MP COLUMN: ‘We can’t afford to do nothing on climate change’
“THE problem with the UK is we don’t make anything anymore.” This is often said by people as a truth…
MP COLUMN: ‘Speed cameras on the A30 could save lives’
IN recent times, the eastbound stretch of the A30, which connects Yeovil to Sherborne, has been the site of…
MP COLUMN: ‘Alzheimer’s, schools and cider on first-week agenda’
I’M writing this article as I sit on the train on my way back to Somerset after my first…
MP’S COLUMN: ‘Changes will make it easier to fine polluters’
I WELCOMED choristers from Sherborne Abbey Choir and their families for a visit to Parliament and 10 Downing Street…
POLITICS COLUMN: ‘Voters are working out how to beat the Tories’
LABOUR won handsomely in Selby and Ainsty, a seat that it took on similar boundaries in 1997 and throughout…
POLITICS COLUMN: ‘Governing for the minority is not a solution’
I SAT ‘telling’ outside a couple of polling stations most of the day on that by-election day of days…
MP’S COLUMN: ‘Closing ticket offices is wrong at this time’
LIKE many, I am concerned by the proposals to remove staff from train station ticket offices. North Dorset only…
MP’S COLUMN: ‘NatWest and BBC should be eating humble pie’
SOME good news on the economy with inflation falling more than expected. There seems to be an expectation in…
MP’S COLUMN: ‘Restrictions on single-use plastics are welcome’
I REALLY enjoyed going to Piddlehinton fete the weekend before last. A really enjoyable event and one that is at…
Lib Dems celebrate another win after Somerset Council by-election
THE Liberal Democrats have followed up their capture of the Somerton and Frome parliamentary seat with victory in…