Monthly Update - April 2024 Tuesday, 23 April, 2024 The last month has had a distinctly rural feel, as I have visited farms, a vineyard, and spent a happy morning at the Ashford Market surrounded by cattle and sheep. There has also been a sporting element, as I have been at games at Ashford Rugby Club and Ashford United Football Club. Elsewhere I joined hundreds of people at the Model Railway Exhibitions around the town centre, and attended a very... Local News
Our Man in Westminster - The M20 & Sevington Lorry Park 9th February 2023 I suspect I have written more columns in this space about the M20 and its problems than any other single issue over the years. This one is slightly different... Articles
Our Man in Westminster - Celebrating 150 years of Charing School 26th January 2023 In times of stress, one of the joys of being an MP is to take part in very specific local celebrations. For me these are enhanced if what we are celebrating is... Articles
Our Man in Westminster - The 2021 Census & Ashford 12th January 2023 The exam question this morning is how much do we know about our local community? The data from the 2021 Census is becoming available, and it shows how the... Articles
Our Man in Westminster - Investment in Ashford 15th December 2022 This is my last column before Christmas, so I am going to be resolutely cheerful, as we could all do with some cheer at the end of a year which has been... Articles
Damian visits Newtown Works 2nd December 2022 Damian Green has visited Newtown Works in Ashford which is set to be redeveloped into mixed-use site including an international film studio, apartments, hotel... Local News
Our Man in Westminster - Mersham Sports Club 1st December 2022 Some plans take a long time to come to fruition, so I very much enjoyed a visit to Mersham Sports Club. It is the best part of ten years since they approached... Local News
Our Man in Westminster - Remembrance Day 17th November 2022 Remembrance Day services are always special events, but Sunday’s service at the Memorial Gardens was particularly moving. The first reason was the sheer size of... Articles
Our Man in Westminster - Jobs and recruitment 3rd November 2022 Amid the political turmoil of the last few weeks, which hopefully will now start to calm down, there has been a tendency to assume that all the economic... Articles
Our Man is Westminster - The Economy 20th October 2022 At a time when the news is dominated by numbers in the financial markets, it is worth putting our own personal finance numbers in perspective. For this I am... Articles