ARCHIVED NEWS: APR-JUN 2023
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INFLATIONARY PRESSURES
The Somerset Guardian, 28th June 2023
High inflation is bad for individuals, households, and the economy. It destroys the value of hard-earned pay, deters investment and negatively impacts on households’ cost of living. The failure of the Bank of England, with its over printing of...
NEW MONEY FOR FARMERS
The Somerset Guardian, 21st June 2023
£305,878 has recently been awarded to farmers and foresters in North East Somerset as part of the Government’s Farming Equipment and Technology Fund. The aim of the Fund is to help growers in North East Somerset boost farm productivity...
SOMERSET CORONER PROBLEMS
The Somerset Guardian, 14th June 2023
There still seems to be a post-pandemic torpor in the public services. Even the Somerset Coroner is failing my constituents. This is why I have put down questions in Parliament to understand what is going wrong. It is particularly troubling as people are...
UPDATE ON UKRAINE
The Somerset Guardian, 7th June 2023
As Russia's war on Ukraine continues, with alleged retaliation threatening to escalate the situation, it is important to reassure constituents about the measures that the Government is taking to ensure that the sanctions placed on Russia remain firm...
MORE BUS FUNDING CUTS
The Somerset Guardian, 31st May 2023
Once again and with enormous regret, I find myself writing about the lamentable bus situation in and around North East Somerset. This week, I have received a flurry of e-mails from worried constituents complaining that funding for the 94...
NEW FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS
The Somerset Guardian, 24th May 2023
As Winston Churchill once said: 'We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.' This was in Churchill's speech on 28th October 1943 to Parliament as part of the debate on establishing a committee to rebuild the House of Commons...
VICTIMS AND PRISONERS BILL
The Somerset Guardian, 17th May 2023
Keeping people safe is one of the highest priorities for the Government. It understands that protecting people - especially the victims of crime - is paramount to ensuring that we live in a secure, well-functioning society. A victim’s experience...
NHS RECOVERY PLAN
The Somerset Guardian, 10th May 2023
After the real problems caused by Covid-19, the Government has acted urgently to develop a Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care. Many dozens of constituents have written to me over their concerns and fears so it is...
THE HISTORY OF THE CORONATION
The Somerset Guardian, 3rd May 2023
In many people's minds, the Nation's history, our island story, begins in 1066. It is from that that we number our kings and believe it is when our institutions originated. However, the Coronation is a reminder of a much greater antiquity...
CELEBRATING THE CORONATION
The Farrington Gurney Parish Journal, May/June 2023
The Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023. Throughout the Coronation Weekend there will be further opportunities for people to celebrate...
THE ILLEGAL MIGRATION BILL
The Somerset Guardian, 26th April 2023
This week, the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, wrote to me regarding the Illegal Migration Bill. Last year, over 45,000 people crossed the Channel illegally in small boats. Many originated from safe countries and all travelled through safe countries...
NEW LOCAL BUS SERVICE SCHEME
The Somerset Guardian, 19th April 2023
After the combined effort of B&NES and WECA to reduce the number of buses there may be some consolation in a new fund called WESTlocal that has been set up. The £2 million of taxpayers’ money, which has once again been provided by...
EASTER THOUGHTS
The Somerset Guardian, 12th April 2023
Although the latest census shows a decline in religious belief, it was encouraging to see both Downside Abbey and St. Joseph and Teresa in Wells well attended for the Easter services. As the Coronation will remind us, all our Nation's history...