Why is this top down reorganisation being forced on us? Thursday, 23 April, 2026 Hampshire voters will shortly be going to the polls in important County Council elections. Who manages and delivers services for us locally really matters. But there’s a big change coming in the shape of the government’s ‘reorganisation’ of Hampshire’s local authorities. As you will have read in the Herald and Post, 15 councils will be replaced by five new ‘unitary’ councils. East Hampshire... Articles for the Herald and Post
'Blink and you'll miss it' Spring Statement masks economic woes 12th March 2026 If you picked up the next morning’s papers, you could be forgiven for not realising that a ‘fiscal event’ had just taken place. That is perhaps unsurprising... Articles for the Herald and Post
Long awaited Schools White Paper brings major reforms 5th March 2026 It was a long time in the coming. You might expect a Schools White Paper to be published in the first few months after a change of government; this one has... Articles for the Herald and Post
Shine Radio - March 2026 update 4th March 2026 Click here for Damian's latest update for Petersfield's Shine Radio: Our local MP’s update for March | Petersfield's Shine Radio Local News
Reporting Back - March 2026 3rd March 2026 Click here for the latest edition of Reporting Back: https://mailchi.mp/ca2b5e785c80/monthly-constituency-update-from-damian… Reporting Back newsletter
Why I don’t see the rationale for mega police forces 26th February 2026 I wrote in the Herald and Post recently about the government’s imposed reorganisation of local government across England, including the proposed abolition of... Articles for the Herald and Post
Apprenticeships must remain within reach for local businesses 19th February 2026 At the end of last year, I met a group of local hairdressers from Petersfield. They spoke candidly about the impact of the Chancellor’s decision to raise... Articles for the Herald and Post
The growing crisis in youth unemployment 12th February 2026 There are many ways to describe the current state of youth unemployment, and none of them is good. It now stands at 15.9%, up 1.5 percentage points in a year, a... Articles for the Herald and Post
February update for Shine 6th February 2026 Latest update for Shine Radio: Petersfield’s MP shares his constituency view | Petersfield's Shine Radio Local News
Bins, Bills and Boundaries: Why Local Government Reorganisation Matters 5th February 2026 Local government reorganisation may not sound like the most exciting topic. But this matters. The outcome will affect many things from how much council tax you... Articles for the Herald and Post
