John's farewell message 29th May 2024 As many people will know, I announced in April 2023 that I would stand down as your MP at the next General Election. My decision was taking on the basis of my... Articles
An MPs office in pandemic - reflection March 2020 – March 2021 12th April 2021 A year after the first lockdown due to COVID-19, many people are looking back to reflect on what has happened during the last year and how they have dealt with... Articles
Mediation in Planning 19th February 2020 With planning again proving to be a contentious subject in this area I have reproduced here an article I wrote with barrister, John Pugh-Smith, on the use of... Articles
Oxford-Cambridge Expressway 5th August 2019 I have received a number of emails raising questions on various issues related to the proposed Oxford-Cambridge Expressway. This article sets out the background... Articles
A note of the vote on Northern Ireland and gay marriage 11th July 2019 The claim that the voting this week was about the introduction of same sex marriage or abortion rights in Northern Ireland was wide of the mark. Everyone was... Articles
New approach to poverty 28th May 2019 The past few weeks have been overwhelming in politics. We have lost a Prime Minister. We have also had European elections which had some of the characteristics... Articles
Brexit indicative votes 2nd April 2019 I have set out below the details of the two rounds of indicative votes and how I voted. Articles
Brexit response 25th March 2019 I am writing this response in view of the emails I have received on a number of subjects to do with Brexit from the revocation of article 50 to a People's Vote... Articles
National and local 11th February 2019 One of the most interesting challenges for an MP is dealing with the bigger picture issues such as the Finance Bill or Brexit (or the international issues which... Articles