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
Hundreds More Police For Hampshire 30th June 2024 England and Wales have the highest number of police officers on record: over 149,000 officers. As a result of the police recruitment drive committed to in 2019... Local News
A better deal for our farmers 30th June 2024 At the National Farmers Union Conference in February, Rishi Sunak told farmers “I’ve got your back”. A package of new measures announced that month has provided... Local News
Damian Hinds – submission to ACAN, the Alton Climate Action Network 30th June 2024 Shortly before the 2010 election I wrote in our local paper about climate change. Looking back at it now ( http://damianhinds.blogspot.com/2010/02/climate... Local News
EDUCATION PROGRESS IS AT RISK 28th June 2024 In a press release earlier this week East Hampshire’s Conservative candidate Damian Hinds has said he regrets that there has not been more focus on education in... Local News
Hustings at Treloars 17th June 2024 Thank you to Treloar's student governors Isobel and Archie, their fellow students, and staff, for a brilliant hustings on Monday this week! Great questions, and... Local News
Reporting Back - May 2024 30th May 2024 Damian's constituency update for May 2024: Monthly constituency update from Damian Hinds MP (campaign-archive.com) Reporting Back newsletter
Shining a light on mental health 28th May 2024 Last week, Hampshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, together with South Central Ambulance Service, announced that specialist mental health nurses... Articles for the Herald and Post
The price of rural crime 23rd May 2024 Last week the Prime Minister held his second ‘ Farm to Fork’ summit. This is a forum for all those involved in food production, including supermarkets, to find... Articles for the Herald and Post
Adjournment debate on allergy guidance in schools 21st May 2024 Damian speaking at an adjournment debate on allergy guidance in schools following the tragic case of five year old Benedict Blythe who died from an anaphylactic... Speeches in Parliament
