Why I am standing down at the next election Thursday, 18 April, 2024 It is remarkable how nice people are to you when you declare that you are off! For those constituents who have not yet heard I announced at the East Worthing & Shoreham Conservative Association AGHM last Friday that after long deliberation I had decided not to stand again as their candidate at the next General Election. By the time of that election I will have served for more than 27 years as the... Local News
Update on Inflation - August 2023 9th August 2023 We saw a sharper than expected fall in inflation in July thankfully, but of course it still remains too high. While we make slow but sure progress, please... Local News
Herald Column August 3rd 2023 3rd August 2023 Last week I launched my constituency crime survey - you can find it here and hard copies will be delivered across East Worthing & Shoreham over coming weeks... Local News
The Wrong Use for Windsor House Hotel - August 2023 2nd August 2023 The Windsor House Hotel is the wrong place to house some 44 mostly single men, many of whom will need additional support. We had a completely shambolic meeting... Local News
Reviving Local Radio in Sussex 27th July 2023 Earlier in the year I went to talk to Jay Jackson, the Director of Regency Radio, which is a new radio station based at Lancing Business Park. As the son of a... Local News
Herald Column July 27th 2023 27th July 2023 Parliament broke for the summer recess last week after an intensive end to the session involving no fewer than 18 consecutive votes during ‘ping pong’ over the... Local News
Herald Column July 20th 2023 20th July 2023 It was great to welcome the Fisheries Minister Mark Spencer to Shoreham Harbour on Monday to celebrate a major coup for the port. He was there to announce a... Local News
Herald Column July 13th 2023 13th July 2023 Thank you to all those constituents sending me details of roadworks involving seemingly unwarranted lane closures and lights causing traffic chaos, since the... Local News
Railway Ticket Office Closures - July 11th 2023 11th July 2023 The train operating companies have announced plans to close most railway ticket offices in England. In their place, roving assistants will be on concourses and... Local News
Question on Railway Ticket Office Closures - July 6th 2023 6th July 2023 Many of my constituents are rightly concerned about the news from earlier in the week that nearly all railway station ticket offices across England could be... Local News