Opinions

I spoke to the German broadcaster, ARD – from Hartley Wintney, given that it is the summer recess – about my views on the British tax system. I believe that you...

I don’t know if you saw it, but there was a great announcement from Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove today. I’ve long argued that we should build beautiful new...

Last year, I began the work to hike fines on polluting water companies from a meagre maximum of £250k. Today, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural...

For over 30 years, income taxes have been unfair to families. A family with two £30k salaries will pay £7k less tax than a single earner getting the same total...

We need to be bold. It’s time for tax reform at every stage in people’s lives – including for those who’ve worked hard to hand something down to their loved...

Better roads across our area With North East Hampshire having the highest rate of two-car ownership in the UK, I know how vital boosting investment in fixing...

Our Plan for this Parliament 2019 was quite a year. For me, it is a year to remember – and to forget – because never before had I seen politics and Parliament...

Regular readers of this column will know that, as someone who grew up in Hook and who spent many years as a councillor and Deputy Leader of Basingstoke & Deane...

A superb education for everyone While the weather in August seemed about as predictable as our politics at the moment – I really enjoyed being able to spend so...