This week, I participated in a discussion with Graham Allen MP and Sue Cameron from the Daily Telegraph, for the Week in Westminster on Radio 4, looking at the quality of laws being passed through the Parliamentary sausage-making machine. You can listen here from 14 minutes here.
Read MoreI have written a column for the Sunday Times tomorrow, arguing that Britain should be wary of intervening in the deteriorating civil war in Syria, and that the international response is emblematic of a changing world order. You can access the article here.
Read MoreThis week, the Department for Education approved a secondary department to the Cobham Free School (a primary school), allowing it to proceed to the pre-opening phase. That means the local sponsors will work with local authorities and the Department to turn their educational vision and business plan into a reality. For details on the local […]
Read MoreEarlier this month, I had the privilege of presenting the annual Elmbridge Young Persons Awards, recognising the achievements of youngsters accross the borough in the face of adversity, overcoming great challenges or in otherwise remarkable circumstances. They include children suffering from disability or illness, those who have lost close family members and many inspiring stories of […]
Read MoreLast week, I visited Rowan Preparatory School in Claygate to talk to their Year 6 pupils. I explained the role of an MP, in the community and up at Westminster, and fielded a very interesting array of questions - from the legal voting age to my local priorities. They proved a very curious, sparky and […]
Read MoreIain Duncan Smith’s brilliant think tank, the Centre for Social Justice, has a program called the ‘Inner City Challenge’, enabling MPs - from across the political spectrum - to engage in poverty-fighting projects. I jumped at the chance to spend three days volunteering at Anchor House, an award-winning charity that helps homeless people get back […]
Read MoreAmidst all the intense debate about the European question, I have written a piece for the Daily Telegraph tomorrow, here, arguing that we must not let legitimate criticism of the EU distract us from home-grown problems we urgently need to tackle.
Read MoreI have written an article for The Times tomorrow looking at the threat from UKIP, in the aftermath of the local elections. I argue that Conservatives need to focus on economic growth, common sense policies that support the ‘little guy’, and not shy away from the debate on immigration. You can access the column here.
Read MoreToday, the Sunday Telegraph reports on the 2011 rioters we can’t deport because of Article 8 (right to family life) reasons. I wrote a column putting the cases in context, and arguing for deportation reform as one of the measures the government should bring forward in the Queen’s Speech next week. You can read the […]
Read MoreThis week’s Panorama - the Russians are Coming looked at the fallout from the Sergei Magnitsky case, and the risk that dirty money is being laundered into the UK, and - worse still - Russian vendettas carried out on UK soil. I was interviewed, given my campaign for a UK Magnitsky Act. You can watch the episode […]
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