Articles for the Herald and Post

Happy new year. Let us hope for good things for East Hampshire, for Britain and the world. There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic. Our local villages and...

There is a long-standing tradition at Christmas of setting aside even the deepest animosities, if only for a moment. The most famous example is the Christmas...

Paddington Bear, Bagpuss, The Flumps, Thomas the Tank Engine, and going back even further, Bill and Ben, The Magic Roundabout, and Pinky and Perky. All names...

When I visited the Winchester Law Courts recently (pictured above), I was struck by how our legal institutions strike awe in those who come into contact with...

There are three Budget layers to unpick. First, the headline measures announced by the Chancellor in the hour or so she’s on her feet. Next comes the analysis...

Anyone who regularly reads my column (for which I thank you!) will know that helping people who could work, and want to work, back into employment is one of my...

It is not so long since it was thought something approaching scandalous that the BBC had misled people over the naming of a kitten. Despite a viewers’ poll that...

“My mind is not feeling very well.” Those are the words spoken by Alan Partridge in the first episode of his TV mockumentary series, ‘How are you? It’s Alan’...

As we move into the colder months, you’ll likely notice posters in GP surgeries and pharmacies urging you to get your flu jab. Each year, the NHS launches a...