Dodged her responsibility - child sexual grooming gangs. Thursday, 9 January, 2025 Another week, another extraordinary failure of the government. This time, its child sexual grooming gangs. As an opposition backbencher Labour MP Jess Phillips was a strong advocate for justice for victims, for women’s right, and for perpetrators of appalling acts to be jailed for a very long time. Few will ever forget the grim news of prolific sexual grooming gangs in Rochdale and the subsequent... Articles
View from Westminster 18th November 2016 18th November 2016 From time to time, when writing this column, I am spoilt for choice. Now is one such occasion: do I write about Remembrance Sunday? Or about the US elections... Westminster News
Unemployment remains low in Wyre Forest 16th November 2016 Figures released today by the Office of National Statistics show that the total number of unemployed claimants in Wyre Forest constituency in September 2016 was... Local News
View from Westminster 11th November 2016 11th November 2016 The events of last week in the high courts has certainly created a stir with regard to Brexit. At stake is the government’s ability to act on the issue of... Westminster News
View from Westminster 4th November 2016 4th November 2016 The announcement about airport expansion has finally been made. It will be Heathrow, where a third runway will expand capacity for air travel in the South East... Westminster News
View from Westminster 28th October 2016 28th October 2016 Over the years that I have been involved with Wyre Forest in a political context, I have never failed to be impressed with enormous contribution made by... Westminster News
View from Westminster 21st October 2016 21st October 2016 The 2016 national Poppy Appeal is well underway, running until Armistice Day on 11 November, and this week was the launch of the local appeal by the Royal... Westminster News
Wyre Forest employment rate remains high 19th October 2016 Figures released today by the Office of National Statistics show that the total number of unemployed claimants in Wyre Forest constituency in September 2016 was... Local News
View from Westminster 14th October 2016 14th October 2016 The 2016 party conference season is now over. It’s been an odd season: the Lib Dems, once in government, seemed to get no coverage at all; Labour was all about... Westminster News
View from Westminster 7th October 2016 7th October 2016 Wyre Forest has been lucky over one of the more unpleasant aspects of planning. But now, it seems, our luck has run out and we have started to see the... Westminster News
