The Demand Is Still There For Coking Coal Wednesday, 16 April, 2025 Last weekend our local MPs sought deification for doing what their constituents do every week, working on a Saturday. Yet it was simply another example of how chaotic this government is. Despite having had fourteen years to prepare for return to government, they came without a plan. Their legislative programme is the smallest of any new government in living memory, and Parliament shuts up shop... Opinions
Times & Star Column - 28th November 2024 28th November 2024 I ended my last column with some hope for good news from the budget at the end of October. Alas, my prayers went unanswered. Budgets, if they’re going to... Opinions
Former MP fights for bus passengers facing 50 per cent fare hike 18th November 2024 Bus passengers across Penrith and Solway could lose vital services, if a 50 per cent fare hike goes ahead, a former MP has warned. Under plans announced by the... Local News
Yewdale Ward Closure 27th October 2024 My letter to the Times and Star and the Whitehaven News regarding the proposed closure of Yewdale Ward: Sirs, It has been great to see coverage of the rebuild... Local News
Whitehaven News Column - 23rd October 2024 20th October 2024 As this is the first column I’ve written post-election, I must thank Trudy Harrison for her sterling efforts to drive Copeland forward in recent years... Opinions
Times & Star Column - 24th October 2024 20th October 2024 As this is the first column I’ve written post-election, I must firstly thank everyone who voted for me. While it was certainly far from the result I wanted, I... Opinions
Rolling the Pitch for Broken Promises 16th October 2024 My letter to the Times and Star and the Whitehaven News: In an effort to lay the groundwork for his party’s cancellation of new nuclear in West Cumbria, our new... Local News
Letter to the Times and Star - 26th September 2024 26th September 2024 Sir, I am delighted to hear from one of our new MPs that Cumberland Council are now in favour of having an elected mayor for Cumbria. This would complete our... Local News
230 students to be hit by Labour’s Education Tax in Penrith and Solway 25th September 2024 New figures show for the first time that the parents of 230 pupils in Penrith and Solway will have to pay Labour’s Education Tax from January next year. Ahead... Local News
Mark Jenkinson's Concession Speech - 5th July 2024 5th July 2024 "I'm just going to echo Markus. it's almost like he'd read my speech. I would like to start by thanking the Returning Officer, his team here at the count and... Speeches
