent writes in. We will regard the submission… read more
The USA has temporarily suspended the tariffs it threatened to deploy against China. Apparently the trade talks are making progress. China accepts that the balance of payments surplus it enjoys with the USA is excessive, and wishes to help the USA fin… read more