Opinions

Nearly five years ago now I was awoken by a phone call from Thurrock’s local borough Police commander. She advised that emergency services had taken a call from...

Keir Starmer is finding that Government is really not as easy as it looks. It is quite staggering just how quickly the honeymoon period has expired. It is all...

Reform has been created by the failures in British politics! After a truly terrible showing for the Conservatives at the election, the future of the most...

Pensioners are horrified to discover that most of them are set to lose their winter fuel allowance. Perhaps they should have seen it coming. Governments can...

News that hundreds of people have been arrested and charged following the recent riots should be welcomed. For those of us who believe in maintaining law and...

As the runners and riders on the Conservative Party leadership election set out their stall one thing is clear. The ECHR has become a central focus of the...

As Armistice day and Remembrance Sunday approach, we reflect on how much we owe to those who fought to keep our country free. We should never take for granted...

Those of us who grew up in the 1980s will recall that the threat of nuclear war was very real. This was the era of the Cold War. Where the USA and the West were...

Throughout my time as Thurrock’s Member of Parliament, I have constantly lobbied Government to get the best I can for Thurrock. And too often, Thurrock Council...