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 #15 News from the last 24 hours 21st April 2020 Covid-19 Bulletin National The Chancellor announced a new £1.25 billion coronavirus package to protect innovation in UK. Basingstoke and Guildford/Aldershot are... Local News
Covid-19 Bulletin #14 News from the weekend 20th April 2020 Covid-19 bulletin National The online portal for the Job Retention Scheme opens today and HMRC has published guidance for employers. The scheme has now been... Local News
A new term begins - at home 18th April 2020 This article was written by Damian and publshed in the Herald Group of papers on the 16th April: "Next week, we will have the strange experience of Back to... Articles for the Herald and Post
Covid-19 Bulletin #13 News from the last 24 hours 17th April 2020 Covid-19 Bulletin National The Government announced that the lockdown will continue for at least another 3 weeks, with details of five conditions that must be... Local News
Covid-19 Bulletin #12 News from the last 24 hours 16th April 2020 Covid-19 Update National The Government has announced that the eligibility date for the Job Retention Scheme has been extended to 19 March 2020. The Government... Local News
Covid-19 Bulletin #11 News from the last 24 hours 15th April 2020 Covid-19 Bulletin National All care home residents and social care staff with coronavirus symptoms will be tested as capacity is built up A new public awareness... Local News
Covid-19 Bulletin #10 - news from the weekend 14th April 2020 Covid-19 Bulletin National HMRC are delivering a programme of webinars to support employers, employees and the self-employed. The guidance for families and... Local News
An infodemic as well as an epidemic 10th April 2020 The article below was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on the 9th April: "You’ve probably seen one – the ‘Stanford internal memo’,... Local News
Covid-19 Bulletin #9 - news from the last 24 hours 9th April 2020 Covid-19 Bulletin National HMRC has confirmed that the J ob Retention Scheme will be open for submissions from the 20th April The Government announced a £750... Local News
