I know him a bit, we've chatted half a dozen times (he's my local MP). Smart, practiced retail operator, handles awkward questions smoothly, writes an informative blog with a joke at the en… (View Post)

Point of order - every poll on the subject shows fox-hunting unpopular in rural areas too (which may be why a significant proportion of Tory MPs are now opposed to overturning the ban). Even in 2015 … (View Post)

Well, quite. The vaccination programme was about saving lives (with help from masks and lockdowns at the peak), and to an impressive degree it's done the job. The debate now is more about the im… (View Post)

I had a constituent whose door was broken down without warning by a team of helmeted police with batons. They were trying to arrest a major drug dealer but got the streets mixed up. After 2 MONTHS sh… (View Post)

Very few people are extremists in their own minds - it's mostly a classic "eye of the beholder" thing, though there are some types of behaviour (e.g. violence and abuse) which most of … (View Post)