Dreams can come true and they certainly did on Saturday at Reachfields, where Hythe Town made it through to the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time. This is an incredible achievement and I was thrilled to be at the ground to watch the game and share in this special moment […]
This week in parliament has been about a big choice for the country of two paths that we could follow. Do we plan now to overcome the huge problem of government debt and borrowing, which means that we are spending more on interest repayments than we are on providing healthcare. Or do we put off […]
I was in the House of Commons today to hear George Osborne deliver the Government's spending review. His statement set out a four year strategy to wipe out Britain's annual budget deficit and get on top of the country's debts. The last Government had run out of money, and knew that cuts would have to […]
The Prime Minister has just announced the results of the Strategic Defence Review and has confirmed that the Gurkhas are not affected by the savings being made in the Defence budget. This is excellent news and means that the Gurkhas will continue to provide their important and unique service as part of the British army […]
Today the Government has published an update on the National Policy Statement for Energy, including the assessment of nuclear sites. You can read the report about Dungeness here. Dungeness has not been listed at this stage as one of the 8 sites where the Government is recommending that new nuclear power stations could be built […]
This week Vince Cable has announced the results of the Government’s review on financing for higher education. This has recommended that Universities should have the freedom to charge students more, but in return provide more information to justify the extra fees and set out the likely job prospects of their graduates. The review also increases […]
This week at the Conservative Party conference the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne stated that we cannot choose the times in which we live, but we can choose how we live in those times. Certainly the new Government would rather not have taken office with the country feeling the strain of the biggest budget […]