City States and Big Data 19th February 2021 As I have said before, one of the challenges for the next few decades will be how democratic governments co-exist with massive global conglomerates which are... Articles
Mental Health Matters 12th February 2021 For some years now I have been sending out a letter to constituents as they turn eighteen, congratulating them and providing contact details should they ever... Articles
Vaccine Rollout 2nd February 2021 It was a pleasure last Friday to visit two Plymouth Covid 19 vaccination centres to review progress to date. The major one is at Home Park where they could now... Articles
Rapid Covid Testing at Ivybridge Community College 26th January 2021 One of the great delights of being a Member of Parliament is to see excellence being delivered by many organisations in the constituency. Last week I took the... Articles
PMQ - 2nd in 2 weeks - Build back Better 20th January 2021 A second opportunity in two weeks to ask the Prime Minister a question at PMQs. Today, I used the opportunity to ask the PM the following question: 'The South... Local News
PMQ seeking clarity for 2021 school exams 13th January 2021 Having been contacted by young people, their parents and teachers about this important issue, today I used the opportunity of being first in the PMQ ballot to... Local News
Democracy 12th January 2021 Democracy is partial, recent and fragile. We take it for granted but we should not. Partial. The people of China, Russia, Iran and several Central Asian, Latin... Articles
Getting the vaccine delivered 6th January 2021 As we all know, the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine is being prioritised to those over 80 years old, with the aim that all those over 70 will have been... Articles
Roll on the month of May 4th January 2021 I have always loved the glorious month of May – nature bursting forth after the earlier darker months of the year. I anticipate that the month of May 2021 will... Articles