Diary - defence spending to rise Tuesday, 23 April, 2024 Another interesting day. It began with my morning jaunt under grey skies. Into the office and a quick catch-up on matters, before heading to the Thatcher Room in PCH for another session of our Defence Committee. Today was day one of our look at what is known as the 'grey zone'. What is that. Well, in the words of our committee specialist, Nigel Vinson, it is: "Grey zone conflict occurs when a... Diary
Prospect Magazine - no deal is better than a bad deal, by The Rt Hon John Redwood PC MP 27th October 2017 No deal is better than a bad deal. A bad deal would be one where we paid for talks and paid to trade, where we ended up accepting EU rules and European court... Blog
W2W - treason 27th October 2017 NOT so long ago treason was punishable by death. In my view, the behaviour of those of our citizens who travel to Syria and Iraq to fight for ISIL is akin to... Articles
Diary - remembering a remarkable man: my Father 26th October 2017 Today, my family and I paid tribute to my dear Papa, whose Thanksgiving Service was held at Milton Abbey School. This week I have been preparing for the... Diary
Diary - new head at Bovington primary 20th October 2017 Up early and into the office. Plenty to do. At 0900 I headed to Bovington to meet the new headmaster at the primary school. I became good friends of the... Diary
W2W - tackling re-offending 20th October 2017 HOW many times have I heard people calling for the return of boot-camps to instil some discipline into wayward young men. A short, sharp shock is just the... Articles
Diary - dispute in Osmington 19th October 2017 Up early and into the office. Time to go through routine matters before heading to Osmington to meet a constituent and some of her neighbours who are concerned... Diary
Diary - parliamentary boundary changes 18th October 2017 An early morning run, into the House, daily routine, out to the dentist, which meant sadly missing PMQs. Corbyn predictably concentrated his fire on Universal... Diary
Diary - no deal has to be an option 17th October 2017 An early morning run, private meeting and into the House. We were on a one-line whip today, but David Davis made a Statement on his negotiations with the EU and... Diary
Diary - nuclear safeguards and the EU 16th October 2017 An early start and then to London midday for another week. Nuclear Safeguards Bill was under scrutiny this afternoon, with the pro-EU crowd ramping up fears... Diary