For those heading up to the Conservative Party conference, next week, my itinerary is set out below - including drinks on Monday evening with anyone coming up from the constituency: Sunday 2 October 1. 1645 - 1745: Big Brother Watch Fringe on Extradition Reform Freedom Zone, Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley, Manchester M2 3WS The European […]
Read MoreAccording to the official Home Office figures, detection rates for crime in Surrey fell this year, 2010/11, to an average of 20%. They have fallen year on year since 2006/7, and are now the (joint) lowest in England and Wales. Some of this reflects previous cuts in police funding (by around 40% in real terms […]
Read MoreI have written an article today for the Sunday Times, arguing that the current tub-thumping at the UN is a distraction from serious and credible efforts to make peace, which require political leadership not legal wrangling. You can access the article here.
Read MoreI have written an article for the Daily Telegraph, based on the foreign policy chapter in After the Coalition, criticising the irrational exuberance of the Blairite era, and arguing for a more rugged internationalism - which takes Britain’s responsibilities as a global good citizen seriously, but does not lose sight of the UK national interest. […]
Read MoreI have co-authored a new book, After the Coalition, setting out a Conservative vision for Britain beyond the end of the current coalition in 2015. I wrote the book with Kwasi Kwarteng, Liz Truss, Priti Patel and Chris Skidmore - MPs from the 2010 intake - and it will be serialised in the Daily Telegraph […]
Read MoreToday, I teamed up with Priti Patel (MP for Witham) to write a piece for the Daily Telegraph, making the case for meritocracy not gender quotas. You can read the article here.
Read MoreTonight, I went out with Walton Street Angels, a new group that patrol the various night spots in Walton, offering moral and practical support to those who are vulnerable on a Friday night. Whether its a kind word, a lollipop to break the ice or flip-flops for young girls taking off their high heels (so […]
Read MoreI joined a debate hosted online by The Guardian on Europe, featuring a range of political opinion. You can listen here.
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