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
MP View: Everyone – the UK included – needs to do what we can to find a peaceful end to this 18th October 2023 In the 13 years I’ve been Wyre Forest’s MP, I’ve always tried to make sure I never write two consecutive columns on the same subject. This week, I was going to... Local News
MP View: Extraordinary escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas 9th October 2023 Yet again we wake up one Sunday morning to hear reports of the start of another war. This time, it is the extraordinary escalation of hostilities between Israel... Local News
MP View: The conference is less about announcements, more about wider narrative 5th October 2023 One of the problems about writing my weekly update during the conference season is there is so much political news! And with the key event this week – the Prime... Local News
Openreach Response to rollout of Telegraph Poles 25th September 2023 Mark has received a response from Openreach in respect of the areas within DY13 which are currently planned for installation of telegraph poles by a third party... Local News
MP View: Sunak confronts truth that meeting short-term Net Zero targets were never possible 25th September 2023 A couple of weeks ago, I met with a group from Friends of the Earth. Committed to our environment, they struck me as sensible and driven. They were at the front... Local News
Letter to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 20th September 2023 Further to the public meeting, Mark stated that he would write to the Secretary of State for Levelling UP, Housing and Communities, The Rt Hon. Michael Gove, to... Local News
MP View: Is 20mph speed limit really necessary in arterial routes through towns and cities 18th September 2023 Back in 1964, my race-driver godfather took an AC Cobra for a test run to see how it would fair at Le Mans. He got it up to 185 MPH on, astonishingly, the M1... Local News
MP View: Laughing gas campaign ends in success 18th September 2023 This week saw a campaign I have been leading come to fruition. Readers may well have seen the small, silver gas canisters lying around public spaces. These are... Local News
Public Meeting in Stourport 15th September 2023 Mark Garnier attended a public meeting at Areley Kings Village Hall, along with Stourport Councillors and a representative of Fibre Heroes. The Public meeting... Local News