Keeping watch on employment Thursday, 21 November, 2024 Seeing the Chancellor’s team line up with her on Downing Street reminded me of my own spell as a junior minister at the Treasury, at the Budget and Autumn Statement. My role at that time was focussed on areas such as alcohol and gambling duties, and energy policy. But there are two Osborne reforms from that time that stick in my mind as having an especially lasting effect. The first was the Soft... Articles for the Herald and Post
A morning ride with Cycle Alton 29th July 2023 On Saturday (29th July) I joined Barbara and Chris from Cycle Alton and Ben from Treloar's college to cycle their proposed 'safe cycle route' in Alton for... Local News
Batteries will help power us towards net zero 29th July 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post... Tata’s announcement of its plans to build a ‘gigafactory’ in Somerset grabbed headlines last week. This... Articles for the Herald and Post
Universities must provide value for money for their charges 21st July 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post looks at the post 18 education sector... This week, the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, announced a crack down... Articles for the Herald and Post
New premises for Dementia Friendly Alton 15th July 2023 It was an absolute joy to celebrate the official opening of the new Dementia-friendly Alton centre at Edgar Hall, which will transform dementia support services... Local News
Casting the recruitment net wider could benefit us all 14th July 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post looks at how employers can think outside the box when looking to recruit staff... In last week’s column I wrote about... Articles for the Herald and Post
Getting the economically inactive, active 6th July 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post looks at how the government is helping people return to work.... Business East Hampshire is an important initiative... Articles for the Herald and Post
Damian's monthly update on Shine Radio 30th June 2023 Damian records a regular MP Update for Petersfield's Shine Radio, and below is a link to the latest: https://omny.fm/shows/petersfieldstories/damian-hinds-mp... Local News
The varied life of a MP 29th June 2023 I’m writing this week's column for the Herald and Petersfield Post just before attending the funeral of a great local volunteer and leader, Jeff Williams, of... Articles for the Herald and Post
An opportunity to work for Damian 26th June 2023 Damian is recruiting for a caseworker to join his busy constituency team in East Hampshire. Details are below: Job title: Caseworker (full- or part-time)... Local News
