Articles for the Herald and Post

One of Andy Burnham’s first announcements was a 20 percent cut in business rates for pubs. The proposal is welcome. Although many pubs would still be paying...

A little over a year ago, the Wessex Route – better known to us locally as South Western Railway or SWR – became the first rail franchise to return to state...

Australian political strategist Sir Lynton Crosby has always believed in the power of simplicity. I remember 21 years ago in the 2005 general election he worked...

"Unfortunately, for too long, we’ve had too many of our young people leaving school without the necessary skills or direction - and ending up on a dead-end...

Less than a year ago, I used this column to raise my concerns about the future of the Primary PE and Sport Premium. At the time, I had been questioning...

Andy Burnham arrived in Number 10 with people knowing little about his policy intentions. A couple of the Cabinet appointments looked carefully judged to try to...

It’s Farnborough Airshow Week. Every two years Hampshire hosts one of the world’s premier business events, bringing together the global aerospace industry and...

An email arrived in my inbox the other day announcing the introduction of 17,000 new electric vehicle (EV) charge points across Hampshire. These are set to be...

After months of waiting, and the resignation of two defence ministers, the Defence Investment Plan finally appeared this week. Defence is the first...