I recently called in with local Councillors to meet the Head, pupils and staff at the school.The school is in need of some additional money for decorating and improvement works, which the Councillors agreed to assist with.The children were enthusiasti… read more
The latest round of Project Fear stories are usually re runs of past versions of the same thing. This time they are often repeated in even shriller and more apocalyptic tones, as the clock ticks down to our exit in March 2019. Let’s deal with a few of… read more
I reproduce today a post I wrote almost ten years ago, as one who saw the banking crash coming. I urged lower interest rates on March 10 2008, March 28 2008 and finally proposed halving rates on July 18 2008 to relieve the fierce squeeze and the diffi… read more
Yesterday I spent the afternoon in Burghfield accompanied by there West Berkshire Councillors to talk to people about local and national issues.Mostly people wanted to talk about local matters, including the state of pavements, overhanging trees, the … read more
This week the government produced an “Agriculture Bill”. That is welcome, as farmers need to know what rules will apply and subsidies will be paid after March 29 next year if we just leave the EU then.On reading the Bill, it emerges that it is not suc… read more