Anne Marie's Weekly Column Monday, 18 March, 2024 A quiet week in Westminster following the budget excitement last week but one full of important announcements. On Tuesday the Prime Minister came out in favour of building new gas-fired power stations to ensure the country’s long-term energy security. While of course the government remains as committed as ever to achieving net zero by 2050, the recent energy crisis has shown that we must approach... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 11th December 2023 Not too long until Christmas now, but the House was still in full-swing this week. The House voted on the final stages of the Victims and Prisoners Bill to... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 20th November 2023 A whirlwind start to the week politically, with the Prime Minister reshuffling his cabinet and the Supreme Court ruling on the Rwanda policy on Wednesday. My... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 13th November 2023 This year I took part in services of remembrance in Newton Abbot and Dawlish. In the morning I laid a wreath to the fallen in Newton Abbot and did the same in... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 6th November 2023 Recovering from Storm Ciaran which disrupted large parts of the South West last week means getting our vital transport links back to their usual schedule... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 30th October 2023 Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) has been in the news recently. This type of concrete was used to build a number of schools and other public... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 24th 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... 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