The Government needs to rethink its housing affordability figure Tuesday, 13 January, 2026 Last week Damian wrote to Matthew Pennycook, Minister of State for housing, to follow up on a number of points that were raised during his Westminster Hall debate on the Cumulative impacts of housing development (which took place just before Christmas). In this letter, Damian raised concerns about the affordability adjustment factor within the government’s 'Standard Method formula' for calculating... Local News
Covid-19 Bulletin #22 News from the weekend 4th May 2020 Covid-19 Bulletin National The Prime Minister will confirm £388 million investment in research into vaccines, tests and treatments, and will co-host the a major... Local News
Covid-19 Bulletin #21 29th April 2020 Covid-19 Bulletin National The Government has expanded the eligibility for testing, which now includes anyone with symptoms who is either over 65 or whose work... Local News
Covid-19 Bulletin #20 29th April 2020 Covid-19 Bulletin National The Government has announced that anyone in England with symptoms who either must go to work or is over 65 can now be tested. You cna... Local News
Government debt collection 27th April 2020 Damian's article on Conservative Home entitled Government has overtaken the private sector as the harshest debt collector is available HERE (and reproduced... Articles for the Herald and Post
Covid-19 Bulletin #19 News from the weekend 27th April 2020 Covid Bulletin National The Prime Minister made a statement in Downing Street this morning, encouraging everyone to maintain the lockdown measures The... Local News
Covid-19 Bulletin #18 News from the last 24 hours 24th April 2020 Covid-19 Bulletin National The Government announced that employers of essential workers will be able to request a test for employees from today DHSC and the... Local News
Deliveries straight to your door 24th April 2020 This article was written by Damian and published in the Herald papers on 23rd April: "The need for so many of us to stay at home has created a massive demand... Articles for the Herald and Post
Covid-19 Bulletin #17 News from the last 24 hours 23rd April 2020 Covid-19 Bulletin National The Ministry of Justice has announced changes to provide enhanced legal aid support to vulnerable people. Government confirms it... Local News
Covid-19 Bulletin #16 News from the last 24 hours 22nd April 2020 Covid-19 Bulletin National Health Secretary announced £45 million funding for vaccine trials at both Oxford University and Imperial College. The Oxford team are... Local News
