On top of the election hustings, details of which are available here, I have arranged some additional public meetings (and may add more). The dates and times are: Monday 27th April 7.30pm - Walton public meeting: Ashley C of E Primary School, Ashley Road, Walton-on Thames, Surrey KT12 1HXTuesday 28th April7.30pm - East Molesey public […]
Read MoreI have written a column for The Sun today, after a string of announcements by Labour’s Ed Miliband - hiking corporation tax, raising the minimum wage and banning zero-hours contracts. Despite their superficial populist appeal, they are a direct threat to the job creation of the last five years. On zero hours contracts it is […]
Read MoreI am participating in as many election hustings and public meetings as I can across the constituency during the forthcoming general election campaign. As well as events at Sunrise of Esher care home, Esher College, Rydens Enterprise School and some other local town hall meetings (to be announced), I am participating in the following hustings: Wednesday […]
Read MoreWith the election looming, I have had a lot of requests to talk to schools and colleges about what happens, what I actually do within the election period, and my take on the national picture. On Friday, I popped into Rowan preparatory school in Claygate, to talk to their Year 6 girls. They are an […]
Read MoreOver the last week, I have been interviewed by pupils attending various different local schools, as part of the BBC School Report inititaive. It encourages budding young journalists to conduct interviews - not necessarily with MPs - and publish their films online. Today, it was the turn of Year 8 students at Hinchley Wood School, […]
Read MoreI have written a column today for City AM on how the Chancellor’s Budget should spark a second wave of the consumer revolution. You can read it here.
Read MoreYesterday, Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee published a carefully worded, but nonetheless far-reaching, report on the state of UK surveillance laws. It was precipitated by the Edward Snowden revelations. The report concluded three key things: First, UK surveillance laws lack adequate safeguards and proper oversight. Second, the intelligence agencies are engaged in ‘bulk’ trawling of […]
Read MoreGiven the surge in support for small parties at the forthcoming election, I have been looking at the policy agendas of UKIP and the Green Party. While I recognise widespread frustration with the political system, I don’t think the small parties should escape the kind of scrutiny that the main parties receive. With this in […]
Read MoreShould the public be told whether or not the Home Office have refused visas to individuals linked to serious crime? I have tabled an amendment to the Serious Crime Bill, for consideration today, making the case for greater transparency. You can read my blog-post outlining the case for the change on The Spectator’s Coffee House blog […]
Read MoreOn Sunday morning, I was made aware of a blog-post by Roisin Miller on Liberal Democrat Voice, an independent website for Lib Dem supporters, entitled: ‘An MP who takes me for granted has left me feeling disenfranchised’. What followed was a nebulous - but direct - attack on me as an MP, saying that I […]
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