‘My hope is for stability and civility’
MAY I begin by wishing you a very happy and peaceful New Year. I hope you were able to…
Pay offer to nurses is ‘ridiculous’
AFTER another tumultuous year in the political life of the UK, it is good to know that the dreadful…
Britain and the great wealth divide
WITH a new year upon us, and at a time when so many are finding their finances stretched to…
Welcome to 2023: Change is coming
The need for change is tangible. It is bubbling up in every region, every county, every town and every…
After what’s been a difficult 2022, ’tis the season to accentuate the positive
As it’s been a bit of a grim year in so many ways, it would be uplifting to see…
Lords reform marginal issue for most
Bath is once again trying to tick its boxes on clean air by shunting traffic out of the city…
‘Temporary’ classrooms end in sight
LAST week came the announcement that I have been campaigning on long and hard in Parliament. The Government has confirmed…
LibDems plough the middle way
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our readers! I hope these columns over the past year…
Forget ‘goblin mode’ – my word of the year has to be ‘change’
In case you missed it, Oxford Dictionaries, for the first time, asked the general public to choose their ‘word…
Children in need in our rich nation
For decades, many voters and pollsters have written off rural Dorset as being of any political interest due to…
