MP’s Round-Up

Johnson: Hoare hits out at committee’s critics

“TRYING to delegitimise the committee and its members is wrong…It’s pure Trump.” North Dorset MP Simon Hoare has lambasted members…

Lack of substance behind the slogans

THE end of freedom of movement, eh? How ironic that it is our ability to cross the channel without…

‘A clapped out, one-trick pony party’

POWER, wrote Lord Acton, tends to corrupt. And absolute power corrupts absolutely. I lived in Scotland for seven years,…

Dorset to pilot ‘Instant Justice’

On Friday last week, Dorset was announced as a successful recipient of almost £2.1 million of funding as part…

Welcome action on water quality and troubles north of the border

I AM so very pleased further action has now been taken against water companies discharging sewage. I don’t underestimate…

Of bullets, bombs and keyboards…

In a few weeks we shall mark and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Belfast/Good Friday…

Government guilty of greenwash tosh

Risky business, listening to the latest Chancellor’s Budget speech while having a drink. There were a couple of occasions…

£2.9m to repair county’s potholes

Thank you to those who got in touch following my interest in the last issue in Multi Academy Trusts. Road…

Tale of Tory troubles at all turns

As I thought about this week’s piece I first thought I needed to complete the story started last time…

Let’s adopt practical approach to EU

Liberal Democrats have just been gathering in York for the first live conference for some time. Like it or…