Articles for the Herald and Post

In the picturesque village of Privett stands one of the most beautiful and well-maintained churches you could imagine—Holy Trinity Church. Its spire rises...

The recently released claimant count data for East Hampshire showed an uptick in the number of people that are currently unemployed. This increase locally is...

One of the less-seen roles of MPs is the “line by line scrutiny” of legislation in committee. During the committee stage of a Bill, there are generally four...

After months of careful planning, the East Hampshire Veterans Festival finally opened its doors on Friday at Petersfield’s Festival Hall. The Hall was packed...

One of the best things about being an MP is visiting schools to talk about Parliament and our democracy. Most recently, for me that has included visits to the...

On Monday there was a ‘petition debate’ in Westminster Hall. The subject was a call by 3m petitioners for a new general election. Over 5,200 East Hampshire...

On a sunny summer's day last August, I had the privilege of catching up with East Hampshire residents Rachael, Ken, and Max Ross. Our conversation centred...

When we were children, people of my generation really did used to say “let’s all meet up in the year 2000”. Then it seemed so far in the future, now well in the...

Politically, it has been a year of two halves. 2024 was punctuated at the midpoint by a general election which brought a change of government. For me that has...