Local Government reorganisation will deliver better value for money for taxpayers Monday, 20 January, 2025 My background is in financial markets and investment. As a result, I tend to look at the world with a view to financial efficiency and value for money. There is no doubt about it, there is very poor efficiency and value for money in the public sector. One area that I was particularly taken by is local government. Here in Worcestershire, we have seven big councils – Worcestershire County Council -... Local News
View from Westminster 17th July 2015 17th July 2015 A large amount of my time in Parliament is spent with the Treasury Select Committee. Our job is to scrutinise the work of the Treasury and to examine the... Westminster News
Unemployment records continue to be broken in Wyre Forest 15th July 2015 Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics show that the number of Jobseeker's Allowance claimants in Wyre Forest in June was 706. This... Local News
View from Westminster 10th July 2015 10th July 2015 The events in Greece are dominating both the national and international news this week. No surprise, because it is not often that you see a country slide... Westminster News
New Budget means good news across Wyre Forest 8th July 2015 The summer budget, announced by the Chancellor George Osbourne, today brought a raft of changes including the financial security of lower taxes and a new... Local News
View from Westminster 3rd July 2015 3rd July 2015 From time to time, local people raise issues that are important to them, or their families or friends. This can range from a simply writing a letter to the... Westminster News
Mark Garnier MP gets Broadband Minister looking into Local Exchanges 1st July 2015 On Tuesday, June 23 rd Mark Garnier MP met with Ed Vaizey MP, Minister of State for the Digital Economy, to highlight several rural areas around Wyre Forest... Local News
View from Westminster 26th June 2015 26th June 2015 I usually try to avoid, when writing this column, the self-indulgence of talking about Parliament as an institution. However, the report published last week... Westminster News
Call to Save Kidderminster Reservist Centre 25th June 2015 Councillor Nigel Knowles (Franche and Habberley North) yesterday gave a petition to Wyre Forest MP, Mark Garnier. The petition calls on the Government to... Local News
Year 6’s rainforest letters reach the top of Government 19th June 2015 Year 6 at St. Catherine's Primary School, Kidderminster, wrote to environment minister Liz Truss about saving rainforests worldwide. As part of their project... Local News
