Last week was English Tourism Week, and with Visit Kent, I joined Danny Martin and his team at the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway. These wonderful steam trains have been a popular attraction for people of all ages for nearly ninety years, and the railway continues to go from strength to strength. Tourism is one […]
A Kent MP will lead the calls in parliament today to end the restrictive EU fishing quotas squeezing on the county's industry. Damian Collins, the MP for Folkestone and Hythe, is presenting the debate in parliament immediately after the Budget is delivered. Mr Collins says it is a landmark alternative to a fishing ban that could […]
On Wednesday evening this week, following on from the Chancellor’s statement and debate on the Budget, I will be leading a separate debate in the House of Commons focused on our local fishing industry. In the Budget we will be able to see how businesses are expanding, creating new jobs and investing in our economy. […]
This week the latest survey published by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shows more growing confidence as the economy recovers. Small businesses collectively are the major employers in this country, as more people work for them than for large firms. They are also closer to the ground and more sensitive to changes in the […]
Kent can be a powerhouse of our economic recovery, with high levels of job creation and new business start ups. However, Kent should also be a powerhouse in its structure and organisation, like the new Northern powerhouse that is being created around Manchester. Kent in terms of population is similar in size to Northern Ireland, […]