I know I keep going on about the Headsmart campaign and the Brain Tumour Charity (BTC), but it’s only because they are so fantastic. Last Tuesday, I hosted an event in the House of Commons to celebrate the BTC’s success in raising £13 million in the last year for research into brain tumours. It […]
Read MoreThe results for the European elections are now complete. Predictably, UKIP captured the anti-politics mood and did well across the country. All the mainstream parties took a hit, although the Lib Dems fared worst losing all but one MEP. Nick Clegg and Tim Farron hit the airwaves to suggest this was the price of a […]
Read MoreI have just returned from the count for the 2014 Elmbridge borough council elections. The Conservatives had a strong result, increasing our majority on the council by a seat. The result is a testament to the hard-work and dedication of every one of our councillors, candidates and supporters - not to mention council leader, John […]
Read MoreIt’s election time, and I’ve been out and about supporting local Conservative candidates in the run up to May 22 (next Thursday, in case election fever has passed you by). Before canvassing in Molesey for our brilliant local candidate, Steve Bax, on Thursday night, I joined Reza Amini on Bridge Road (in East Molesey) for […]
Read MoreToday, I dropped in on Lower Green Community Centre’s Beehive initiative. Run by local mums, Cathy Heavens and Lyndsay Bennett, the project organises drop in sessions for a couple of hours each Friday morning. It links together a play area for young children, the East Elmbridge foodbank, Lower Green Household essentials (which provide domestic goods […]
Read MoreToday, I have written a column for City AM, looking at the implications of the ongoing political reaction to the Pfizer-AstraZeneca takeover, and what it says about Britain’s approach to globalisation. You can read the article here.
Read MoreToday, I visited Walton Firs, located in a spectacular spot in Cobham, with Rosemary Dane and Peter Willman. Walton Firs is a 28 acre site offering a range of activities for youngsters through to the more elderly. The centre used to be a Scout Camp site. It is now run as a charitable organisation with a focus […]
Read MoreOn Friday, I dropped by Claremont Fan Court School in Esher. The staff very kindly arranged an opportunity to chat to a range of pupils, including members of the under 13’s Lacrosse team recently back from England trials, a team of sixth-formers who have reached the national finals of the ICAEW Business, Accounting and Skills […]
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