Anne Marie's Weekly Colum Tuesday, 24 October, 2023 The first week back in Westminster after the short Conference Recess and the House of Commons was busy finalising pieces of legislation before the King’s Speech at the beginning of November. On Tuesday, MPs were considering House of Lords amendments to the Levelling up and Regeneration Bill. This Bill sets the foundations for devolution, empowering local communities and their leaders to have far... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 13th October 2023 Devon had its hosepipe ban lifted recently after a fairly lengthy period of time in drought status. But what does that drought status really mean? It’s a... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 5th October 2023 The climate has and will continue to change. We now know that our energy driven carbon footprint has speeded those changes. It is right therefore we should take... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 5th September 2023 Back to School and back to Westminster this week! A mini reshuffle to fill the boots of the departing Defence Secretary Ben Wallace means a new Minister for... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 21st August 2023 In 2019 the Government promised to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales to make our streets safer and protect communities. As of March... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 14th August 2023 With the scaling back of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), which determined how farmers got paid while we were in the EU, and the rollout of the new Environmental... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 7th August 2023 It’s summer – not that you would know judging from the weather! But weather never stopped the British having fun. Judging by how much is going on across... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 31st July 2023 Having a large and growing economy matters not just absolutely but relatively. It is crucial for a country’s economy to be significantly larger than its debt... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 24th July 2023 The last week in Westminster before Summer Recess and the House of Commons was very busy passing legislation! The illegal Migration Bill received royal assent... Articles
Ticket Office Closure Proposals - My Response 24th July 2023 Response to GWR Ticket Office Consultation It is unacceptable for Great Western Railway (GWR) to propose closing ticket offices at the Dawlish and Teignmouth... Local News
