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This week, we saw more public sector strikes. Trains and teachers, in the main. Trains are becoming more frequent and it seems that people are adapting to the...

One of my former MP colleagues once told me a story about his time as a GP. One morning, an elderly gentleman came to his surgery complaining of chest pains...

We started the year with the build-up to an illegal invasion of Ukraine. We finish it with public sector strikes. The strikes have been pretty relentless and...

Online applications will open in January for households in England, Scotland and Wales who are eligible for the £400 EBSS Alternative Funding to submit their...

Mark Garnier MP welcomes extra investment for Baxter College to improve facilities as part of the Conservative Government’s School Rebuilding Programme Baxter...

This week’s tragedy in the Channel reminds us just how determined migrants are to get into the UK. Of course, they are illegal migrants, using illegal routes to...

Mark has called on the BBC to rethink plans to cut local radio services across England. In a letter to the BBC Director-General Tim Davie, Mark highlighted the...

There is an old book that is always worth looking through. Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is heavy going. It analyses historical...

There is a lot of focus on the NHS. Rightly so. Ambulance waiting times are rising. Waiting lists are stretching. Nurses will be striking (although I hope this...