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Newsletter - 19 February, 2023

The crocuses are out and we’ve had some days of gorgeous spring weather, but we know how March and April are, and we’re not through the worst of it yet. The same goes for the economy. There are some welcome signs that the recession - if we even have one - won’t be as bad as feared.

Newsletter - 16 January, 2023

Parliament returned last week from the Christmas recess and the expectation is that politics in 2023 will be less lurid but more ominous than in 2022.

Newsletter - 12 December, 2022

A victory for the Morgan’s Hill River Group, which I set up in honour of the hydrological landmark near Devizes whence rainwater flows into the three seas to the east, south and west of England… a victory for us, and for all the other campaigners who have been calling for the fines that water com

Newsletter - 27 November, 2022

As winter begins to bite I am very relieved that communities across Wiltshire are stepping forward to organise ‘warm hubs’ for people who are at home in the daytime but cannot afford to keep the heating on.

Newsletter - 13 November, 2022

The illegal arrival of 40,000 people, almost all of them young men, on our shores so far this year rightly outrages the country. I have met with ministers and asked a series of questions in Parliament about this in recent days, which you can see, with ministers’ responses, here, here and here.

Newsletter - 31 October, 2022

The week after the Party Conference at which the Truss government began its slow then swift collapse, I went to the USA and Canada for six days - with my mother and a camera crew, as you do.

Newsletter - 9 October, 2022

Party Conference is a forest and you can only see the trees in front of you. You rely on the media for reports of events elsewhere.

Newsletter - 26 September, 2022

The Queen’s death on 8 September obliterated the coverage of the energy support package introduced by the Prime Minister in the Commons that day.

Newsletter - 5 September, 2022

I am back in London for the new Parliamentary term, and awaiting the announcement this lunchtime of the name of the new Prime Minister. A good moment to reflect on a hot Wiltshire summer, with dark clouds gathering.

Newsletter - 20 June, 2022

When I was elected in 2019 I promised to continue the public meetings that the candidates held during the election campaign. Covid got in the way, but this year I’ve held meetings in Devizes, Marlborough, Tidworth, and last week in Pewsey.