Learning the ancient craft of coppicing Thursday, 18 September, 2025 “So, you just need to hold the hazel branch and then pull the blade down firmly, and make sure you don’t take your fingers off!” To give you some context, I was at Butser Ancient Farm for the official opening of the Hazel Centre – a stunning oak-framed building designed to support volunteering and workshops at this historic site. There I met Darren Hammerton, a veteran in the world of coppicing... Articles for the Herald and Post
75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz 24th January 2020 This week Damian signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, pledging his support for Holocaust Memorial Day. This year also marks 75 years... Westminster News
Action to protect SWR rail users 24th January 2020 Damian welcomes action this week by Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport regarding South Western Railway. As a precautionary measure, amid... Westminster News
New tax for internet giants 23rd January 2020 From April 2020, the government will introduce a new 2% tax on the revenues of search engines, social media platforms and online marketplaces which derive value... Westminster News
New pay proposals for teachers 21st January 2020 Damian welcomed the teacher Recruitment & Retention programme during Education OPQs yesterday, together with news on teacher workload. More information on the... Westminster News
Latest unemployment numbers welcomed 21st January 2020 Damian has welcomed the latest unemployment numbers published today by the Office for National Statistics. He said: "UK unemployment is 3.8%, 0.2 %pts lower... Westminster News
Damian supports campaign for pubs 16th January 2020 Damian attended a parliamentary reception held by Britain's Beer Alliance and is pleased to support their #LongLiveTheLocal campaign. As someone who used to... Westminster News
A New Year message 12th January 2020 When I hit my 50th birthday a month or so ago, I had cause to reflect on all that has changed in half a century – the vast majority of it for the better. As a... Articles for the Herald and Post
QA Hospital gets upgrade in cancer testing facilities 4th November 2019 Damian Hinds is delighted that Portsmouth’s Queen Alexandra Hospital is one of the NHS sites to benefit from a multi-million pound funding programme to up-grade... Westminster News
Private Member's Bill called for action to protect children online 3rd November 2019 With the election having been announced, Damian’s Private Member’s Bill (PMB) on social media and protecting children now won’t happen. The Bill recognised the... Westminster News
