Articles for the Herald and Post

Last week I wrote in the Herald about important developments in education, and my focus this week is on another key plank of education. One that has in the past...

In my first Herald/Post column for 2024 I thought I’d write about some developments in education that I ran out of column-weeks to write about last year. There...

As I write this last column of 2023 for the Herald and Post, I find myself, unsurprisingly, in reflective mood. This year has been memorable for a number of...

My column for this week's Herald and Post.... Last week the Integrated Care Board announced that it is seeking views on where a new hospital should be sited in...

My column for this week's Herald and Post... In September I wrote in this column about the decline of cash and the dangers of financial exclusion for some of...

This week's article for the Herald and Post... Last week was another busy one. I spent much of the week getting up to speed with my schools’ brief and meeting...

My article for the Herald and Post this week looks back on my time at the Ministry of Justice... Well, they do say a week is a long time in politics. None more...

Like so many of you I attended services of Remembrance over the weekend. On Saturday I was in Holybourne and on Sunday in Alton. Both services were moving...

This week I have written my article for the Herald and Post about collective efforts to tackle fraud and how this work is paying off. The latest ONS crime...