One of our pioneering local firms, TR Control Solutions, is going from strength to strength. The company innovated eco-driver, a program designed to monitor in real time the amount of energy an organisation is using - from schools and businesses to government departments. This technology is extremely useful for saving money and cutting the amount […]
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Last Friday, I braved the elements with Dave Jupp of the Molesey Business Association to call in on a range of local businesses in East Molesey. We visited Molesey DIY, Fairway Independent Financial Advisers, Sakura hairdessing salon, Tudor and Co estate agents, L’Affamato, Neil’s Wheels and Belle Epoque. As always, it is good to get feedback […]
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In advance of David Cameron’s speech on Europe on Friday, EurActiv, a European jobs and news website, published an interview with me on Britain’s place in Europe and the wider world in the twenty-first century. You can read it here.
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Yesterday, Erika and I went to a performance of the Three Musketeers at the Vera Fletcher Hall in Thames Ditton. Organised by Ruth Lyon and Karen Randolph, the dinner and panto raise money for new equipment at Thames Ditton community hospital. It’s always a great annual event. Erika and I went along - our first night out […]
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Today, I opened Claygate Martial Arts Centre. It has been set up by James and Vicky Barker, two local instructors - a husband and wife partnership. The club has a wide range of students of all ages - boys, girls, men and women. I have enjoyed martial arts since the age of twelve, and recognise […]
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A senior member of the Obama administration has stated publicly that the US wants to see Britain at the heart of a united Europe. It comes as David Cameron is poised to make a major speech on the EU, and is being perceived as an attempt to influence the UK approach. I debated the remarks […]
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On Monday, Parliament returns to debate the draft EU Directive on gender quotas in City boardrooms. I have written an article for the Sunday Times today, arguing that such quotas are anti-meritocratic, divisive and counter-productive. You can access the article here.
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