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
Keeping the pub as the hub 23rd August 2023 My latest article for the Herald and Post... There’s something magical about the trinity of sunshine, England doing well in a football tournament and the Great... Articles for the Herald and Post
Community activism in action 15th August 2023 This week's column for the Herald and Post reflects on some of my recent visits in the constituency... I had the great pleasure of visiting Liss recently for... Local News
Balancing the energy trilemma 11th August 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post looks at the energy 'trilemma'... There has been a lot of commentary in the last week about the decision to grant new... Articles for the Herald and Post
Official opening of Liss Pump Track 4th August 2023 It was a great privilege to officially open the new pump track at West Liss Recreation Ground on Friday (4th August). Made possible by Liss Parish Council and... Local News
A global convention with love at its heart 2nd August 2023 This week in my article for the Herald and Post I reflect on my visit to the global Ahmadiyya convention, which took place here in East Hants... Last weekend... Articles for the Herald and Post
Damian's July update for Shine Radio 2nd August 2023 Damian records a regular MP Update for Petersfield's Shine Radio, and below is a link to the latest: Damian Hinds MP looks back on July | Petersfield's Shine... Local News
A morning ride with Cycle Alton 29th July 2023 On Saturday (29th July) I joined Barbara and Chris from Cycle Alton and Ben from Treloar's college to cycle their proposed 'safe cycle route' in Alton for... Local News
Batteries will help power us towards net zero 29th July 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post... Tata’s announcement of its plans to build a ‘gigafactory’ in Somerset grabbed headlines last week. This... Articles for the Herald and Post
Universities must provide value for money for their charges 21st July 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post looks at the post 18 education sector... This week, the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, announced a crack down... Articles for the Herald and Post
