Awful April rears its head Thursday, 10 April, 2025 Along with April Fool’s Day and the start of the new tax year, this month has acquired a rather less humorous nickname—"Awful April." Dubbed by the media, this term reflects the wave of rising household bills hitting families across the country including energy costs, water bills and broadband. A few days later - April 6th - is the start of the new financial year, when tax changes kick in. The... Articles for the Herald and Post
Stamping out online abuse 2nd November 2023 This week's article for the Herald and Post looks back at the last parliamentary session and forward to the King's speech next week... Last week, the... Articles for the Herald and Post
October update for Shine Radio 31st October 2023 My October update for Shine Radio: Damian Hinds MP update for Shine Radio listeners - Petersfield's Shine Radio - Omny.fm Local News
This year's New Directions event 27th October 2023 Thank you to everybody who came to this year's New Directions event at Alton College. We had a fantastic turn out and I really hope that everybody that came... Local News
Site visit with SSEN 27th October 2023 Last week I met with the team from Scottish Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to hear about their upgrade plans for the Alton and Bordon area. I went to see... Local News
Switch on to the switch off 26th October 2023 Back in the summer I wrote in my column for the Herald and Post about how we need to be prepared for the switching off of the analogue telephone line. Since... Articles for the Herald and Post
Reforms to the prison population - Damian's appearance before the Justice Select Committee 24th October 2023 Damian appeared before the Justice Select Committee to take questions on the latest proposed reforms to the prison system. Parliamentlive.tv - Justice Committee Westminster News
Back to Parliament as conference season ends 20th October 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post... So, the 2023 party conference season comes to a close. I was in Manchester for the Conservative conference along... Articles for the Herald and Post
Book your place at New Directions 2023 13th October 2023 I recently popped in to Wey Valley Radio to talk about the New Directions event at Alton College. With two weeks to go until New Directions opens its doors, it... Local News
Establishing new boundaries 12th October 2023 In my article this week I explain the recent boundary changes and what this means for East Hampshire residents... This summer, the future lines of political... Articles for the Herald and Post
