Diary - we fail to hold Dorset Council Friday, 3 May, 2024 What a day! All eyes were on the Dorset Council election, being counted at Redlands Sports Centre in Weymouth. There were plenty of nervous politicians from all Parties as the day wore on. Counting did not actually begin until about 1400, but when it did the results came in pretty fast. With the public mood not in our favour at the moment, our councillors were understandably apprehensive. I... 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
Diary - listening to the CAB 13th October 2017 A most interesting visit to the CAB in Wareham. There, in their newly refurbished building, I met Helen Goldsack and Karen Spurr. They had written to me... Diary
W2W - thanks to the thousands of volunteers 13th October 2017 IT’S perhaps a little known fact that nationally our coastal rescue service is manned by 3,500 volunteers. They are trained and managed by about 80 of the 450... Articles