Opinions

As I travelled down to London this week the many conversations I’ve been able to have with local businesses, pensioners and families were at the front of my...

This week has been Conservative Party Conference. At its heartwas a focus on getting our country firing on all cylinders and going for growth after the deep...

Last Friday the new Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a package of measures as part of a new Growth Plan, intended to get the UK back to a period of...

On Monday 4 billion people from across the globe tuned in to say goodbye to the most magnificent monarch we've ever known. And as Queen Elizabeth II made her...

The title for this column is always “Week in Westminster”, but that doesn’t seem to do it justice this week. Because it isn’t about what’s happened in...

As I watched the news on Monday a political historian commented on the circumstances greeting our new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, as she takes the reigns. He...

The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme which has been running across the borough this summer has proved to be a huge success. Government funded, it’s...

I sometimes get asked what first drew me into politics, and my answer is always the same. It’s the ability to help people and to do something good for our...

When I was elected, I made a promise to do all within my power to come down hard on those who commit crime and anti-social behaviour within our borough. Because...