This week sees the end of Parliamentary business until September, but there was still a lot going on. On Monday we had the new Chancellor spelling out the much-trailed financial situation for the Government with a budget black hole of some £22bn.
It’s now been three weeks since the election, and like most of the new MPs I and beginning to find my way around the maze of corridors, staircases and impressive hallways.
My second week as an MP started with a huge state event – The State Opening of Parliament and the King’s Speech.
I keep on having to remind myself that it was just one week ago that I was standing at the General Election count waiting for the results…
Jack Major storms ahead with nearly 200 vote margin
Time for a new, better Police and crime commissioer - Steve Lodge
With the Easter weekend approaching and the weather giving us the odd fine day, it is starting to feel like spring is finally here. Having been heralded by the daffodils the full bloom of spring is full of promise and renewal.
I’m not entirely sure what I was expecting from the Westminster government’s budget, but even so, I am disappointed. Very little in what they announced will help the country, help people with the cost-of-living crisis, help the NHS or the environment...
This week has been Budget week at Teignbridge. We have been facing questions on how we keep the council services running in the face of not having enough funds to do so. If central government does as it has suggested, Teignbridge will lose over £3M more
PM’s visit – must be an election year?
Closing cottage hospitals, like Teignmouth, is short sighted, and will be viewed in the same way as selling school playing fields...
Save Teignmouth Hospital
Breakthrough on Teign Estuary trail with £1M funding from Teignbridge
Teignbridge rated sixth best out of 168 district councils in tackling climate change
A reshuffle of Government bringing back David Cameron could either be that no-one in the existing set of Conservative MPs was considered good enough to be fulfil this great office of state, or that the failed former Prime Minister is the best they have...
Cllr Daniel Comer won the Teignmouth Central Town Council by-election in spectacular style, winning more than half the vote.
Last week there were two by-elections for Westminster. Both caused by misbehaving Tory MPs, and both showed a loss of support from the public for the government.
Party Conference season is a strange time of year. This year more than ever with a general election due next year. The Lib Dem conference had a focus on investing in our health service. Access to a GP and early intervention is vital...
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Teignbridge Executive we were faced with some of the financial issues facing councils across the country. Teignbridge District Council has had around £5M per year removed from its budget by Central Government...
We can't go without...
Railway Ticket Office Closures must be halted…
